Supervisory Medical Instrument Technician – Anesthesia Position Available In Alachua, Florida

Supervisory Medical Instrument Technician – Anesthesia Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administrion Malcom Randall Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Summary Incumbent functions as a Supervisory Medical Instrument Technician (Anesthesia Tech), performing duties of supervision, technical/equipment support, pient care support and administrive support in the daily Anesthesiology service functions for the North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/05/2025 to 05/12/2025 Salary $61,111 – $79,443 per year Pay scale & grade GS 9 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Gainesville, FL 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required 25% or less – You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus Yes Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

CBTC-12728535-25-SGP

Control number 836423700 This job is open to Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement. Clarificion from the agency This position is open to Current Permanent North Florida/South Georgia VA Healthcare System employees Videos Duties Duties include, but are not limited to: Incumbent performs full administrive and technical supervision for staff of Medical Instrument Technicians. The incumbent is responsible for evaluing, organizing and continually managing the functions and services of the Anesthesia Support section of the Anesthesiology Service. Duties include planning, organizing, staffing, directing, controlling and evaluing anesthesia and perioperive technology functions, duties and responsibilities in coordinion with all services requiring anesthesia support. Performs advanced technical and clinical work reling to the trement of pients by providing physicians with technical informion used in the diagnosis and trement of pients. Operes, calibres, troubleshoots, and maintains a wide variety of electronic monitoring and diagnostic equipment for Anesthesiology Service to assure they opere properly and are in compliance with all applicable codes and standards. In addition to the responsibility for proper set-up, calibrion and function of anesthesia-specific equipment, properly sets up sophisticed fiber optic bronchoscopy systems, nebulizers and Bispectral Index Systems. Sets up and calibres pressure transducers, flow meters, pient monitors, electrophysiological recorders, defibrillors, etc. Inventories. orders. restock, and maintain stock of anesthesia carts. Employee checks all work areas for outded medicions and supplies stocked in the anesthesia service. Routinely applies non-invasive monitors to pients and assists anesthesiologists in pient monitoring during invasive procedures. Uses blood gas analyzers to Perform arterial (ABG) and venous (VBG) blood gases. Uses and performs quality controls on the actived clotting time (ACT) machines and Glucometers. Performs tests using pient blood samples for Opering Rooms, Preoperive Care Unit, Postoperive Care Unit and other areas where anesthesia care is given. Incumbent assists with invasive monitoring by retrieving all necessary medicions and supplies and performing duties as requested by the anesthesiologist or nurse anesthetist. Incumbent adjusts ventilors, monitors and other equipment as ordered. Uses opering theory to set up, opere. calibre and troubleshoot anesthesia support and pient monitoring equipment, to include: cardiac output and da recording computers, hypo/hyperthermia units, ventilors, respired gas analyzers, anesthesia machines and electronic stimulors. Plans, organizes, staffs, directs, controls and evalues the perioperive technology functions, duties and responsibilities in coordinion with many other services in the healthcare system. The incumbent is responsible for balancing various duties th are administrive, managerial, technical and clinical in nure.

Work Schedule :

Monday-Friday, 6am to 2:30pm Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Stion (Relocion Assistance):

Not Authorized Pay:

Competitive salary and regular salary increases. When setting pay, a higher step re of the approprie grade may be determined after considerion of higher or unique qualificions or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Re of the Grade).

Paid Time Off:

37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience.

Parental Leave:

After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.

Child Care Subsidy:

After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66 .

Retirement:

Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by

VA Insurance:

Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

Telework :

Not Available Virtual:

This is not a virtual position. Functional Stement # : 50520F Permanent Change of Stion (PCS): Not Authorized Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job. All applicants tentively selected for VA employment in a testing designed position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registrion is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. You may be required to serve a probionary period. Subject to background/security investigion. Selected applicants required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identificion required to complete pre-employment requirements ( ). Effective May 7, 2025, driver’s licenses or ste-issued dentificion cards th are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identificion for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical examinion. Participion in the seasonal influenza vaccinion program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). Qualificions Applicants pending the completion of educional or certificion/licensure requirements may be referred and tentively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

Basic Requirements :

Citizenship. Citizenship of the United Stes. (Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with chapter 3, section A, paragraph 3g, this part.) Educion. There are no specific educional requirements for this occupion. Educion may be substituted for experience only the GS-4 and GS-5 levels. See the grade requirements part of this standard for informion regarding educional substitutions. Licensure or Certificion. Licensure or Certificion is not required for this occupion; however, it is strongly desirable GS-6 or above as evidence of possession of the essential knowledge, skills, and abilities. For certain functional areas the higher levels or supervisory assignments, specific certificions approprie to the specialty are indiced in this standard under “Titles and Certificion/Registrions”. For all specialties identified in this standard, Basic and Advanced Cardiac Life Support certificions are desirable. Training which does not result in official certificion does not meet this definition. May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfhering Provision as described in the VA Qualificion Standard for this occupion (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupion and meet the criteria). Physical Requirements. See VA Directive and Handbook 5019. English Language Proficiency. Medical Instrument Technicians must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with chapter 2, section D, paragraph 5a, this part.

