Health Technician (Surgical)

This Health Technician (Surgical) position is with Indian Health Service (Department of Health and Human Services) in Phoenix, AZ. The Health Technician (Surgical) position is located in the Operating Room Nursing Services at the Phoenix Indian Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona. The purpose of this position is to provide surgical scrub technician support for surgical operations ranging from minor to more complex and extensive surgical procedures. A REAL ID will be required beginning May 7, 2025, in accordance with 6 C.F.R. 37.5 (2021). Key duties: • Total Compensation Package - Check out IHS's outstanding total compensation package for this job: Health Technician Total Compensation | Pay (ihs.gov) Responsible for handling instruments, supplies, and equipment during all surgical procedures. Sets up sterile field with all required items for each procedure, ensures all supplies and equipment are available prior to surgical procedures. Utilizes universal precautions and follows all infection control policies and procedures when handling specimens, supplies and equipment. Observes and responds promptly to each stage of the surgical procedure and anticipates the needs of the surgeon by maintaining a high level of concentration for extended periods of time. Assists the surgeon by performing such procedures as preparing skin grafts, suctioning, holding retractors, applying skin staples, and cutting sutures. Prepares prosthesis and surgical devices during procedures. Recognizes potentially hazardous situations (e.g., frayed cords, water on floor) and takes corrective actions. This position is being announced concurrently under Excepted Service/Merit Promotion procedures. Please review vacancy announcement number IHS-27-PX-13087173-ESEP/MP; for eligibility requirements. NOTE: Applicants must apply separately for each announcement in order to be considered. Qualifications: This is a competitive vacancy announcement advertised under Delegated Examining Authority. Selections made under this vacancy announcement will be processed as new appointments to the civil service. Current civil service employees would therefore be given new appointments to the civil service; however, benefits, time served, and all other Federal entitlements would remain the same. To qualify for this position, your resume must state sufficient experience and/or education, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are applying. 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; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. Individual Occupational Requirements for Health Aid and Technician Series 0640: 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. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS for GS-0640-07, you must meet one of the following: Experience: Your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following type of work and/or tasks, Examples include: Monitoring and maintaining aseptic technique throughout procedures; coordinate or participate in the positioning of patients, using body stabilizing equipment or protective padding to provide appropriate exposure for the procedure or protection; and maintaining an unobstructed operative field, using surgical retractors, sponges, or suctioning and irrigating equipment. OR Education: Your resume must demonstrate successful completion of 1 year (18 semester hours) of graduate education that is directly related to the work of the position; OR Combination: Your resume must demonstrate a combination of qualifying education and experience that meets the minimum qualifications described above. The total percentage equals at least 100 percent to qualify for this GS-07 grade level. Note: Only education beyond a 4-year course of study above high school leading to a bachelor's degree with courses related to the occupation can be used to qualify as education when using the combination of education and experience option and transcripts are required to qualify using this option. SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR for GS-0640-07, you must meet the following: In addition to the minimum requirements, the following certification is determined to be essential to perform the duties and responsibilities of a particular position. Applicants who do not meet a selective placement factor are ineligible for further consideration. Must attach copy of certification. Certified Surgical Technician (CST) by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA); OR Certified Technician in Surgery (TS-C) by the National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT). This announcement is advertised as Open Until Filled, applications should be submitted ASAP to ensure you will be considered for this position. The first application cutoff date for referral consideration will be five business days after the announcement opens. Subsequent cutoff dates will be each Friday at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time through the announcement's closing date. Applicants must meet all qualification requirements and submit all required documents by the applicable cutoff date to receive consideration. Additional selection(s) of candidates may be possible within 240 days from the date the certificate of eligibles was issued for this announcement. View the full announcement and apply on USAJOBS.gov.