Health Technician

US Indian Health Service; Utah; On-site; USD 42,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

US Indian Health Service in Fort Duchesne, UT seeks a Health Technician (GS-0640-04/05) to support the Public Health Nursing Department. The role involves clerical duties, planning and developing programs, scheduling and participating in PHN activities, and assisting with community events.

Qualified candidates must show relevant experience or education per the GS-0640 requirements, and may include both education and work experience.

Qualifications

• Experience scheduling patient appointments and triaging patients for medical information and insurance details.
• Data management and reporting in a clinical setting.
• Assistance with clinical clerical duties and nursing department support, including contracts and purchasing.

Responsibilities

• Assist Nursing Department with clinical and clerical duties.
• Create and coordinate clinical schedules for nurses and providers.
• Maintain purchase contracts and track patient data using electronic systems.

Skills

Scheduling

Data management

Clinical clerical duties

Triage

Education

Two years of college study (12 semester hours related)

Bachelor's degree with 24 related semester hours

Job description

This position is a Health Technician for the Public Health Nursing Department located at the Uintah & Ouray Service Unit in Fort Duchesne, UT. This position is a clerical position and provides assistance with program planning and development and assists with community activities, by planning events, scheduling and participating in Public Health Nursing (PHN) activities.

A REAL ID will be required beginning May 7, 2025, in accordance with 6 C.F.R. 37.5 (2021).

This is a competitive vacancy announcement advertised under Delegated Examining Authority. Selections made under this vacancy announcement will be processed as new appointments to the civil service. Current civil service employees would therefore be given new appointments to the civil service; however, benefits, time served, and all other Federal entitlements would remain the same.

To qualify for this position, your resume must state sufficient experience and/or education, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are applying. 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; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

Individual Occupational Requirements for Health Aid and Technician Series 0640: Experience (for positions at GS-4 and above): Positions in this series range widely in type and include support duties to medical or health personnel such as audiologists, speech pathologists, medical officers, and optometrists. Therefore, technician experience is experience that required application of the knowledge, methods, and techniques of the position to be filled.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS for GS-0640-04

• Your resume must demonstrate at least six (6) months of general experience and six (6) months of specialized experience performing the following type of work and/or tasks, Examples include: Clinical and clerical duties such as scheduling of patient appointments, triage patients to obtain medical information and insurance information, ordering of patient/clinical supplies, data management and reporting.
• Your resume must demonstrate Successful completion of 2 years of study that included at least 12 semester hours in subjects related to the position. (submit a copy of your transcripts or a list of your courses on your resume)
• Your resume must demonstrate a combination of qualifying education and experience that meets the minimum qualifications described above. The percentage of the education requirement met, plus the percentage of the experience requirement met, must total at least 100% to qualify at the GS-04 level.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS for GS-0640-05

• Your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following type of work and/or tasks, Examples include: Supporting medical or health personnel, typical of medical assistant or health education positions. Providing assistance in all clinical clerical duties in support the Nursing Department, Finance, Purchase Referred Care and Medical Records; creating and coordinating the clinical schedule for nurses and providers; maintaining purchase contracts; track and manage patient data for Nursing Department heads using electronic patient care programs and systems.
• Your resume must demonstrate successful completion of a full 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree, with major study or at least 24 semester hours in subjects directly related to the position. (submit a copy of your transcripts or a list of your courses on your resume)
• Your resume must demonstrate a combination of qualifying education and experience that meets the minimum qualifications described above. Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (i.e., beyond the second year) is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. For example, one full academic year of study (30 semester hours) beyond the second year is equivalent to 6 months of specialized experience. The percentage of the education requirement met, plus the percentage of the experience requirement met, must total at least 100% to qualify at the GS-05 level.

You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.

Additional selection(s) of candidates may be possible within 240 days from the date the certificate of eligibles was issued for this announcement.