Job Summary

The position is assigned to Nursing Operations Services and transports patients to and from designated locations within the James A. Haley VA Medical Center (JAHVA), including inpatient Nursing Care Services areas.

Job Description

To qualify for this Health Technician GS-4 position, applicant(s) must meet at least one of the following minimum qualification requirements. EXPERIENCE: Requires six months of general experience described as (l) Any type of work that demonstrates the applicant's ability to perform the work of the position, or (2) experience that provided a familiarity with the subject matter or processes of the broad subject area of the occupation; plus, six months of specialized experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience includes: Experience that provided a basic understanding of patient transport services and hospital policies and procedures related to transport functions, basic patient care, customer service, and patient incidents. -OR- SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED): Successful completion of 2 years of education above high school that included at least 12 semester hours in subjects related to the position. -OR- COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED): Equivalent combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience are also qualifying. Only education in excess of one year (excess of 30 semester hours) is creditable, combined with experience to meet this requirement. You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position: Customer Service Interpersonal Skills Manages and Organizes Information Organizational Awareness IMPORTANT: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Physical Requirements: This work is physically demanding, requiring periods of walking, sitting, and regular bending, lifting, stooping, stretching, pushing, pulling, reaching, carrying supplies, and similar activities. The use of mechanical lifts when necessary and good body mechanics is expected. Selectee will be caring for patients who may be uncooperative and combative due to physical or emotional illness. Selectee must have the ability to function under pressure/stress typically associated with daily duties. 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/.