Health Technician Position Available In Monroe, New York

Health Technician Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administrion Finger Lakes Veterans Health Administrion Summary The incumbent serves as the Health Technician for the Outpient Primary Care Teams and Specialty Clinics in the Medical VA careline the Rochester outpient clinic and Canandaigua VA Medical Center. The incumbent is responsible for providing clinical pient support activities as well as for providing general clerical and administrive support for all pient reled activities.

• Position based out of Rochester Outpient Clinic but will travel to Canandaigua VAMC as needed
• Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 06/17/2025 to 06/30/2025 Salary $44,959
• $58,445 per year Pay scale & grade GS 6 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Rochester, NY 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No 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 Competitive Promotion potential None 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

CBTE-12751846-25-TL

Control number 839009700 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 Area of Considerion

• Eligible applicions reviewed and referred in the following order: 1. Current permanent VA employees of the facility.
  2. All other VA employees. Videos Duties Phlebotomy / Specimen Procurement
• Explain work requirements and procedures, giving special instructions with regard to difficult procedures, specimen collection and test analysis.
• Conduct on the job training of employees who need skill development or enhancement.
• Perform a wide variety of blood collection of a responsible nure requiring a representive knowledge of clinical science to understand the multiplicity of tests and specimen requirements, the mechanics of vein puncture and pient preparion.

The collection from a variety of inpients, outpients and employees. The employee expected to demonstre versility of skill in rapidly proceeding from one pient to another to perform multiple and simultaneous collection using accure pient and specimen identificion procedures.

• Performs all cleric, al duties required of the position, including: work lists, logs, etc.
• Instruct students, volunteers and trainees in the performance of phlebotomy and test procedures with the informion and experience required to understand underlying disease processes and inform the ward and/or physician if unable to obtain specimen.
• May be called on to familiarize medical residents and Medical Center staff on the technical aspects of Phlebotomy.
• Sets up equipment for all phlebotomy procedures, making sure th all phlebotomy and ancillary equipment is functioning to standard.
• Reports changes in pient stus i.

e., vital signs, oxygen surion, diaphoresis, change in skin color, level of consciousness and reports the changes to MD/RN. Administers diagnostic testing and assists with procedures Performs a range of support duties including specimen collection and assisting with tests and procedures to diagnose and tre pients’ medical conditions. Tests may include Accu-checks, EKG’s Pulse Oximetry and other applicable testing. Monitors pients for adverse reactions, reports observions to health care provider or registered nurse, and takes corrective action based on established policy or upon instructions from professional health care provider. Provides clinical and technological support.

• Provides a range of supportive clinical skills in screening outpients and can assist in procedures performed in the Primary Care Clinic or in the Specialty Clinic.
• Demonstres clinical knowledge in order to provide individual or group pient and family educion.
• As a well-prepared individual, this position requires accuracy in ghering pient-reled clinical informion as well as proficiency in the clinical skills necessary. Maintains pient or administrive records.
• Maintains pients’ records/charts.
• Knowledge of medical terminology, symbols, abbreviions, medicions, and laborory test, diagnostic tests preps for individual procedures, and reled specialized examinions to accurely record on approprie paper forms and in the computerized medical record.
• Collects da from pient’s records and prepares summaries of records in response to a variety of requests. Reviews and screens requests for informion.
• Assembles and issues da for various purposes.
• Files individual documents or informion in records.
• Performs clerical work in support of the care and trement given to pients such as receiving pients or maintaining pient files.
• Responds to technical questions regarding pient rights, responsibilities, and medical eligibility for care. Establishes and maintains customer relionships.
• Establishes and main s effective working relionships with agency customers, co­ workers, the general public and others who come in contact with program activities. Even under difficult circumstances, the employee demonstres effective communicion, encouraging the contributions and cooperion of others. Employee receives ors and handles telephone calls with tact, diplomacy and efficiency
• The employee exerts a positive influence on the working environment and eagerly works on projects.

He/She resolves a variety of routine inquiries based on a thorough knowledge and understanding of the functions of the organizion and often goes to gre lengths to respond to complaints.

Work Schedule:

0745

• 1615, OR 0830-1700, OR 0700-1530

Monday-Friday Virtual:

This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Health Technician / PD07523A 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) Unrestricted current driver’s license in a ste is required. Qualificions To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing de of this announcement, 06/30/2025.

