Health Technician

US Military Treatment Facilities under DHA; Fort Belvoir (VA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

This position falls under the Defense Health Agency - National Capital Region at ATAMMC, Internal Medicine, performing a combination of technical (nonprofessional medical) and administrative tasks related to the treatment and care of patients in a hospital.

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation for DoD workforce recruitment to the competitive service, with eligibility for US Citizens as applicants.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience including vital signs, scheduling appointments, and clerical duties in a medical office.
• Four year course of study leading to a bachelor’s degree with health-related major or 24 semester hours in health subjects.
• Combination of education and experience may meet 100% of the requirements.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Health Sciences

24 semester hours in health-related subjects

Job description

About the Position:

This position falls under the Defense Health Agency - National Capital Region at ATAMMC, Internal Medicine, performing a combination of technical (nonprofessional medical) and administrative tasks related to the treatment and care of patients in a hospital.

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce 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 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.

Basic Requirement for Health Technician:

Specialized Experience:

One year of specialized experience which includes 1.) performing clinical support tasks such as obtaining vital signs; 2.)scheduling appointments; and 3.)performing clerical duties in a medical office. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-04)

OR

Education:

Four year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree with a major study or at least 24 semester hours in subjects directly related to the position, such as Health Sciences.

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 your semester hours of education beyond two years (total semester hours minus 60) by 60. Add the two percentages.