Health Technician

Position Type

Permanent

Position Overview/ Duties

• Perform ambulatory and inpatient procedures and direct patient care under credentialed-provider supervision.
• Recognize medical emergencies and monitors patients for distress/acuity changes; escalates to providers as needed.
• Manage patient intake in MHS Genesis; verifies eligibility, updates records, and transcribes physician orders per SOP.
• Assemble and maintain health records; prepares charts, files results, and safeguards patient confidentiality (HIPAA).
• Handle reception and scheduling; answers phones, books appointments, and manages no-shows/reschedules per policy.
• Maintain a clean, safe environment and equipment; practices universal precautions and reports safety/security concerns.

Qualification Summary

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes conducting intake procedures/assessments; recording patient data in electronic medical records systems; and obtaining vital signs. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.