Health Technician Position Available In Jefferson, Alabama

Health Technician Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administrion Nursing and Pient Care Services, Birmingham VA Medical Center Summary This position is loced in the Nursing and Pience Care Service. The purpose of the position is to perform highly specialized duties in pient care. Birmingham VA Medical Center utilizing Healthcare Technicians to deliver pient care. Healthcare Technicians assigned to nursing teams. The incumbent is responsible for interacting with others in a manner th fosters favorable relions as set forth in the medical center policy on Human Relions. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/02/2025 to 05/13/2025 Salary $45,424

• $73,153 per year Pay scale & grade GS 5
• 7 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Birmingham, AL Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential 7 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

CBTB-12731075-25-JK

Control number 836290100 This job is open to Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement. Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) Federal employees whose job, agency or department was elimined and are eligible for priority over other applicants. Clarificion from the agency This vacancy is open to current permanent Birmingham Veterans Health Care System employees and CTAP eligibles only. Videos Duties At the GS-5 and GS-6 level the incumbent will serve in a developmental assignment to provide the individual with the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform the full range of duties as described in the target position description. Duties are same as the full performance level GS-07; however, work gradually increased as incumbent acquires the requisite skill and knowledge to perform work until position is full performance level. The position is responsible for processing orders, etc., in an ambulory care setting; and for release of informion.

• Supporting duties usually assigned to nursing staff, such as charting and obtaining vital signs
• blood pressure, temperure, respirions, pulse, etc.;
• Collecting and delivering specimens, such as urine, blood, stool and cultures from body fluids, to the lab following proper infection control policies;
• Assisting pient with dressing and undressing for medical examinion, if needed;
• Perform EKG’s with a portable machine;
• Coordining the scheduling of outpient appointments for team providers;
• Coordining and monitoring special program evaluions and ensuring the timely processing of claims for compension and pension, Persian Gulf, Agent Orange, former Prisoners-of-War (POW’s), etc.;
• Assisting team staff to obtain laborory, radiology, etc., reports from DHCP
• Assisting team staff to upde the problem list for each episode of care
• Demonstres or verbalizes knowledge of age-reled needs Determines eligibility for benefits (inpient, ambulory care, medicions, pharmacy co-pay, beneficiary travel, eye dental, prosthetics, etc.) normally done by the Eligibility Clerk or Supervisor;
• Coordines consultions within the facility and with other facilities;
• Coordines fee service referrals required for specialty care pients;
• Entering stop codes for all outpient episodes of care normally done in admitting or clinic area;
• Determines eligibility for benefits (inpient, ambulory care, medicions, pharmacy co-pay, beneficiary travel, eye dental, prosthetics, etc.) normally done by the Eligibility Clerk or Supervisor;
• Coordines consultions within the facility and with other facilities;
• Coordines fee service referrals required for specialty care pients;
• Entering stop codes for all outpient episodes of care normally done in admitting or clinic area; Acts in the capacity of liaison/expeditor between pients and specialty care members, as well as other practice groups, specialty services, and ancillary services.

Ensures coding references are upded as changes occur. Enters level of care provided (extensive, intermedie, or brief ) and CPT-4 codes for diagnoses of all outpient s. This informion is vital to the medical center’s collection goals and funding allocion. Transcribes physicians’ orders. This includes, but is not limited to, ordering diagnostic tests, processing admissions, requesting medical records from other facilities, and processing Veterans’ requests for medical informion from VA records, etc. Coordines pients’ consultions and referrals to other specialty services and schedules pients for future appointments in accordance with the physician’s clinic profile and input from the pient. Keeps the specialty care team up to de on approprie administrive regulions which include eligibility for care, control of medical records, availability and requesting special tests and procedures, etc. Incumbent must analyze, interpret, and implement regulions accurely to reflect current opering procedures and be familiar with precedents concerning changes in regulions or policies. Pient educion may be involved. Assures th the primary care physician is aware of the time th clinics begin and works with team members to ensure th pients are seen in a timely manner. Performs other reled duties as assigned.

