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Health Technician (Occupational)
Military Treatment Facilities under DHA
Department of Defense
Location
Location not specified
Salary
$43,106 - $56,039
per year
Type
Full-Time
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GS-6 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $37,764 - $49,094
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-5. Bachelor's degree + some experience.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves working as a health technician in occupational medicine at a naval hospital in Japan, where you'll screen patients, coordinate physical exams, review test data, and counsel people on health topics like workplace hazards.
It's a good fit for someone with hands-on experience in patient care who is comfortable in a military setting and open to living overseas. U.S.
citizens with a background in healthcare support roles would thrive here.
Key Requirements
- One year of specialized experience including taking patient vital signs, documenting patient information or test results, and scheduling appointments
- One full year of graduate-level education in a field related to occupational medicine, or a combination of education and experience equating to 100% of the requirements
- U.S. citizenship
- Ability to work at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, with limited access to medical care for non-military personnel
- Relevant experience from paid, unpaid, or volunteer work in healthcare settings
- Strong skills in patient screening, data review, and health counseling
Full Job Description
About the Position: This position is at the Occupational Medicine division of the U.S. Naval Hospital, located a Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan.
This is a Direct Hire Solicitation under the direct-hire authority for certain DoD personnel. Access to medical care may be severely limited in Japan for non-military personnel.
Recruitment Incentive, Advanced In-hire, and Advanced Leave Accrual may be offered. Relocation/PCS, LQA, and Student Loan Repayment are not authorized for this position.
Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience and education 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 1) taking patient vital signs; 2) documenting patient information or test results; and 3) scheduling patient appointments.
This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06).
OR Education: One full year of graduate level education in a field directly related to the work of the position, such as such as occupational medicine.
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 18.
Add the two percentages. Major Duties:
- Review all pertinent data and determine requirements for ancillary testing and program placement.
- Provide patient screening.
- Coordination of pre-placement and routine physical exams.
- Counsel patients in regards to their test results, health promotion topics and workplace health hazards.
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