Health Technician ( Advanced Telehealth Clinical

Summary

The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this occupational series. For more information - refer to Required Documents below. PLEASE READ THE COMPLETE ANNOUNCEMENT TO ENSURE YOU UNDERSTAND THE QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS AND SUBMIT A COMPLETE APPLICATION PACKET.

Basic Requirements:

• Citizenship
• Citizen of the United States
• After a determination is made that it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens - non-citizen personnel may be appointed on a temporary basis under authority of 38 U.S.C. 7405 - without regard to the citizenship requirements of 38 U.S.C. 7402 or any other law prohibiting the employment of or payment of compensation to a person who is not a citizen of the United States
• Candidates must meet all other requirements for the grade and position concerned
• English Language Proficiency
• A candidate will not be appointed under authority of 38 U.S.C. chapters 73 or 74 - to serve in a direct patient-care capacity in VHA who is not proficient in written and spoken English
• Experience and Education Experience
• One year of experience in a health care field that demonstrates the applicant's ability to perform the work or an understanding of the work such as but not limited to a medical or clinical assistant (or technician) or health technician
• OR - Education
• Four academic years above high school leading to a bachelor's degree with courses related to the occupation
• OR - Experience/Education Combination
• Equivalent combination of experience and education are qualifying for entry level for which both education and experience are acceptable
• Examples are listed below:
  Six months of experience in the health care field and two years of education above high school that included at least six semester hours in health care related courses such as - biological science - surgical technician courses - nursing assistant or other courses related to the position
• or an associate's degree in a health care related field
• or - Six months of experience in the health care field and successful completion of a course for health care technicians - hospital corpsmen - or medical service specialists given by the U.S. Armed Forces
• Certification
• None Grandfathering Provision
• All Health Technicians (Telehealth Clinical) 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
• 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:(1) Such employees may be reassigned - promoted up to and including the full performance (journeyman) level - or changed to lower grade within the occupation - but may not be promoted beyond the journeyman level or placed in supervisory or managerial positions.(2)
  
  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.(3) If an employee who was retained (grandfathered) 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 re-entry to the occupation
• Preferred Experience - These preferences are highly desired but are not required:
  Minimum of 1 year of healthcare experience preferred as a health Technician - LPN - or CNA
• GRADE DETERMINATIONS:
  In addition to the basic requirements for employment - the following criteria must be met when determining the grade of candidates
• Health Technician (Telehealth Clinical) - GS-7 (Advanced) Experience
• One full year of Telehealth Clinical experience equivalent to the next lower grade (GS-6) level as a Telehealth Clinical Health Technician
• GS-6 level experiences are:
  Screening patients for Telehealth modality and referring patients that do not meet established criteria to appropriate care
• Communicating effectively with administrative and professional staff - and obtaining assistance for issues that may arise or backlogs that cannot be resolved in a timely manner
• Responsible for performing imaging duties in accordance with VHA national telehealth guidelines such as: capture and transmission of clinical images and/or data - obtains consent as necessary - generates consults according to established procedures for each telehealth specialty - transmits images or clinical data to the electronic medical record - provides patient education regarding general anatomy - disease processes and prevention as appropriate - and takes appropriate action based on the providers' findings and recommendations
• Responsible for facilitation of real-time Telehealth encounters by providing hands on assistance and reporting clinical observations under the direction of a licensed independent…