Grade Determinions :

Medical Instrument Technician (Anesthesia) GS-9. In addition to the core competencies defined the GS-8 full performance level, positions this level may be lead, supervisory, or non-supervisory with specialized advanced knowledge and duties. Experience. At least 1 year of experience comparable to the next lower grade level, which is directly reled to the duties of the position to be filled, and must fully meet the KSAs th level. This would include specialized experience as an anesthesia technician which demonstres possession of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to provide all aspects of anesthesia technician services including specialized duties. In addition, the candide must demonstre the following technical KSAs and the potential to acquire the assignment specific KSAs designed by an asterisk (

• ): Demonstred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities.

KSAs 1 through 6 are approprie for all positions this level. KSAs 7 and 8 are to be used in accordance with their approprieness for the specific assignment. 1. Knowledge and comprehensive understanding of laborory testing procedures to include maintenance, calibrion, and quality control procedures. This includes the ability to perform these lab tests accurely and correctly. 2. Advanced knowledge of electronics and anesthesia equipment with skill in repairing and maintaining this equipment and repairing complex problems.

• 3. Comprehensive knowledge of central venous and pulmonary artery (Swan-Ganz) cheterizion procedures including measuring cardiac outputs and intra-aortic balloon counterpulsion procedures (i.e., balloon pump). 4. Knowledge and ability to assist with airway management techniques.
• 5. Knowledge of JCAHO and other regulory requirements. 6. Ability to communice effectively and professionally with employees varying grade levels.
• 7. Ability to manage and supervise employees.
• 8.

Ability to provide, or provide for, staff development and training. Certificion. Anesthesia technician certificion through the American Society of Anesthesia Technologists and Technicians (ASATT) is highly desirable. Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certificions are also desirable for employees this level. Assignments. For all assignments above the full performance level, the higher-level duties must consist of significant scope, complexity (difficulty), and range of variety, and be performed by the incumbent least 25% of the time. Supervisory Anesthesia Technician. Individuals in this assignment assume full administrive and professional responsibility for planning and directing the work of subordine technicians. Typically these duties include assigning and evaluing the work of subordine staff; providing anesthesia technician services in more complex cases; reviewing and making recommendions regarding new and emerging procedures; providing instruction and training to new staff; interviewing candides for positions; recommending selections, advancements, promotions; evaluing performance; taking disciplinary action when necessary; and identifying educional or training needs.

Preferred Experience:

Minimum of 10 years experience in anesthesia technology, including setup, calibrion, troubleshooting, and maintenance of anesthesia machines, monitors, and reled equipment. Supervisory or team lead experience overseeing anesthesia technician or staff. Experience developing and maintaining equipment maintenance logs, calibrion records, and quality assurance da. Proven ability to work with anesthesiologists and OR nurses.

Reference:

For more informion on this qualificion standard, please . The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-9. .

Physical Requirements:

See VA Directive and Handbook 5019.

Educion Note:

Only educion or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your educion here: . If you are using foreign educion to meet qualificion requirements, you must send a Certifice of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for th educion. For further informion, : . Additional informion During the applicion process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your applicion for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further considerion for additional positions. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive stus. VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-reled positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority. If you are unable to apply online or need an alterne method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement. Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant’s criminal history prior to accepting a tentive job offer. For more informion about the Act and the complaint process, . Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How You Will Be Evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Your applicion, resume, C.V., and/or supporting documention verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect considerion for employment. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (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 th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify informion provided by a candide (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candide’s abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position. It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those th have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

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Please the site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegrion support for military service members. Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required Documents As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have – whether you’re a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you’re eligible under their policies. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: Resume SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please ensure you have included all documents required for your applicion, such as a copy of your transcript (if using educion to qualify), SF-50’s (current/former Federal employees), etc. Cover Letter Certificion through the American Society of Anesthesia Technologists and Technicians (ASATT) Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Resume SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 05/12/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click . To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your

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resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.

NOTE:

It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. Agency contact informion Samantha Portuondo Phone Address Malcom Randall Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 1601 Southwest Archer Road Gainesville, FL 32608 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the .

NOTE:

Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full- and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities. HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities. Fair and Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Required Documents To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: Resume SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please ensure you have included all documents required for your applicion, such as a copy of your transcript (if using educion to qualify), SF-50’s (current/former Federal employees), etc. Cover Letter Certificion through the American Society of Anesthesia Technologists and Technicians (ASATT) Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Resume SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 05/12/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click . To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your

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resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.

NOTE:

It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. Agency contact informion Samantha Portuondo Phone Address Malcom Randall Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 1601 Southwest Archer Road Gainesville, FL 32608 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the .

NOTE:

Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full- and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities. HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities. Fair & Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/05/2025 to 05/12/2025 Salary $61,111 – $79,443 per year Pay scale & grade GS 9 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Gainesville, FL 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required 25% or less – You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus Yes Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

CBTC-12728535-25-SGP

Control number 836423700 ., .