Work Schedule:

Monday

• Friday, 8:30 AM
• 5:00 PM (Subject to change based on agency needs).

Telework:

Not Available Virtual:

This is not a virtual position.

Relocion/Recruitment Incentives:

Not Authorized Financial Disclosure:

Not Required Position Description Title/PD#: Health Technician/ PD09450A09451A/09452

A Promotion Potential:

The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulory, qualificion, and performance requirements are met. Selection a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level. 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 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. Participion in the seasonal influenza vaccinion program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) Qualificions To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing de of this announcement, 05/13/2025.

Time-In-Grade Requirement :

Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing de of this announcement. For a GS-05 position you must have served 52 weeks the GS-04. The grade may have been in any occupion, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 th shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your applicion merials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective de within the past year, it may not clearly demonstre you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 th clearly demonstres one-year time-in-grade.

Note:

Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience and/or educion as described below: Specialized Experience GS-5: You must have one (1) year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-4 grade level in the federal service); experience th equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA’s) and other characteristics to perform successfully the duties of the position, and th is typically in or reled to the work of the position to be filled, in the normal line of progression for the occupion in the organizion.

Specialized experience includes:

Performing simple trement procedures such as changing sterile dressings and applying slings or bandages; Using techniques to appropriely de-escale disruptive pients; Instructing pients and families the requirements of home self-care for injuries or ailments; Observing pients and reporting changes in condition (deviion in color, pulse, respirion, temperure, and blood pressure. OR Educion GS-5: You must have a bachelor’s degree or 4 years above high school educion. (Transcripts Required) OR Combinion GS-5: You must have a combinion of experience and educion. (Transcripts Required) Specialized Experience GS-6: You must possess one (1) full year of specialized experience th equipped you with the competencies/particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of this position successfully th is equivalent to the next lower grade (GS-5) in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as but are not limited to: Performing simple trement procedures such as changing sterile dressings and applying slings or bandages; Using techniques to appropriely de-escale disruptive pients; Instructing pients and families the requirements of home self-care for injuries or ailments; Observing pients and reporting changes in condition (deviion in color, pulse, respirion, temperure, and blood pressure); Interviewing pients to document complaint, medical history, and personnel informion. OR Educion GS-6: You must have gradue educion or an internship th meets the specialized experience required directly reled to the work of the position. (Transcripts Required) OR Combinion GS-6: You must have a combinion of experience and educion. (Transcripts Required) Specialized Experience GS-7: You must possess one (1) full year of specialized experience th equipped you with the competencies/particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of this position successfully th is equivalent to the next lower grade (GS-6) in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as but are not limited to: Performing simple trement procedures such as changing sterile dressings and applying slings or bandages; Using techniques to appropriely de-escale disruptive pients; Instructing pients and families the requirements of home self-care for injuries or ailments; Observing pients and reporting changes in condition (deviion in color, pulse, respirion, temperure, and blood pressure); Interviewing pients to document complaint, medical history, and personnel informion; Taking and recording vital signs; Documenting electronic pient medical records; Performing blood glucose testing; Perform EKG’s with a portable machine. OR Educion GS-7: You must have one full year of gradue educion. One year of full-time gradue educion is considered to be the number of credit hours th the school tended has determined to represent 1 year of full-time study. (Transcripts required). OR Combinion GS-7: You must have a combinion of experience and educion. (Transcripts Required) You red on the following Competencies for this position: Clerical Clinical Da Collection/Documention Diagnostic Medical Testing Pient Care 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.

