Health Technician

About the Position: This position is located at the Naval Branch Health Clinic - Oceana Naval Air Station medical treatment facility. The purpose of the position is to perform a variety of medical and clerical support duties which facilitates the work of providers and professional nurses. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

Maintains a friendly, "customer-first" perspective in dealing with patients. Performs initial screening of patients including but not limited to scrubbing of schedule, patient check in, record/report retrieval, recording vital signs and initial complaint. Prepares patients for, and assist providers with, patient exams/procedures as required. Completes necessary paperwork as directed. Attends clinic meetings as directed.

Participates in clinic and command training activities. Assists in ensuring clinic spaces are presentable to patients-spot cleaning if necessary, organizing reading material, etc Collects laboratory specimens, performs echocardiograms and performs basic lab tests on the premises

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the Education and / or Experience requirements described below. 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; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. GS-04 General and/or Specialized Experience: Six months of general experience to include perform a variety of medical and clerical support duties; or experience with assisting patients in a hospital or clinic setting AND six months of specialized experience which includes assisting initial screen of patients and setting up examination rooms..

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-03). OR Education: Two years of education above the high school level. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12.

Then divide your semester hours of education by 60. Add the two percentages.