Medical Instrument Technician (Diagnostic Ultrasound)
Veterans Health Administration
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Lead Medical Technician
U.S. Military Entrance Processing Command
Department of the Army
Location
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
Salary
$51,481 - $66,927
per year
Type
Full-Time
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GS-7 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $41,966 - $54,557
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-6. Bachelor's degree with superior academic achievement or 1 year graduate study.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves leading a team of medical technicians at a military entrance processing center, where you'll help examine applicants by taking vital signs, collecting samples, running lab tests, and ensuring everything is documented accurately to determine if they're fit for military service.
It's a hands-on role in a government setting that requires attention to detail and some leadership skills.
A good fit would be someone with experience as a medical or lab technician who enjoys working with people and following medical protocols in a structured environment.
Key Requirements
- One year of specialized experience at GS-06 level or equivalent, including measuring vital signs like blood pressure, pulse, and respiration
- Experience collecting and processing medical specimens such as blood, urine, or tissue
- Proficiency in documenting patient medical information in computer systems
- Skills in performing laboratory tests, including chemical, microbiologic, hematologic, and blood banking procedures
- Ability to assist medical officers with applicant examinations and identify fitness for military duty
- Leadership experience providing technical guidance to subordinates and leading a medical exam team
- Knowledge of maintaining medical equipment and verifying applicant identities using biometrics like fingerprints and photographs
Full Job Description
This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the Department of Defense Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.
This will be filled on a permanent basis. 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 for GS-07: Applicants must clearly identify in their resumes that they possess one year of specialized experience at the next lower grade level (GS-06) or equivalent.
Specialized experience is defined as experience that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled, which includes: Measuring vital signs of applicants/patients (i.e., taking blood pressure, pulse, respiration readings); Collecting specimens (i.e., blood, urine, tissue) from lab or directly from patient; Documenting patients' medical information into a computer system; Performing laboratory tests and examinations (i.e., chemical, microbiologic, hematologic and blood banking).
This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06). Major Duties:
- Assist examining Medical Officer with applicant examination and identification of disqualifying enlistment/retention factors and/or determination of applicant’s fitness for military duty.
- Perform Medical Technician duties (i.e., collect and process medical specimens, perform laboratory testing, monitor and stock medical supplies, etc.).
- Ensure proper maintenance of medical testing/evaluative equipment.
- Provide technical guidance to subordinates.
- Lead Medical Exam Function team.
- Verify applicants’ identity using previously captured biometrics (i.e., digital fingerprints and photographs).
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