Health Technician

**Duties**:

- Serve as first surgical assistant and/or scrub assistant in major and minor procedures. Assist in triage of common head and neck conditions.
- In accordance with aseptic requirements set up equipment in order to ensure a sterile field. Hand instruments and/or supplies to the surgeon during an operative procedure.
- Assist physicians during specialized diagnostic and/or therapeutic procedures. Assemble needed sterile and non-sterile supplies in order to hand sterile items to the physician.
- Perform dressing changes in accordance with standards within clinic treatment areas. Administer topical medications in preparation for laryngoscopies.
- Assist with biopsy procedures to include endoscopic biopsies. Perform binocular microscopy, cerumenectomy, tympanometry, and/or otoacoustic emissions screening.

**Requirements**:
**Conditions of Employment**:

- Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
- You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
- One year trial/probationary period may be required.
- Applicants must comply with the Exceptional Family Member Program requirements as outlined in the DoD Instruction 1315.19.
- This position requires Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from, or in accordance with, the American Heart Association (AHA). American Heart Association and American Red Cross.
- This position has a requirement to lift up to 50 lbs. in the regular performance of duties.
- This position requires the completion of a pre-employment Physical Examination.
- This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 5% of the time.

**Qualifications**:
**Who May Apply: US Citizens**

**To qualify for this position you must meet the qualification requirements listed below**:
**Specialized Experience**: One year of specialized experience which includes: assisting a surgical physician with medical and surgical treatment of disorders, injuries, and diseases of the ear, nose, and throat by performing sterile dressing changes, suture removal, sterilization of surgical instruments, and maintenance of sterile conditions in the operating room or clinic; as well as performing patient administrative duties for a surgical ward. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-6).

**Education**:
**Additional information**:

- Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
- U.S. citizens overseas under ordinarily resident status are not eligible for appointment under the Status of Forces Agreement.
- If an employee brings a child to an overseas location and that child is entitled to attend a DoD school on a space-required basis in accordance with DoDEA Regulation 1342.13, the DoDEA and the Military Department responsible for providing related services will ensure that the child, if eligible for special education, receives a free appropriate public education, including related services pursuant to DoDI 1342.12 and DoDM 1342.12.
- If an employee brings an infant or toddler (up to 3 years of age) to an overseas location, and that infant or toddler, but for the child's age, is entitled to attend the DoDEA on a space-required basis in accordance with DoDEA Regulation 1342.13, then the Military Department responsible for EIS will provide the infant or toddler with the required EIS in accordance with the eligibility criteria consistent with DoDI 1342.12 and DoDM 1342.12.
- Employees (and family members) who require medical or dental care in the overseas location will be responsible for obtaining and paying for such care. Access for civilian employees and their families to military medical and dental treatment facilities is on a space-available and reimbursable basis only.
- Pay retention may be offered to selected applicants for positions at overseas locations. Pay retention will not be offered as an incentive for employees moving between overseas positions.
- Selectees may receive certain foreign area benefits such as: Living Quarters Allowance (LQA) or government quarters, home leave, etc. Selectees will have their eligibility for foreign area benefits determined at the time of hire in accordance with Department of State Standardized Regulation (DSSR) and DoDI 1400.25 volume 1250.
- The initial length of this overseas tour is 36 months.
- Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
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