Job Summary

About the Position: Serves as Health Technician at Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, Virginia who provides support to management by preparation of enteral nutrition for infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) and pediatric wards and also assist in the assessment, planning, and evaluation of medical nutrition therapy for all patients. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

Job Description

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. GS-06 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: Provides nutrition counseling/education; Prepares infant feedings needs (ie, formula, May come in contact with bodily fluids - breast milk / donor's milk); Performs nutrition screenings for inpatients throughout the treatment period; Records information into automated system(s). This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05).