Health Technician Critical Care (ED)

Company: Veterans Health Administration
Location: Orlando
Posted on: April 9, 2021

Job Description:

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 04/07/2021.
Position Requirements/Qualifications: Basic Requirements: U.S. Citizen; Proficient in spoken and written English language; BLS certification by the American Heart Association. Preferred Experience: One (1) year of Nursing Assistant experience highly desirable. One (1) year of previous experience in emergency department highly desirable. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-6 grade level position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS5 grade level. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. You may qualify based on your experience as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-5 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Critical Thinking
Self Management
Patient Care
Dexterity and Safety
Organizational Awareness
Interpersonal Skills 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; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary. May require standing, walking, bending, lifting and carrying of light items. At times, may require lifting and carrying heavy equipment or patients. The work requires above average agility and dexterity. The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-6. References: VA Handbook 5005/96, Part II, Appendix G50.

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