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 GS06 position you must have served 52 weeks the GS05. 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.

English Language Proficiency Requirement:

In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), No person shall serve in direct pient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English. You must be proficient in basic written and spoken English in order to perform the duties of this position. ~AND~ In addition to the English language proficiency requirement, in order to qualify for this position the GS-6 level, you must meet one of the following minimum qualificions:

Specialized Experience:

One year of specialized experience equivalent to least the GS-05 grade level in Federal service th has required applicion of the knowledge, methods, and techniques of this position. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include : Ability to perform a wide variety of blood collection of a responsible nure requiring a representive knowledge of clinical science to understand the multiplicity of tests and specimen requirements, the mechanics of vein puncture and pient preparion; The ability to demonstre versility of skill in rapidly proceeding from one pient to another to perform multiple and simultaneous collection using accure pient and specimen identificion procedures, Experience setting up equipment for all phlebotomy procedures, making sure th all phlebotomy and ancillary equipment is functioning to standard, and Experience in accuracy in ghering pient-reled clinical informion as well as proficiency in the clinical skills necessary. ~OR~

Educion:

Half a year of gradue educion (usually 9 semester hours) th is directly reled to the work of this position. One full year of gradue educion is considered to be the number of credit hours th the school tended has determined to represent one year of full-time study. If th informion cannot be obtained from the school, 18 semester hours should be considered as sisfying the one year of full-time study requirement. Part-time gradue educion is creditable in accordance with its relionship to a year of full-time study the school tended. Transcripts required. ~OR~

Combinion of Educion and Experience:

An equivalent combinion of specialized experience and gradue educion as described th demonstres your ability to perform the duties of this position. Transcripts required, and experience must be detailed in your resume to receive credit. Preferred Experience

• At least 1 year of specimen collection experience, knowledge of CPRS and VISTA; Experience working in a medical laborory performing specimen collection and specimen processing highly preferred.

You red on the following Competencies for this position: Clerical Customer Service (Clerical/Technical) Specimen Collection 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:

The work requires standing, walking, bending, lifting, and carrying. The work may require heavy lifting of equipment or positioning of pients. The work environment involves risks typically associed with those of a health care environment. Work involves regular and recurring exposure to modere risks or discomforts th requires special safety precautions, including potentially infectious merial. 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 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.

Veterans and Transitioning Service Members :

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 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 Professional Certificion Resume SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action 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.

Veterans’ Preference:

When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference for 5pt (TP), 10pt (CP/CPS/XP), or for Sole Survivor Preference (SSP) in the questionnaire. You must provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) which shows des and character of service (honorable, general, etc.). If you are currently serving on active duty and expect to be released or discharged within 120 days you must submit documention reled to your active duty service which reflects the des of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), and des of impending separion. Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 “Applicion for 10 Point Veteran Preference” with required proof as sted on the form. Documention is required to award preference. For more informion on Veterans’ Preference, please . 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 06/30/2025 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

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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. The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and 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 ICTAP and 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 Tara Lanigan Phone Address Canandaigua VA Medical Center 400 Fort Hill Ave Canandaigua, NY 14424 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 Professional Certificion Resume SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action 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.

Veterans’ Preference:

When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference for 5pt (TP), 10pt (CP/CPS/XP), or for Sole Survivor Preference (SSP) in the questionnaire. You must provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) which shows des and character of service (honorable, general, etc.). If you are currently serving on active duty and expect to be released or discharged within 120 days you must submit documention reled to your active duty service which reflects the des of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), and des of impending separion. Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 “Applicion for 10 Point Veteran Preference” with required proof as sted on the form. Documention is required to award preference. For more informion on Veterans’ Preference, please . 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 06/30/2025 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 Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and 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 ICTAP and 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 Tara Lanigan Phone Address Canandaigua VA Medical Center 400 Fort Hill Ave Canandaigua, NY 14424 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 06/17/2025 to 06/30/2025 Salary $44,959

• $58,445 per year Pay scale & grade GS 6 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Rochester, NY 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No 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 Competitive Promotion potential None 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

CBTE-12751846-25-TL

Control number 839009700 ., .