Health Technician

Indian Health Service • Fort Duchesne, UT

7d • Onsite

About The Position

This Health Technician is a clerical position in the Public Health Nursing Department at the Uintah & Ouray Service Unit in Fort Duchesne, Utah. The position supports program planning and development and assists with community activities by planning events, scheduling, and participating in Public Health Nursing activities. It provides clerical and technical support to nursing staff and helps coordinate community health activities.

The position requires completing initial patient screenings, supporting nursing administration, maintaining and ordering patient education materials, preparing equipment requisitions, and tracking, managing, and submitting reports from electronic health record sources to the Nurse Executive. Employees whose duties involve working in an IHS healthcare facility must comply with the IHS Employee Immunization Policy for vaccine-preventable diseases, subject to any available exemption process.

This position has promotion potential to GS-5; promotion is discretionary and not guaranteed. A service agreement of at least one year is required. Recruitment incentives may be authorized. A REAL ID-compliant state-issued identification document or driver's license is required if used among the two valid identification documents presented before appointment.

Requirements

• Meet the GS-4 or GS-5 qualification requirements through qualifying experience, education, or a combination of both.
• For GS-4 by experience: at least six months of general experience and six months of specialized experience, such as clinical and clerical work involving patient scheduling, triage and gathering medical or insurance information, ordering clinical supplies, data management, or reporting.
• For GS-4 by education: successful completion of two years of study, including at least 12 semester hours in subjects related to the position.
• For GS-5 by experience: at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower federal grade, such as supporting medical or health personnel or performing clinical clerical duties in support of nursing and related departments.
• For GS-5 by education: completion of a full four-year bachelor's degree course of study with a major or at least 24 semester hours in subjects directly related to the position.
• For federal competitive-service merit promotion candidates, meet applicable time-in-grade requirements; time-in-grade does not apply under the Excepted Service Examining Plan.
• Meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the announcement closing date.
• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Selective Service registration is required for males born after December 31, 1959.
• Pass the required federal background investigation and satisfy the financial suitability review.
• Submit required background-investigation forms within five calendar days of issuance.
• Present two valid forms of identification before appointment; any state-issued ID or driver's license used must be REAL ID-compliant.
• Comply with the IHS Employee Immunization Policy if duties require work in an IHS healthcare facility, subject to any available exemption process.
• Successfully pass E-Verify employment verification and establish direct deposit.
• At least a one-year service agreement is required.
• Applicants must clearly document job duties, responsibilities, and hours worked per week in their resumes.

Responsibilities

• Complete initial screening of patients in the clinic.
• Provide clerical and technical support to nursing staff.
• Maintain, order, and stock patient education materials.
• Prepare equipment requisitions.
• Track, manage, and submit reports from electronic health record sources for the Nursing Division to the Nurse Executive.
• Help coordinate and plan community health activities for the Public Health Nursing program.
• Assist with program planning and development, community activities, event planning, and scheduling.

Benefits

• Federal annual leave accrual of 4, 6, or 8 hours per pay period depending on federal service.
• IHS may credit directly related prior non-federal experience or active-duty uniformed military service when determining annual leave accrual.
• Recruitment incentives may be authorized.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed