Health Technician (Occupational)

Full Job Description

About the Position: This position is with the Defense Health Agency. It is located at the Lyster Army Health Clinic on Fort Rucker, Alabama.

The primary purpose is to perform wide variety of technical and administrative functions in support of the medical activity's Occupational Health (OH) Program.

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation 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 equivalent to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service which includes performing review of patient records; assisting with various screenings, such as hearing, vision, spirometry, audiometry, and electrocardiograms (EKGs); maintaining files and using an automated system to schedule/reschedule appointments; and utilizing a variety of medical equipment.

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, Healthcare Technician, Medical Technician, and other related health science fields of study.

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 Major Duties:

• Perform a variety of administrative functions, including documenting and maintaining patient and office Occupational Health records and files.
• Conduct or participate in Occupational Health investigations and inspections at employee worksites/workplaces.
• Take employee medical work histories.
• Conduct Occupational Health medical screenings, complete routine examinations and standardized tests [including hearing, vision, spirometry, knowledge of tuberculin skin testing and screening procedures, and electrocardiogram (EKG) testing].
• Counsel and educate employees regarding OH test results and related Occupational Health patient information.
• Operate and maintain a variety of medical instruments/equipment needed to conduct Occupational Health tests.
• Use automated equipment and databases to complete tasks.