Health Technician

This position works in support of the Aerospace Medical Certification Program reviewing airmen Electrocardiograms (ECGs) for technical and acute pathological problems.

Performs a combination of routine, multiple and varying tasks/assignments under the general direction of a manager, project/program manager, or more experienced employee for the national FAA Aerospace Medical Certification Program to review airmen Electrocardiograms (ECGs) for technical and acute pathological problems. Typically acts as a member of a team to assist other employees in day-to-day operations.

Applies experience and detailed knowledge to accomplish routine tasks/assignments. Has a general understanding of how assignments contribute to organizational unit activities. Typical tasks include: reading and interpreting ECGs to screen out discrepancies; verifying discrepancy according to Aerospace Medical Certification regulations, procedures, and aerospace medicine principles; notifying the appropriate personnel of the discrepancy; compiling and summarizing data and/or information consisting of ECG pathology codes and maintaining records in the FAA Document Imaging Workflow System (DIWS); and supporting higher level employees in research, examinations, investigations or inspections by requesting further cardiovascular evaluations and/or medical tests.

Demonstrates some independence in planning time, but frequently coordinates with a manager, project/program manager, or more experienced employee to prioritize tasks/assignments and use assigned resources. May help managers and other employees identify resources to accomplish tasks/assignments and small projects.

Contacts are both internal and external to the organization. Internal contacts across the Civil Aerospace Medical Institute, including Legal Instruments Examiners, Physicians, coworkers and managers to share information and status on tasks/assignments. Prepares official correspondence to AME's and Airmen requesting additional information, which may include: requests for medical records, additional studies, eligibility letter, or other requests for additional information.

Established policies/procedures provide guidance for almost all tasks/assignments but allow some discretion for employee to select the most appropriate approach(es). Works under general instructions provided by a manager, project/program manager, or more experienced employee.

Frequently refers problems and work issues to a manager or more experienced employee when guidelines are not available or applicable. May help them develop and recommend solutions to some problems/issues.

Work is reviewed frequently during major stages of tasks/assignments and at completion to ensure timeliness and alignment with the requirements of projects and/or work activities.

Work activities typically support one or more projects/programs and affect the objectives of the organizational unit and the major subdivision. In some areas, the work may indirectly support the safety and security of internal and external customers.

 

Specialized Experience (for positions at GS-4 and above): Positions in this series range widely in type and include support duties to medical or health personnel such as audiologists, speech pathologists, medical officers, and optometrists. Therefore, technician experience is experience that required application of the knowledge, methods, and techniques of the position to be filled.

To qualify for this position at the FV-F (FG/GS 7/8) level, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-E (FG/GS 5/6) level. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level.

Specialized experience includes: experience reviewing Electrocardiograms (ECGs) for technical and acute problems; interpreting electrocardiograms to screen discrepancies; verifying discrepancies; and utilizing practical knowledge of medical terminology to compile and summarize data consisting of ECG pathology codes.

Applicants should provide examples of Specialized Experience in their Work History.

OR

Graduate education or an internship meets the specialized experience required above GS-5 only in those instances where it is directly related to the work of the position. One full year of graduate education meets the requirements for FV-F (FG/GS 7/8) level.

One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent 1 year of full-time study. If that information cannot be obtained from the school, 18 semester hours should be considered as satisfying the 1 year of full-time study requirement. Part-time graduate education is creditable in accordance with its relationship to a year of full-time study at the school attended.

OR

Combination education and experience may be qualifying for this position. Refer to OPM's Operating Manual Qualification Standards for more information.

If your qualifications for this position are based on education, you must submit a transcript of your college coursework by the closing date of the announcement. Schools must be accredited by an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. If selected, official transcripts will be required prior to employment.

AND

Selective Placement Factor (SPF): Candidates must demonstrate evidence of having the ability to read and interpret electrocardiograms (ECG) with medical terminology within their resume. Candidates who do not possess the SPF are rated ineligible/not qualified and will not receive further consideration for the position.

AND

Quality Ranking Factor (QRF): A well-qualified candidate will demonstrate successful completion of an electrocardiogram (ECG) analysis-training program or comparable training program. Please upload certificate(s) for verification.

Qualifications must be met by the closing date of the announcement.

KSA Information:

As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the initial application in the hiring process for all announcements. Therefore, as an applicant for this announcement, you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA.

In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA, in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each KSA. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your KSA answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate based on the work history and experience you provided. Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resource Specialist as appropriate.

Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA); Quality Ranking Factor(s) or Other Factors listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or alphabetical and referred to the selecting official for consideration.