This position is in the Surgery/Specialty Clinics at Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center - in Aurora - Colorado. The primary purpose of this position is to support clinical day-to-day operations related to technical health care procedures under the supervision of the Surgery/Specialty LPNs - Registered Nurses - and/or Clinicians as competency is demonstrated and documented.
To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR) for Health Aid and Technician Series 0640: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. And - Specialized Experience (GS-06): You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-05 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge - skills and abilities (KSA's) and other characteristics 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: Using a computer (and other office equipment) to perform administrative duties; observing patients and reporting changes in condition (deviation in color - pulse - respiration - temperature - and blood pressure); documenting medical and clinic records appropriately; screening patients (taking and recording vital signs); setting up patient examination rooms while adhering to infection control procedures; collecting - labeling - and packaging specimens such as blood and urine; performing electrocardiograms (EKGs); and/or performing blood glucose testing OR - Applicants may substitute education for the experience required for the GS-06 level. Six (6) months of graduate education in an accredited institution with a major in a field directly related to the duties of this position. OR - Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at the GS-06 level. Equivalent combinations of specialized experience and graduate education which qualifies you to perform the duties of this position. Preferred Experience: Specialty Clinic Experience To calculate - first identify the percentage of required education you have earned (when substituting - you cannot use the first 60 semester hours that you earned). Then identify the percentage of required experience you possess. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify at the GS-06. For example - an applicant who has 9 semester hours of graduate level education (i.e. 50% of graduate education required) and 6 months of creditable specialized experience (i.e. 50% of the required experience) would equal 100% of the required experience for the position A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. 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; religions; 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.
About Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest integrated health care system in the United States, providing care at 1,321 health care facilities, including 172 VA Medical Centers and 1,138 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics) to over 9 million Veterans enrolled in the VA health care program. VHA Medical Centers provide a wide range of services including traditional hospital-based services such as surgery, critical care, mental health, orthopedics, pharmacy, radiology and physical therapy. In addition, most of our medical centers offer additional medical and surgical specialty services including audiology & speech pathology, dermatology, dental, geriatrics, neurology, oncology, podiatry, prosthetics, urology, and vision care. Some medical centers also offer advanced services such as organ transplants and plastic surgery.
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