Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. GS-04 grade level: Have six (6) months of Generalized Experience and six (6) months of Specialized Experience equivalent to the GS-3 level. Examples of General Experience would typically include but are not limited to: Independently performing duties such as independently performing customer service duties. Specialized experience: 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 requires application of the knowledge, methods, and techniques of the position to be filled. Examples of Specialized Experience would typically include, but are not limited to: dispatching operations, prioritizing telephone calls, accurately annotating caller's information, or providing indirect or direct patient care. NOTE: Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, GS level (if a federal position), duties, month & year starting and ending dates AND hours worked per week. OR Applicants may substitute education for the experience required for the GS-04 level. EDUCATION (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED): Have successfully completed two (2) years above High School education with 12 semester hours related to a study in medical, health, or related fields. NOTE: Transcripts (unofficial or official) must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation. This education must have been obtained in an accredited school, junior college, college, or university. One year of full-time academic study is defined as 30 semester hours, 45 quarter hours, or the equivalent in a college or university, or at least 20 hours of classroom instruction per week for approximately 36 weeks. OR Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at the GS-04 level. COMBINATION: EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED): Have a combination of college level- education beyond one (1) year with course(s) related to a study in medical, health, or related fields, and General and/or Specialized Experience to meet total experience requirements. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify at the GS-4. NOTE: Transcripts (unofficial or official) must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation. One full academic year of study (30 semester hours) beyond the second year is equivalent to 6 months of specialized experience. I have computed the percentage of these requirements that I meet, and the total is at least 100%. To calculate, first identify the percentage of required education you have earned (when substituting, you cannot use the first 60 semester hours that you earned). Then identify the percentage of required experience you possess. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify at the GS-04. For example, an applicant who has 9 semester hours of graduate level education (i.e. 50% of graduate education required) and 6 months of creditable specialized experience (i.e. 50% of the required experience) would equal 100% of the required experience for the position A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. 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; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.