Surgical Technician

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Shreveport (LA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

The Surgical Technician at the Shreveport campus supports the surgeon and team during procedures, helping to plan and implement complex operations under supervision. The role emphasizes sterile technique and coordination with OR staff to ensure patient safety.

Applicants must meet the Individual Occupational Requirements, with specialized experience or qualifying graduate education to GS-7, and will be evaluated on competencies such as Infection Control, Health Risk Analysis, and Communication.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-06 in the normal line of progression.
• Education may substitute for the required experience: one full year of graduate education meets GS-7.
• IOR requires meeting specialized experience and time-in-grade standards; education substitution allowed per policy.

Responsibilities

• Maintain sterile field and assist surgical team during procedures.
• Assist circulating nurse and surgical team with supplies and equipment.
• Verify specimens with surgeon and team for pathology processing.

Skills

Infection Control

Health Risk Analysis

Communication

Specimen Collection

Education

One full year of graduate education meets the requirements for GS-7

Job description

The Surgical Technician (ST) is a member of the surgical team at the Shreveport campus and provides assistance to the surgeon and other team members during surgical procedures. The ST participates with the surgical team members in planning and implementing complex procedures under the general supervision of the surgical team.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/17/2026.

Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR):

Applicants who meet the Individual Occupational Requirements described below are fully qualified for the specified entry grade and must also meet the specialized experience and/or education requirements.

• Specialized Experience: 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.

In addition to meeting the above Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR) AND Time-In-Grade, applicants must also meet the experience and/or directly related education relevant to this position.

You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:

• Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-06 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Performing work assignments for a variety of instrumentation and service lines including orthopedic, general urology, ophthalmology, vascular, thoracic and plastic, surgical ethics and conscious; Confirms all specimens to be sent to pathology with surgeon and verifies accuracy with team, gowns and gloves members of surgical team; Establishes and maintains sterile field during surgical procedures; Assists circulating nurse and surgical team in maintaining sterile environment; Assists circulating nurse in gathering surgical supplies and equipment; and Assists in keeping physician preference cards accurate/updated. OR,
• Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have One full year of graduate education meets the requirements for GS-7 (Transcript Required).

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/.

Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), your responses on the application questionnaire, and your responses to all assessments required for this position.

You will be assessed on the following Competencies for this position:

• Infection Control
• Health Risk Analysis
• Communication
• Specimen Collection