Health Technician

Health Technician

Department: Department of Defense

Location(s): Naval Medical Center, San Diego, California

Salary Range: $57070 - $74196 Per Year

Job Summary: About the Position: This position is located at Naval Medical Center with the Directorate of Medicine, Infectious Disease Division at San Diego, California. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

Major Duties:

• Record, report, and file medical information in order to ensure medical data is readily available for the total patient treatment process of for HIV and Infectious Diseases Clinic patients.
• Act as the HIV Evaluation and Treatment Unit (HETU) Coordinator in advising leadership on readiness metrics as the Liaison within the department to ensure compliance with reporting by performing paramedical services.
• Responsible for optimizing the readiness for active-duty service members living with infectious diseases who are established within the region.
• Check-in patients, take full vital signs, administer vaccines, while performing phlebotomy and/or specimen collection to patients including patients living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus.
• Assist the health care team in performing other preventive medicine, clinical, or clerical duties as designated by the clinic/business manager and other supervising staff.
• Track and book laboratory and clinic follow-up appointments, while ensuring accurate and up-to-date records of patient demographics, partner notification status, medical history, treatment plans, and other relevant clinical information.
• Participates in patient education.

Qualifications: Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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. Experience required: To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience at the GS-06 grade level which includes: 1) reporting medical data for patient treatment; 2) taking vital signs of patients; 3) administering a variety of vaccines; and 4) maintaining a confidential computerized patient registry patients with infectious disease. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06).

How to Apply: To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 12/29/2025to receive consideration. To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application (https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12842771). Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. As a reminder, your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages will be removed from consideration. For additional information, refer to the 'Required Documents' section. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process. You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application. Your resume selected in USAJOBS will be included, but you must re-select other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application may be incomplete. It is your responsibility to verify that your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Additional information on how to complete the online application process and submit your online application may be found on the USA Staffing Applicant Resource Center. To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account (https://www.usajobs.gov/applicant/profile/dashboard/), all of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/application/status.

Application Deadline: 2025-12-29