Health Technician

Duties

• Serves as a member of the medical team with primary responsibility for enteral nutrition preparation for all designated pediatric, and NICU patients.
• Attends inpatient medical rounds, and actively presents nutrition concerns to doctors, nurses, and other allied health care providers.
• Provides clinical nutrition education to family members and other staff as needed on infant formulas, fortifications and feeding practices
• Completes breast milk analysis with individual adjustments in feeding/formulation for each infant.
• Provides guidance regarding issues such as policies, procedures, and current practices in enteral nutrition preparation and products, as well as inpatient neonatal and pediatric feeding practices and procedures.
• Responsible for patients with certain nutritionally related diseases or wound healing problems.
• Counsels and screens patients to identify nutrition problems, drug-nutrient interactions and provides patient instruction, education and counseling.
• Conducts weekly nutrition education classes to patients and family members.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• A Personnel Security Investigation is required.
• Tier 3 (Secret): This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment. A background investigation and credit check are required.
• This position has mandatory seasonal influenza vaccination requirements and is subject to annual seasonal influenza vaccinations unless otherwise exempted for medical or religious reasons (documentation of exemption must be provided upon hire).
• Immunization screening is required. Hepatitis B immunization is required for all positions with direct patient contact. Applicants may be required to show proof of other immunizations depending on the type of position.
• This position is a Testing Designated Position subject to pre-employment screening and random drug testing. Selectees will be required to consent to participation in random drug urinalysis testing
• This position is subject to pre-employment Drug Testing.
• A pre-placement medical examination is required.
• This position may require the incumbent to work uncommon work hours which may include working either fixed or rotating shirts, evenings, weekends, and/or holidays.
• This position may have occasional Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement(s).
• Position is designated as Mission Essential. The incumbent will be required to report to work during times of contingency operations, natural disasters, extreme weather or other emergency situations.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification is required.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the Specialized 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 .

GS-06
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: Provides nutrition counseling/education; Prepares infant feedings needs (ie, formula, May come in contact with bodily fluids - breast milk / donor's milk); Performs nutrition screenings for inpatients throughout the treatment period; Records information into automated system(s). This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05).

Education

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.

Additional information

• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• This position requires a 1 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.
• Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the information sheet.
• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.