Health Technician (Clinical Assistant)
What you'd do
This position provides assistance to the health providers in performing clinical assistant procedures and patient care in the outpatient clinic. Position is located within a Service Unit, IHS Hospital, Browning, Poplar, Harlem or Hays, MT.. Incumbent reports to the outpatient Supervisory Clinical Nurse. A REAL ID will be required beginning May 7, 2025, in accordance with 6 C.F.R. 37.5 (2021).
Major duties
Total Compensation Package - Check out IHS's outstanding total compensation package for this job: Health Technician Total Compensation | Pay (ihs.gov) Clean and stock the unit, clean used instruments and equipment, and dispose of waste materials Process new admissions by taking vital signs, height, weight, and other patient information and recording in patient's record. Report finding to charge nurse or nurse assigned to patient. Assist in emergency situations, including CPR. Obtain and record vital signs on Electronic Health Record. Prepare patients for examination and assists with minor procedures Conduct patient interview to complete GPRA measures.
What you need to qualify
To qualify for this position, your resume must state sufficient experience and/or education, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are applying. 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; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. Individual Occupational Requirements Specialized Experience (for positions at GS-4 and above): 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 and Training For GS-5: 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. The following shows the amounts of experience required to qualify for positions covered by this standard. GS-05: 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-04 level. Your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following type of work and/or tasks: record patients' medical history, vitals; preparing treatment rooms; interviewing patients to obtain medical information. You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.
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