Health Technician (Urology)
What you'd do
About the Position: his position is located within the Department of Surgery Urology Services Clinic at Blanchfield Army Community Hospital. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation
Major duties
Collects and tests urine specimens for all patients. Sets up equipment and prepares patients for urological examinations. Assists urologists in performance of urological examinations. Schedules appointments for x-rays, special procedures, and surgeries. Performs a variety of difficult radiographic and invasive non-radiographic examinations. Instructs newly assigned personnel and students in x-ray and darkroom procedures and problems.
What you need to qualify
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. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes counseling patients on how to properly care for urology related wound-care; assisting the Doctor with urology related examinations or treatment of patients; maintaining medical equipment and supplies in the office setting. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05). OR Education: A half year (i.e., 9 semester hours) of graduate level education in a field directly related to the work of the position, such as Surgical Technology, Allied Health Sciences, or Medical Assisting. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.). 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 the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 9. Add the two percentages.
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