Individual Occupational Requirements for
GS-642: Nuclear Medicine Technician Series
The text below is extracted verbatim from
Section IV-B of the Operating Manual for Qualification Standards
for General Schedule Positions (p.IV-B-101), but contains minor edits
to conform to web-page requirements.
Use these individual occupational requirements in conjunction with
the "Group Coverage Qualification Standard for
Technical and Medical Support Positions."
Public Law 97-35 requires that persons who administer radiologic
procedures meet the credentialing standards in 42 CFR Part 75. Essentially, they must (l) have
successfully completed an educational program that meets or exceeds the standards described in that
regulation, and is accredited by an organization recognized by the Department of Education, and (2)
be certified as radiographers in their field. The following meet the above requirements:
(l) Persons employed by the Federal Government as radiologic personnel prior to the effective
date of the regulation (January 13, 1986) who show evidence of current or fully satisfactory
performance or certification of such from a licensed practitioner such as a doctor of medicine,
osteopathy, dentistry, podiatry, or chiropractic who prescribes radiologic procedures to
others.
(2) Persons first employed by the Federal Government as radiologic personnel after the
effective date of the regulation who (a) received training from institutions in a State or
foreign jurisdiction that did not accredit training in that particular field at the time of
graduation, or (b) practiced in a State or foreign jurisdiction that did not license that
particular field or did not allow special eligibility to take a licensure examination for those
who did not graduate from an accredited educational program, provided that such persons show
evidence of training, experience, and competence as determined by OPM or the employing
agency.
All applicants, however, must meet the requirements below.
Experience that
involved performing nuclear medicine tests and examinations, providing technical support to physicians
or other professional nuclear medicine personnel in the diagnosis, care, and treatment of patients,
the therapeutic application of radio-nuclides, and the preparation of radiopharmaceuticals for
nuclear medicine research and investigation.
OR
For GS-3: |
Successful completion of l year of study that included at least one course in scientific
subjects such as radiation biology, anatomy, physiology, nuclear medicine physics, radiation
physics, nuclear instrumentation, medical technology, nuclear medicine, radionuclide
chemistry, radio-pharmacology, or statistics. |
For GS-4: |
Successful completion of 2 years of study with at least 12 semester hours in any combination
of courses such as those shown above for GS-3. |
For GS-5: |
Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree that
included major study or at least 24 semester hours in any combination of courses such as those
shown above for GS-3. |
Successful completion of a training program for nuclear medicine technicians or medical radiology
technicians is qualifying on a month-for-month basis for up to the l year of specialized experience
required for GS-5.
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