Health Technician - Dodge City CBOC

This is an open-continuous announcement. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis and qualified applicants will be considered as vacancies become available. Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center is seeking to fill a Health Technician position at the Dodge City, KS Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC)!

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR): An IOR is a basic requirement that must be met in order to qualify for entry into this job series, and it is something that can't be waived. 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.. GS-06 grade level: One year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-05 grade level in the federal service); experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA's) and other characteristics to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled, in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience includes: Phlebotomy technicians and procedures including the use of centrifuge and processing lab specimens. As well as Cardiac monitoring using appropriate telemetry equipment such as EKG, cardiac monitors, and other diagnostic equipment; monitoring patient's vital signs; recognizing, responding, and reporting signs and changes in cardiac rhythms; and ability to use computers and other basic office equipment to enter data. OR; Education: Graduate education or internship may meet the experience required above GS-5 only in those instances where it is directly related to the work of the position. Transcripts must be included if basing any 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.