The primary purpose of this position is to function as a Dental Laboratory Technician. The position independently accomplishes all aspects of fabrication for a wide range of dental prostheses/appliances. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 01/27/2023. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-08 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07. The grade may have been in any occupation but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. Individuals Occupational Requirements: Applicants who meet the Individual Occupational Requirements described below are fully qualified for the specified entry grade and must also meet the specialized experience requirements. Specialized experience may include: Use of dental laboratory material such as impression materials, plasters, stones, hydrocolloids, waxes, metals, acrylics, porcelain, and similar materials. Use of laboratory equipment such as hand tools, dental lathes, engines, and hand pieces, furnaces, casting machines, presses, flasks, and related equipment. Use of precision instruments such as articulators, surveyors, and microanalyzers. Construction of dental prosthetic appliances. In addition to meeting the above Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR) and time in grade, applicants must also meet the specialized experience directly related to this position. To qualify at the GS-8 grade, you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 level or higher. Specialized Experience: Experience with form, structure and function of teeth) facial characteristics, occlusion, anatomic and functional characteristics of surrounding tissue, normal and abnormal dental anatomy and oral and related maxillo-facial structure and function. Ability to design and fabricate dental prostheses that restore masticatory function, facilitate normal speech and restore and maintain correct facial dimension. Ability to fabricate all implant-based appliances. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Analytical Thinking Clinical Needs Incorporation Technical Competence 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. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: The work involves periods of sitting and standing. It involves the use of various dental lab machines. Extensive and detailed use of the hands is required. 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/. ["This position is covered by AFGE bargaining unit. Per the AFGE Master Agreement, the Area of Consideration will be: 1st Area of Consideration - Current Facility and CBOC employees; 2nd Area of Consideration - VA Nationwide applicants; 3rd Area of Consideration - Other Status candidates. Duties include but are not limited to: Knowledge of constructing porcelain or acrylic fixed or semi-fixed bridge restorations, full or removable partial dentures or orthodontic appliances and dental splints and obturators. Knowledge of fabricating acrylic or porcelain crowns, bridges or facing. Knowledge of surveying master casts for partial dentures, setups and contours artificial teeth. Thorough technical knowledge of both normal and abnormal oral anatomy and dentition as these affect the design, fabrication, function, and esthetics of the dental prosthesis being constructed. Able to adapt existing guidelines in order to carry out duties to adapt to a variety of clinical circumstances. Knowledge of fabrication of acrylic or cast splints for the reduction of fixation of maxillary and mandibular fractures, and obturators. Performs a variety of specialty laboratory procedures that require consideration of detailed aspects of each patient's dental anatomy. Survey, interprets designs and fabricates fixed, semi-fixed removable dentures or completed dentures. Ability to visualize the relationships of the parts of the whole at each step in the construction process and remain alert to those elements of design and construction. Work Schedule: Monday through Friday; 8:00AM-4:30PM Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Dental Lab Technician (Dental Service)/PD07275A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required"]
Providing Health Care for Veterans: The Veterans Health Administration is America’s largest integrated health care system, providing care at 1,255 health care facilities, including 170 medical centers and 1,074 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics), serving 9 million enrolled Veterans each year.
