Health Technician (Medication Technician)

U.S. Department of Justice; California (MO); On-site; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A position within the U.S. Department of Justice seeks corrections professionals dedicated to fostering a humane and secure environment. Candidates must meet specific educational and experiential qualifications related to medical support roles, ensuring public safety and effective reentry processes.

Qualifications

• Experience in maintaining inventories of controlled substances.
• Experience in preparing medications for review.

Responsibilities

• Prepare individuals for successful reentry into communities.
• Administer medications via various methods.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Communication

Education

Graduate education or internship

Job description

Corrections professionals who foster a humane and secure environment and ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities.

To be considered for the position, you must meet the following qualification requirements.

Basic Requirements:

Specialized Experience (for positions at GL-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.

AND

In addition to meeting the Basic Requirements, applicants must have the following:

Education:

Graduate education or an internship meets the specialized experience required above GL-05 ONLY in those instances where it is directly related to work of the position.

OR

Experience:

You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level. Specialized experience is directly related experience that includes support duties to medical or health personnel. Therefore, technician experience is experience that required application of the knowledge, methods, and techniques of the position to be filled.

Some examples of this qualifying experience are:

• Experience in maintaining accurate inventories of all needles, syringes and controlled substances.
• Experience in preparing medications for Pharmacist review and placing automated medication orders.
• Experience in reporting and recording adverse medication reactions.
• Experience in administering medications (i.e. sublingual, buccal, eye, ear, nasal, topical, intramuscular, subcutaneous, intravenous).

AND

Selective Placement Factor:

Applicants applying for this position MUST possess the following Selective Factor. In the event you do not possess the Selective Factor, you will be found ineligible for the position.

• Applicant is required to have completed one or more of the following certified programs: nursing assistant, medical assistant, pharmacy technician, vocational/practical nursing, or emergency medical technician (EMT). Evidence of program completion is required.

NOTE: ALL applicants MUST upload evidence of program completion, at the time of application, and clearly address requirements in their resume to be found qualified.

If applicable, credit will be given for paid and unpaid experience. To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as the number of hours worked per week) spent in activities.

**Your eligibility for consideration will be based on your responses to the questions in the application.**