Duties
This is an open continuous announcement until September 30, 2025. Qualified applicants will be considered and referred as vacancies become available.
DUTIES:
- Thorough knowledge of appropriate name, uses of, dosages, physical characteristics and adverse effects of all medications used on the sterile field.
- Handles specimens correctly.
- Ability to interact effectively and communicate clearly and appropriately with all levels of medical center staff, visitors, patients and students.
- Able to identify and/or take action to correct actual or potential safety hazards concerning the infection control and equipment malfunction when setting up complex systems.
- Prepared grafts, suctions, holds retractors, applies staples, prepares prosthetic items and other surgical devices during procedures.
- Ability to correctly perform the Heimlich maneuver and CPR.
- Ability to prepare/set-up endoscopic towers, powered equipment and all accessory equipment.
- Ability to correctly utilize and care for all critical, semi-critical and non-critical.
- Performs all instrument and sponge counts correctly on all procedures.
- Utilizes appropriate assistive devices (i.e. lifts, transfer devices, other personnel) to promote safety of patients and staff.
- Functions as primary scrub for all procedures; implantation/set-up of all surgical procedures.
- Implement sterile technique, independently set-up instrumentation utilizing sterile technique, maintains sterile technique.
- Ability to identify any breaks in sterile technique and provide immediate correction of break in technique.
- Ability to actualize regulatory guidelines and practice standards into work practice
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, rotating shifts 6:30am-3:00pm, 10:00am-6:30pm, subject to change based on the needs of the facility.
Position Description Title/PD#: Surgical Technician/PD07205A
Physical Requirements: Physical and mental stamina are required, the duties involve frequently working under considerable stress, tense (sometimes life-threatening) situations and with patients who are in a sedated state with loss of orientation. Work involves long, strenuous hours of standing, stooping, bending, and stretching without a break during procedures which require intense concentration. Involves frequent lifting of instrument trays and moving of equipment/carts to position or transport handicapped or anesthetized patients. Requires strenuous physical exertion and agility. Manual dexterity and agility are required to correctly assemble, test or repair instruments. Strain is incurred in staying alert on long cases under difficult situations.
Scheduled for on-call for emergency procedures on a rotational basis, including holidays and weekends. Expected to respond, for emergencies, even when non-on-call. Expected to stay beyond shift if more than one room is running.
Duties regularly require providing manual assistance in lifting and positioning patients, most of which are stages of unconsciousness. There are extensive periods of regular and recurring standing, walking, bending, lifting, pushing, reaching, and prolonged stretching to provide easy accessibility of instruments and supplies for the surgeon. Incumbent must be dexterous in passing instruments to surgeons without compromising principles of aseptic technique and in a manner requiring little or no effort from the surgeon.
Required Documents
Documents Accepted:
- Cover Letter
- DD-214/ Statement of Service
- Disability Letter (Schedule A)
- Disability Letter (VA)
- License
- Other (1)
- PCS Orders
- Performance Appraisal
- Professional Certification
- Resume
- Separation Notice (RIF)
- SF-15
- SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action
- Transcript
Documents Required:
RESUME REQUIREMENTS - Your resume must include the following information for each job listed:
- Job Title (for each position)
- Description of duties (be as detailed as possible)
- Month and year start/end dates (e.g. June 2018 to April 2020) of employment
- Full-time or part-time status (include average hours worked per week)
Please review the above list(s) to ensure you have included all necessary documents required for your application. Not every applicant will require the same documents, therefore it is the applicants responsibility to ensure that their application package includes all necessary documents to determine qualifications and eligibility for appointment, such as a copy of your SF-50, transcript, ICTAP/CTAP documentation (for displaced Federal employees).
You will not be contacted for additional information. Applicants will be deemed ineligible if supporting documentation is not submitted.
Veterans' Preference: Since the Direct-Hire Recruitment Authority is being used, traditional Veterans' Preference rules do not apply. Qualified veterans will, however, be given full consideration for this position.
Applications are accepted online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from
schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
How to Apply
All applicants are encouraged to apply online.
To apply for this position, you must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 09/30/2025 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12630111.
1. To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.
2. Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package.
NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date. To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login, select the Application Status link and then select the More Information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.
Next steps
After the vacancy announcement closes, applicants are evaluated to ensure qualification and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certificate(s) is issued and applicants will be notified of their status by email.