Health Systems Specialist (Title 32) (Indefinite)
Army National Guard Units
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Posted: February 19, 2026 (1 day ago)
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Health Technician (Occupational Health)
Military Treatment Facilities under DHA
Department of Defense
Location
Virginia
Salary
$51,210 - $66,574
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 supporting occupational health services at a naval clinic in Virginia, where you'll help with health screenings, update medical records, and guide employees and supervisors on health needs for their roles.
It's a hands-on position focused on patient care for adult workers in a military setting.
A good fit would be someone with experience in healthcare support, strong organizational skills, and comfort with basic medical procedures like taking vital signs.
Key Requirements
- One year of specialized experience in conducting health screenings, updating patient medical records, and providing administrative support
- Ability to process physical and stressor-based examinations to ensure employees meet job requirements
- Skills in scheduling patients for occupational health care and maintaining accurate medical records
- Experience conducting individual counseling and patient education on health conditions
- Proficiency in interviewing patients to gather medical history before physician visits
- Competence in performing screenings including vision, vital signs, spirometry, audiometry, and EKGs
- U.S. citizenship required; no education substitution for experience allowed
Full Job Description
About the Position: This position is located within the Naval Branch Health Clinic, Naval Base, Norfolk, Virginia.
The incumbent serves as a Health Technician (Occupational Health) providing comprehensive occupational health services and patient care to adult workers.
This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.
Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the 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 conduct health screenings, update patient medical records, and provide administrative support.
This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06).
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify.
For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Major Duties:
- Process physical and stressor based examinations ensuring that employees meet requirements for specific job titles.
- Provide advice and guidance to supervisors and management officials on current health requirements and concerns.
- Schedule patients/employees for occupationally related health care, records accompanying health care data in patients' medical records.
- Conduct individual counseling and teaching regarding patients' conditions.
- Interview patients to obtain history prior to being seen by physician.
- Perform various screenings, such as vision, vital signs, spirometry, audiometry, and electrocardiograms (EKGs).
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