Medical Instrument Technician; GI Technician

Summary

The Medical Instrument Technician is a member of the Gastrointestinal/Pulmonary lab and provides assistance to the endoscopist and other team members during endoscopy and other diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. The Medical Instrument Technician participates with the GI Lab team members in planning and implementing complex procedures.

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

• United States Citizenship:
  Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
• Education
  • There are no specific educational requirements for this occupation.
  • Education may be substituted for experience only at the GS-4 and GS-5 level.
• Licensure or Certification
  • Licensure or Certification is not required for this occupation.
  • however - it is strongly desirable at GS-6 or above as evidence of possession of the essential knowledge - skills - and abilities.
  • For all specialties identified the standard - Basic and Advanced Cardiac Life Support certifications are desirable.
  • Training which does not result in official certification does not meet this definition.
• English Language Proficiency
  • Medical Instrument Technicians must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with chapter 2 - section D - paragraph 5a - this part.
• Grandfathering Provision
  • May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria).
  • Grandfathering Provision:
    The following is the standard grandfathering policy for all Title 38 Hybrid qualification standards.
  • Some of these provisions may not apply to this occupation.
  • Please carefully review the qualification standard to determine the specific education and/or licensure/certification/ registration requirements that apply to this occupation.
  • All persons employed in VHA in this occupation on the effective date of this qualification standard are considered to have met all qualification requirements for the title - series and grade held - including positive education and licensure/certification/registration that are part of the basic requirements of the occupation.
  • For employees who do not meet all the basic requirements required in this standard - but who met the qualifications applicable to the position at the time they were appointed to it - the following provisions apply:
    Such employees in an occupation that does not require a licensure/certification/registration - may be reassigned - promoted - or demoted within the occupation.
  • Such employees in an occupation that requires a licensure/certification/registration - may be reassigned - promoted up to and including the full performance (journey) level - or demoted within the occupation - but may not be promoted beyond the journey level or placed in supervisory or managerial positions.
  • Such employees in an occupation that requires a licensure/certification/registration only at higher grade levels must meet the licensure/certification/registration requirement before they can be promoted to those higher grade levels.
  • Employees who are appointed on a temporary basis prior to the effective date of the qualification standard may not have their temporary appointment extended or be reappointed - on a temporary or permanent basis - until they fully meet the basic requirements of the standard.
  • Employees initially grandfathered into this occupation - who subsequently obtain additional education and/or licensure/certification/registration that meet all the basic requirements of this qualification standard must maintain the required credentials as a condition of employment in the occupation.
  • If an employee who was retained in an occupation listed in 38 U.S.C. § 7401(3) under this provision leaves that occupation - the employee loses protected status and must meet the full VA qualification standard requirements in effect at the time of reentry to the occupation.
• Grade Determinations: GS-7 GI…