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Surgical Technician (Podiatry)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 17 days ago
On-site Mather AFB, CA $50K – $73K Apply by Jul 1, 2026 Health Aid And Technician ESFJISFJISFPISTJ Trades
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The incumbent serves as Surgical Technician for the Surgical Clinic - Podiatry, VA Clinic, Outpatient Clinics, VA Northern California Health Care System. The Surgical Health Technician is assigned to the Podiatry Outpatient Clinic which is organizationally responsible to the Podiatric Division of the Department of Surgery. Incumbent works under the general supervision of the Chief, Podiatry Section.
What You'll Do
- →Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met.
- →Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level.
- →Duties of position will include but not limited to: Provides assistance of a technical, specialized, or support nature to health and medical personnel in the diagnosis and treatment of patient illnesses or medical conditions and procedures.
- →Sets up and assists Podiatric surgeons and other providers in the performance of treatments and procedures following aseptic technical to include minor surgical procedures Reviews patient charts for verification of identity and proper documentation including surgical consent following site and procedure verification process.
- →Responsible for setup of equipment for all procedures including excisional biopsies, tissue removal, incisions and drainage of abscesses, and amputations.
- →During these procedures, incumbent is responsible for the proper functioning of the equipment used during the process and through procedure completion.
- →Incumbent cleans and replaces all surgical equipment.
- →Sets up and preserves a sterile field for minor surgical procedures such as intra-articular injections, aspirations, soft tissue mass excisions, and subcutaneous hardware removal.
- →Notifies appropriate staff of test/procedure results and ensures they are made part of the medical record.
- →Performs a variety of technical and administrative tasks in support of clinic operations.
- →Performs various routine and general clinic administrative functions including ordering and stocking of supply items, medications accountability, ensuring quality control stock rotation Makes regular inventory and revision of stock to insure current stocking of high demand and readily required items.
- →Work Schedule: Monday through Friday 08:00am - 04:30pm Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
- →Position Description/PD#: Surgical Technician (Podiatry)/PD00748-A and PD00749-A
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your probationary period or trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
- ✓Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment.
- ✓You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.
- ✓If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
- ✓For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
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