Surgical Technician

Surgical Technician Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administrion Salt Lake City VA Healthcare System Summary This position is loced in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administrion, the Salt Lake City Health Care System in the Nursing Service, Critical Care. The Surgical Technician is a member for the surgical team and provides assistance to the surgeon and other team members during surgical procedures. The Surgical Technician participes with the surgical team members in planning and implementing complex procedures under the general supervision of the surgical team. Learn more about this agency Summary This position is loced in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administrion, the Salt Lake City Health Care System in the Nursing Service, Critical Care. The Surgical Technician is a member for the surgical team and provides assistance to the surgeon and other team members during surgical procedures. The Surgical Technician participes with the surgical team members in planning and implementing complex procedures under the general supervision of the surgical team. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 04/15/2026 to 09/30/2026 Salary $60,985 - $98,208 per year Pay scale & grade

GS 5 - 7

Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Salt Lake City, UT 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) 0640 Health Aid And Technician Supervisory stus No Security clearance Not Required Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk Trust determinion process Credentialing Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit stus Yes Announcement number

CBSU-12935300-26-BLB

Control number 865273900 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. 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

ALL US CITIZENS. DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY

This position is being filled using Direct-Hire Authority (5 CFR 337.201, CTAP and ICTAP) for this occupion. •This is an

OPEN & CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT

until September 30, 2026. The initial cut-off for eligible applicants April 29,2026, with subsequent cut-off des every two (2) weeks afterwards. The Announcement will remain open until there is no longer a need. Videos Duties Help Duties include but are not limited to: Answering and directing phone calls. Maintaining files and records. Performing reception duties by assisting ors to the office. Using a computer to perform administrive duties. Providing training to new personnel on clinical and administrive duties. 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). Positioning and draping pients. Interviewing pients to document complaint, medical history, and personnel informion. Taking and recording vital signs. Documenting electronic pient medical records. Scheduling pient appointments, tests, and procedures. Performing blood glucose testing. Setting up pient examinion rooms while adhering to infection control procedures. Collecting, labeling, and packaging specimens such as blood and urine. Performing electrocardiograms (EKGs).

Preferred Experience:

Opering room experience in multiple services; general, urology, ENT, ortho (joints, shoulders, spine, hand), plastic hand, thoracic, cardiothoracic, etc.

Work Schedule:

7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Position Description Title/PD#: Surgical Technician/ PD14416A, PD14417A, and

PD14418A

Physical Requirements:

The position primarily involves work performed in both sitting and standing positions. Standing and bending for prolonged period, walking, lifting up to 50 pounds, kneeling, and some climbing of stairs may be required. The work requires manual dexterity, a large degree of concentrion, and working top speed for several hours a time. The ability to distinguish colors and color intensity are required. Duties regularly require providing manual assistance in lifting and positioning pients, most of who are stages of unconsciousness. There are extensive periods of regular and recurring standing, walking, bending, lifting, pushing, reaching, and prolonged stretching to provide easy accessibility of instruments and supplies for the surgeon. The ST must be dexterous in passing instruments to surgeons without compromising principles of aseptic technique and in a manner requiring little or no effort from the surgeon.

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 Help Conditions of employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the applicion and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the 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 Participion in the seasonal influenza vaccinion program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Required Documents" below for details. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you required to serve a 1-year probionary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evalue your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizional goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probionary period, your employment termined unless you receive certificion, in writing, th your continued employment advances the public interest. Qualificions To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing de of this announcement, 09/30/2026.

Individual Occupional Requirement:

Specialized Experience:

Positions in this series range widely in type and include support duties to medical or health personnel such as audiologists, speech phologists, medical officers, and optometrists. Therefore, technician experience is experience th required applicion of the knowledge, methods, and techniques of the position to be filled.

OR, FOR GS-5 ONLY

Educion and Training:

Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree, with major study or least 24 semester hours in subjects directly reled to the position. Specialized Experience is required in addition to the Individual Occupional Requirement You may qualify based on your experience and/or educion as described below: GS 05 grade level: At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to least the next lower grade level (GS-4) in the Federal Service th has given me the knowledge, skills and abilities required to successfully perform the duties of a Surgical Technician. This experience must demonstre knowledge of highly technical medical instruments, human anomy, physiology, and aseptic techniques necessary to prepare and maintain the sterile field during surgery. Candides must be familiar with sterilizion methods, including sterilizer operions, effectiveness testing, packing, storage, and shelf life. They must understand proper cleaning techniques, detergent selection, sterile supply rotion, and handling contamined items in accordance with infection control policies. The ability to recognize and respond to procedural needs, anticipe surgical team requirements, and identify instruments, equipment, and supplies required for complex surgical procedures is essential. Experience in handling surgical specimens, assisting with implantable devices, and understanding medicion dosages for surgical use is also required. Additionally, candides must demonstre effective communicion skills to interact professionally with physicians, nurses, pients, and other medical personnel.

NOTE:

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. OR, Successfully completed 4-year course of study above high school leading to a bachelor's degree with courses reled to the occupion of Surgical Technician position such as anomy and physiology, surgical technology, aseptic techniques, etc. This educion must have been obtained in an accredited college or university.