Note :

A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience credited on the basis of time actually spent in approprie activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indice clearly the nure of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

Physical Requirements:

Generally, the work does not involve special physical demands. Duties are performed in several medical center areas and incumbent must be able to travel to trement areas with ease. There is the potential for extended periods of sitting, standing, and carrying items weighing up to 20 pounds, i.e., pen-based computing devices, medical records, and manuals. For more informion on these qualificion standards, please the United Stes Office of Personnel Management’s website . Educion A transcript must be submitted with your applicion if you are basing all or part of your qualificions on 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 Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacion)

Leave :

Federal Employees earn annual leave a re (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. This credited service can be used in determining the re which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment de and is not guaranteed. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. 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 WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Narrive responses are not required this time. If you are referred for considerion, you may be asked to submit additional job reled informion, which may include, but not limited to; responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities; completion of a work sample, and/or contact for an interview. Your resume and/or supporting documention verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your ring or considerion for employment. 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. For more informion on the “Who may apply” eligibility requirements, please refer to the document.

Placement Policy:

The posting of this announcement does not oblige management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstement. Management may use any one or any combinion of these methods to fill the position. It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those th have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment. 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 make sure you have included other documents required for your applicion, such as a copy of your transcript (if using educion to qualify), SF-50’s (current/former Federal employees), documention to support Veterans Preference claims, or

ICTAP/CTAP

documention (for displaced Federal employees). You will not be contacted for additional informion. Cover Letter Performance Appraisal Separion Notice (RIF) Transcript SF-50, Notificion of Personnel Action (if applicable for Time in Grade and/or Eligibility): Most recent SF-50 if you are a current or former Federal employee An SF-50 showing your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your applicion merials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective de within the past year, it may not clearly demonstre you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 th clearly demonstres one-year time-in-grade Award 50’s do not provide sufficient informion and will not be accepted for the purpose of verifying time-in-grade. Examples of approprie SF-50’s include: Within grade increases the highest grade held; or Promotions with an effective de more than one year old; or SF-50’s the highest grade held with an effective de more than one year old. 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 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 05/13/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click . To begin, click Apply Online to cree a

USA JOBS

account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your

USA JOBS

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. The Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal/VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candides for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit approprie documention (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance ring, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty locion) and be found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified : applicants must possess experience th exceeds the minimum qualificions of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in most of the required competencies of the job. Informion about CTAP eligibility is on OPM’s Career Transition Resources website . 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. Agency contact informion Jeniqua Knuckles Phone Address Birmingham VA Medical Center 700 South 19th Street Birmingham, AL 35233 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 make sure you have included other documents required for your applicion, such as a copy of your transcript (if using educion to qualify), SF-50’s (current/former Federal employees), documention to support Veterans Preference claims, or

ICTAP/CTAP

documention (for displaced Federal employees). You will not be contacted for additional informion. Cover Letter Performance Appraisal Separion Notice (RIF) Transcript SF-50, Notificion of Personnel Action (if applicable for Time in Grade and/or Eligibility): Most recent SF-50 if you are a current or former Federal employee An SF-50 showing your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your applicion merials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective de within the past year, it may not clearly demonstre you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 th clearly demonstres one-year time-in-grade Award 50’s do not provide sufficient informion and will not be accepted for the purpose of verifying time-in-grade. Examples of approprie SF-50’s include: Within grade increases the highest grade held; or Promotions with an effective de more than one year old; or SF-50’s the highest grade held with an effective de more than one year old. 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 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 05/13/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click . To begin, click Apply Online to cree a

USA JOBS

account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your

USA JOBS

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. The Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal/VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candides for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit approprie documention (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance ring, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty locion) and be found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified : applicants must possess experience th exceeds the minimum qualificions of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in most of the required competencies of the job. Informion about CTAP eligibility is on OPM’s Career Transition Resources website . 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. Agency contact informion Jeniqua Knuckles Phone Address Birmingham VA Medical Center 700 South 19th Street Birmingham, AL 35233 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 05/02/2025 to 05/13/2025 Salary $45,424

• $73,153 per year Pay scale & grade GS 5
• 7 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Birmingham, AL Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential 7 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

CBTB-12731075-25-JK

Control number 836290100 ., .