Supervisory Medical Technician

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

About the Position: Serves as Supervisory Medical Technician in a Military Entrance Processing Station, providing program oversight and supervision to Medical Technicians.

This will be filled on a permanent basis.

As a Supervisory Medical Technician, you will: | Plan, organize, control and direct the work to be accomplished by subordinates, set and adjust short-term priorities. | Prepare schedules for completion of work. | Assign work to subordinates based on priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty and requirements of assignments, and the capabilities of employees. | Evaluate work performance of subordinates; gives advice, counsel, or instruction to employees on both work and administrative matters. | Recommend appointments, promotions, or reassignments to positions. | Interview candidates for positions. | Hear and resolve complaints from employees, referring group grievances and more serious unresolved complaints to a higher-level supervisor. Disciplinary measures, such as warnings and reprimands, recommending other actions in more serious cases. | Oversee disciplinary measures, such as warnings and reprimands, recommending other actions in more serious cases. | Identify developmental and training needs of employees, providing or arranging for needed development and training. | Find ways to improve production or increase the quality of the work directed | Develop performance standards for employees.

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: Performing and/or advising on a variety of complex medial test, procedure, and examinations in a clinical laboratory; Maintaining quality assurance and quality control checks of medical test results; Performing phlebotomy/blood draws on patients; Delegating tasks and providing technical guidance to medical technicians and/or medical personnel; Performing quality assurance reviews of applicant records and ensuring they include medical test result. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07).

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.

Successful completion of applicable Military Health System (MHS) GENESIS Training is required in order to access the MHS GENESIS System within 30 days of on-boarding and/or as required. | This position is covered by the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Program. Incumbent is required to sign a DA Form 5019-R and must pass a urinalysis test as required prior to appointment and periodically thereafter. | Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation. | This position has been designated as non-sensitive and requires a personnel security investigation. | Must use restrictive and protective clothing such as surgical gloves, employee cannot wear exposing footwear. | Occasional shift work (before 0600 or after 1800 hours) may be required. | Occasionally may be required to work Saturdays.