NOTE:

Transcripts (unofficial or official) must be submitted with your applicion merials. Educion cannot be credited without documention. GS 06 grade level: At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to least the next lower grade level (GS-5) in the Federal Service th has given me the knowledge, skills and abilities required to successfully perform the duties of a Surgical Technician. This experience must reflect the ability to perform all tasks required the GS-5 level while also demonstring developmental proficiency in the duties expected the GS-7 full performance level. The candide should have increasing responsibility for anticiping surgical team needs, responding to emergency conditions, and ensuring the proper function of surgical instruments and equipment. Experience must also include a deeper understanding of infection control measures, sterilizion protocols, and the handling of reusable medical equipment (RME). At this level, the incumbent is expected to gain proficiency in selecting instruments based on procedural requirements, preparing implantable devices, and ensuring proper storage and reprocessing of medical equipment. While the full range of GS-7 duties is not initially expected, the applicant should demonstre the ability to learn and apply advanced surgical techniques under approprie training and supervision. Strong communicion skills and the ability to follow standard opering procedures for RME handling are essential. OR, Successfully completed one-half year of gradue educion (9 semester hours) or an internship in course mter th must include courses directly reled to the work of the Surgical Technician position such as anomy and physiology, surgical technology, aseptic techniques, etc. This educion must have been obtained in an accredited college or university.

NOTE:

Transcripts (unofficial or official) must be submitted with your applicion merials. Educion cannot be credited without documention. GS 07 grade level: At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to least the next lower grade level (GS-6) in the Federal Service th has given me the knowledge, skills and abilities required to successfully perform the duties of a Surgical Technician. This experience must include comprehensive knowledge of surgical procedures, instrumention, and sterile technique, including sterilizer operions, packing, storage, and infection control protocols. The candide must demonstre the ability to anticipe the needs of the surgical team, respond quickly and accurely during procedures, and recognize and manage emergency conditions. Proficiency in handling surgical specimens, including proper collection, labeling, and preservion for diagnostic purposes, is required. The ability to prepare and manage implantable devices such as prosthetic joints, pacemakers, and vascular grafts is also necessary. Experience in reprocessing reusable medical equipment, ensuring compliance with manufacturer guidelines, and following Standard Opering Procedures (SOPs) is expected. The applicant must exhibit strong knowledge of pient positioning, assist anesthesia providers as needed, and maintain a working understanding of medical terminology and pharmacology relevant to the sterile field. Effective communicion skills are required to coordine with multidisciplinary teams, provide instruction when needed, and ensure the highest level of pient care. OR, Successfully completed one year of gradue educion (18 semester hours) or an internship in course mter th must include courses directly reled to the work of the Surgical Technician position such as anomy and physiology, surgical technology, aseptic techniques, etc. This educion must have been obtained in an accredited college or university.

NOTE:

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.

Preferred Experience:

Opering room experience in multiple services; general, urology, ENT, ortho (joints, shoulders, spine, hand), plastic hand, thoracic, cardiothoracic, etc. 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.

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: http://ope.ed.gov/accredition/ . 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. Additional informion 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 (TJO). Please the Human Resources and Administrion/Operions, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP), va.gov/EMPLOYEE/docs/The-Fair-Chance-to-Compete-Act.pdf for more informion. The following communiced to applicants for VA employment in a testing designed position and will also be included in all VA vacancy announcements for such positions: All applicants tentively selected for VA employment in a testing designed position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drugs use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested denied employment with VA. The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candides for competitive service vacancies. To be well-qualified, applicants must possess experience th exceeds the minimum qualificions of the position including all selective factors if applicable, and must be proficient in most of the requirements of the job. Informion about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website which can be found https://www.opm.gov/ . Receiving Service Credit for 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. VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's credit for their job-reled non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. 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. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help 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 Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits 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 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.

Applicants referred in the order in which they were received. Benefits Help 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 Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits 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

Required Documents Help Documents Accepted:

Cover Letter DD-214/ Stement of Service Disability Letter (Schedule A) Disability Letter (VA) License Other (1) PCS Orders Performance Appraisal Professional Certificion Resume Separion Notice (RIF) SF-15 SF-50/

Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript Documents Required:

Resume Please review the above list(s) to ensure you have included all necessary documents required for your applicion.

Not every applicant will require the same documents, therefore it is the applicants responsibility to ensure th their applicion package includes all necessary documents to determine qualificions and eligibility for appointment, such as a copy of your SF-50, transcript, ICTAP/CTAP documention (for displaced Federal employees). You will not be contacted for additional informion. Applicants deemed ineligible if supporting documention is not submitted.

