Description:
The position of Health Technician the Ralph H. Johnson VA Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) is established to provide support in a wide variety of basic clinical and intermediate level administrative activities. The incumbent must ensure compliance with VA regulations, JCAHO standards and other regulatory agencies. The purpose of the position is to improve the quality and timeliness by which basic services are delivered to the patients.Requirements:
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 03/02/2026.Individual Occupation Requirements: These requirements are specific to the job series and define the basic qualifications that candidates must meet to be eligible for this particular position.
- Specialized Experience: Positions in this series range widely in type and include support duties to medical or health personnel such as audiologists, speech pathologists, medical officers, and optometrists. Therefore, technician experience is experience that required application of the knowledge, methods, and techniques of the position to be filled. or,
- Education: Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree, with major study or at least 24 semester hours in subjects directly related to the position.
You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:
- Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-04 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: practical knowledge of standard procedures using any one of several technical procedures; skill in the operation and use of specialized equipment and materials under the supervision of a staff therapist; knowledge to handle problems and deviations in work assignments in accordance with standard practices and written procedures; knowledge to work independently in carrying out routine assignments after learning the priorities concerning the categories of assignment. OR,
- Education: Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree, with major study or at least 24 semester hours in subjects directly related to the position. OR,
- Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond the first 60 semester hours.
Preferred Experience:
2-3 years phlebotomy experience
1-3 years outpatient/specialty clinic experience
2-3 years LPN experience
EKG experience
Experience in Point of Care (POC) testing
Physical Demands
The work is performed in a Primary Care Service Line Clinical area. This includes a variety of potential extended periods of sitting, walking, standing, carrying of items weighing up to 20 pounds. In general the work does not require special physical demands.
Work Environment
The work is performed in outpatient/lab care settings of the Medical Center. The environment involves risks which require normal safety precautions. The employee works in a health care facility where exposure to contagious disease and carcinogenic materials exists. Additionally, this involves the risk of assault by patients who may be mentally impaired. Features of this environment include varying patient populations that range from minimal acuity to critically ill.
To calculate, first identify the percentage of required education you have earned (when substituting, you cannot use the first 60 semester hours that you earned). Then identify the percentage of required experience you possess. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify at the GS-05. For example, an applicant who has 9 semester hours of graduate level education (i.e. 50% of graduate education required) and 6 months of creditable specialized experience (i.e. 50% of the required experience) would equal 100% of the required experience for the position A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/ .
Feb 19, 2026;
from:
usajobs.gov