Description:
The Primary Purpose of this Position is: To provide assistance in the Operation Room to the surgeon and other team members during surgical procedures; and participate with the surgical team members in planning and implementing complex procedures under the supervision of the perioperative registered nurse and surgeon.The Organizational Location of the Position is: Operating Toom, Perioperative Care, Patient Care Service, VA North Texas Health Care System (VANTHCS), Dallas, TX.
Requirements:
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 05/15/2026.You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:
- Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience at the GS-06; experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA's) and other characteristics to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled, in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience includes: DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL TESTING - Handles surgical specimens.; INFECTION CONTROL -Creates, Maintains, and oversees sterile field.; APLIES TECHNOLOGY TO TASKS - Prepares and organizes surgical setups.; and ATTENTION TO DETAIL - Communicates and collaborates with members of the surgical team to ensure positive patient outcome. OR,
- Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have one full year of graduate education. (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED). OR,
- Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond a Bachelors Degree. (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED)
Specialized Experience (for positions at GS-4 and above): 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 required application of the knowledge, methods, and techniques of the position to be filled.
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-07. 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.
For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/ .
Feb 17, 2026;
from:
usajobs.gov