Veterans' Preference:

Since the Direct-Hire Recruitment Authority is being used, traditional Veterans' Preference rules do not apply. Qualified veterans will, however, be given full considerion for this position. Applicions are accepted online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the stus of your applicion. 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 schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . 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 Help All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the occupional questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 09/30/2026 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12935300 . 1. To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. 2. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package. Beginning September 27, 2025, Federal agencies will only accept resumes up to two pages in length to comply with the Merit Hiring Plan. Resumes longer than two pages will result in ineligibility for further considerion for the position. USAJOBS will not allow you to upload or build resumes longer than two pages, and you will need to upde the resumes in your profile before applying for a job. Resumes should include informion relevant to the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies of the position to which you are applying. VA is unable to make assumptions about qualificions if not clearly listed. Resumes must be legible so they can be reviewed for eligibility, minimum qualificions and other position requirements listed in the job announcement. Your resume must be 5MB or less. We recommend saving and uploading your resume as a PDF to maintain formting and number of pages. We also accept GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, TXT, PDF, ODT or Word (DOC or DOCX). We do not accept PDF portfolio files. We recommend using a sans-serif font size like Lo, if available. Other widely available options are Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, Open San Source Sans Pro, Roboto or Noro Sans. Make your page margins 0.5 inches. Consider using 14-point size font for titles and 10-point for the main text in your resume. The resume builder can help you cree a resume using these recommendions and uses the informion in your USAJOBS profile to help you get started. Helpful Hints for Creing a

Two-Page Resume:

Prioritize most relevant and recent experience Use concise, results focused language Align language from the job announcement Focus on demonstring skills and competencies Remove outded or unreled experience Use the USAJOBS resume builder Additional guidance on this new requirement and resume building tools can be found https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/applicion/documents/resume/page-limit

NOTE:

It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. 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 USAJobs Help Center . To return to an incomplete applicion , log into your USAJOBS account and click Upde Applicion in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your applicion incomplete. Agency contact informion

VISN 19 HR

Contact Center Phone 719-227-4600 V19USAJOBS@VA.GOV Address VA Salt Lake City Health Care System 500 Foothill Drive Salt Lake City, UT 84148 US Next steps After the vacancy announcement closes, applicants are evalued 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. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request

Required Documents Help Documents Accepted:

Cover Letter DD-214/ Stement of Service Disability Letter (Schedule A) Disability Letter (VA) License Other (1) PCS Orders Performance Appraisal Professional Certificion Resume Separion Notice (RIF) SF-15 SF-50/

Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript Documents Required:

Resume Please review the above list(s) to ensure you have included all necessary documents required for your applicion.

Not every applicant will require the same documents, therefore it is the applicants responsibility to ensure th their applicion package includes all necessary documents to determine qualificions and eligibility for appointment, such as a copy of your SF-50, transcript, ICTAP/CTAP documention (for displaced Federal employees). You will not be contacted for additional informion. Applicants deemed ineligible if supporting documention is not submitted.

Veterans' Preference:

Since the Direct-Hire Recruitment Authority is being used, traditional Veterans' Preference rules do not apply. Qualified veterans will, however, be given full considerion for this position. Applicions are accepted online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the stus of your applicion. 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 schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . 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 Help All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the occupional questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 09/30/2026 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12935300 . 1. To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. 2. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package. Beginning September 27, 2025, Federal agencies will only accept resumes up to two pages in length to comply with the Merit Hiring Plan. Resumes longer than two pages will result in ineligibility for further considerion for the position. USAJOBS will not allow you to upload or build resumes longer than two pages, and you will need to upde the resumes in your profile before applying for a job. Resumes should include informion relevant to the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies of the position to which you are applying. VA is unable to make assumptions about qualificions if not clearly listed. Resumes must be legible so they can be reviewed for eligibility, minimum qualificions and other position requirements listed in the job announcement. Your resume must be 5MB or less. We recommend saving and uploading your resume as a PDF to maintain formting and number of pages. We also accept GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, TXT, PDF, ODT or Word (DOC or DOCX). We do not accept PDF portfolio files. We recommend using a sans-serif font size like Lo, if available. Other widely available options are Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, Open San Source Sans Pro, Roboto or Noro Sans. Make your page margins 0.5 inches. Consider using 14-point size font for titles and 10-point for the main text in your resume. The resume builder can help you cree a resume using these recommendions and uses the informion in your USAJOBS profile to help you get started. Helpful Hints for Creing a

Two-Page Resume:

Prioritize most relevant and recent experience Use concise, results focused language Align language from the job announcement Focus on demonstring skills and competencies Remove outded or unreled experience Use the USAJOBS resume builder Additional guidance on this new requirement and resume building tools can be found https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/applicion/documents/resume/page-limit

NOTE:

It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. 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 USAJobs Help Center . To return to an incomplete applicion , log into your USAJOBS account and click Upde Applicion in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your applicion incomplete. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion

VISN 19 HR

Contact Center Phone 719-227-4600 V19USAJOBS@VA.GOV Address VA Salt Lake City Health Care System 500 Foothill Drive Salt Lake City, UT 84148 US Next steps After the vacancy announcement closes, applicants are evalued 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. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 04/15/2026 to 09/30/2026 Salary $60,985 - $98,208 per year Pay scale & grade

GS 5 - 7

Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Salt Lake City, UT 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

CBSU-12935300-26-BLB

Control number 865273900