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Job Field: Office Jobs
Location: Poplar, MT
Salary: $53,401.00 - $67,931.00 / Per Year
Job Type: Full Time - Permanent
Phone: (406)247-7211

JOB SUMMARY:

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The Indian Health Service (IHS) is the principal federal health care provider and health advocate for American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN). The IHS goal is to raise Indian health status to the highest possible level. IHS provides leadership and direction to programs and activities designed to improve health outcomes to over 1.9 million AI/AN through a system of IHS, Tribal and Urban operated facilities and programs.

For information on the IHS visit IHS.GOV

This position is being re-advertised to solicit additional applications. Applicants who applied previously need not reapply unless submitting updated and/or missing information.

OPEN UNTIL FILLED. The first certificate will be issued after 1/27/14. The second certificate will be issued after 2/10/14. The 3rd certificate will be issued after 2/25/14.

 

The IHS is required by law to give absolute preference to qualified applicants who meet the Secretary of the Interior's definition of Indian for appointment to vacancies within the IHS in accordance with established IHS policy as outlined in the Indian Health Manual Part 7, Chapter 3. The IHS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

 

This position is also being announced under Announcement # IHS-R2-BI-948170-ESEP/MP for those who want to be considered under Merit Promotion Plan/Excepted Service Examining Plan.  If you wish to be considered all hiring plans you must submit an application to both job opportunity announcements.

 

This position is the Lead Medical Technologist at the Fort Peck Service Unit, Poplar, MT. This position serves as the Lead Medical Technologist responsible for management of the Poplar laboratory operations as directed by the Lab Supervisor. Also responsible for the application, modification, adaptation, and extension of analytical methods and procedures in the performance of a variety of texts/examinations of human tissue, fluids, and/or other substances in the medical laboratory. 

See http://www.ihs.gov/jobsatihs/ for more details.

TRAVEL REQUIRED

• Occasional Travel
• Occasional Travel is required

RELOCATION AUTHORIZED

• No

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

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• The selected applicant will be subject to a pre-employment background
• investigation, which will include a fingerprint check.
• If applicable-Selective Service registration (Males born after 12/31/59)
• U.S. Citizenship is required