Health Technician

US Military Treatment Facilities under DHA; Fort Leonard Wood (MO); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

General Leonard Wood Community Hospital in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, is seeking a Health Technician for a Direct Hire position. Salary negotiation may be available for candidates new to Federal service.

Eligibility requires US citizenship and meeting either the specialized experience or education requirements outlined in the announcement. Qualified candidates will have experience scheduling medical appointments, triaging patients, and taking vital signs in a Medical Treatment Facility or

Qualifications

• Specialized Experience: scheduling medical appointments, triaging patients, and taking vital signs in a Medical Treatment Facility or clinic.
• Education: four-year degree with major in Health Technician or 24 semester hours in related subjects.
• Combination of Education and Experience: % computed as described in the qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Schedule medical appointments for patients.
• Triage patients and determine priority of care.
• Take and record vital signs for assigned patients.

Skills

Scheduling appointments

Triage

Vital signs

Education

Bachelor's degree in Health Technician or related field

24 semester hours in related subjects

Job description

About the Position: This position is located at General Leonard Wood Community Hospital
Ft. Leonard Wood Missouri.

Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service.

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation. 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 experience scheduling medical appointments for patients, triaging patients, and taking vital signs for assigned patients in a Medical Treatment Facility (MTF) or clinic. 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 Technician.

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.