Health Technician (Occupational Health)

Full Job Description

About the Position: This position is located within NBHC Portsmouth, Directorate of Clinical Support, Occupational Medicine. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation.

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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: perform various medical screenings for patients; and/or evaluate patients for referral to nurse and/or physician; and/or enter patient data into medical records; and/or perform administrative tasks for patients, such as answering patient phone calls, and/or scheduling patient appointments.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06).

OR Education: One year of education at the graduate level in medical, health, or related fields.

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 6. Then divide your semester hours of education by 30. Add the two percentages. Major Duties:

• Provides patient screening to obtains and review medical and/or occupational history.
• Evaluates patients for referral to nurse or physician.
• Performs various screenings, such as vision, vital signs, spirometry, audiometry, and electrocardiograms (EKGs) and reviews results for completeness and accuracy.
• Documents pertinent data in the medical record and on other documents, as appropriate for the examination being performed on both hard and electronic forms/copies.
• Provides technical and assistance with implementing occupational health program management. Implements data systems and mechanisms in response to administrative needs.
• Provides administrative support such as patient scheduling and coordination of pre-placement and routine physical exams.