Operating Room Nursing Assistant

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the 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. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) organizing equipment for surgical procedures; 2) assisting the surgical team during procedures in the operation room for multiple specialty services (such as general surgery, orthopedics, urology, etc,.); 3) performing sponge, instrument, and/or sharps counts for the duration of a surgical procedure; AND 4) conducting post-operative cleaning or replacement of surgical instrumentation. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05). 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.
About the Position: This position will be performing the duties of a Scrub Technician or Operating Room Technologist. This position is located at the 59th Medical Wing – Joint Base San Antonio – Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center; Lackland AFB, Texas. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation A recruitment incentive may be authorized. Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service. Non-Federal work experience may be creditable for leave purposes.