Medical Care Transportation Technician - Paramedic

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Augusta (ME); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Transportation Services at Togus VA Medical Center in Augusta, Maine, seeks a Medical Care Transportation Technician - Paramedic. The role requires certification in BLS and ACLS and a valid National Registry credential, with strong emergency patient transport experience.

The SPF and qualification standards guide candidacy. Applicants must hold a current driver's license and meet education/experience requirements as

Qualifications

• SPF-Screen-out: Must possess and maintain current Basic Life Support Provider (BLS) Certification.
• SPF-Screen-out: Must possess and maintain current Advanced Cardiac Life Support Provider Certification.
• SPF-Screen-out: Must possess a valid National Registry certification and an unrestricted state driver’s license.

Skills

Emergency medical knowledge

Patient transportation

Communication with dispatchers

Education

Two years of graduate education or Master's degree related to the work

Tools

Communication equipment

Emergency vehicle operation

Job description

This Medical Care Transportation Technician - Paramediic position is located within the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Veterans Transportation Services (VTS) Ambulance Service, Togus VA Medical Center, Augusta, Maine. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), No person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English. You must be proficient in basic written and spoken English in order to meet the requirements of this position.

AND

This position includes Selective Placement Factors (SPF) (skill, knowledge, ability or other worker characteristic basic to - and essential for - satisfactory performance of the job). Selective Placement Factors are a prerequisite to appointment and represent minimum requirements for a position. Applicants who do not meet the selective placement factors are ineligible for further consideration.

The Selective Placement Factors (SPF) for this position are:

1. SPF-Screen-out: Medical Care Transportation Technician - Paramedic must possess and maintain current Basic Life Support Provider (BLS) Certification. (Certifications required to receive credit for further consideration).
2. SPF-Screen-out: Medical Care Transportation Technician - Paramedic must possess and maintain current Advanced Cardiac Life Support Provider Certification. (Certifications required to receive credit for further consideration).
3. SPF-Screen-out: Medical Care Transportation Technician - Paramedic must possess a valid/current National Registry issued/certification for eligibility for employment. (Certifications required to receive credit for further consideration).
4. SPF-Screen-out: Possess a current, valid and unrestricted state driver's license.

In addition to the English Language Proficiency and Selective Placement Factors above, to qualify for this position at the GS-09 grade level, you must meet one of the following:

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Possess at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-08) in the Federal Service, that is directly related to the work of the position and has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the Medical Care Transportation Technician -Paramedic. 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 requires application of the knowledge, methods, and techniques of the position to be filled. Specialized experience includes knowledge of a majority of body systems, i.e., skeletal, muscular, nervous, respiratory, circulatory, digestive, and genitourinary, to perform patient examination; responding to accidents and other emergencies involving injury and/or illness which may be life-threatening and require basic life support procedures; experience providing transportation of patients to medical treatment facilities; using communication equipment and techniques to accurately obtain and relay information to and from dispatchers and health care providers; knowledge of protocols and treatments used in the delivery of emergency care for persons injured in chemical, nuclear, biological, and hazardous materials incidents; and experience operating emergency or patient transport vehicles. NOTE: Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, duties, month and year start/end dates AND hour worked per week.

OR
SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE: Possess a successfully completed two (2) full years of graduate education or a Master's degree directly related to the work of this position. This education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university. NOTE: Education cannot be credited without documentation.

OR
COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Possess an equivalent combination of successfully completed graduate education (in excess of one year) and experience, described above, to meet total qualification requirements. NOTE: Education cannot be credited without documentation.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.