Occupational Coverage Chart
Title 38 for Nurses and Allied Health Employees
Series |
Title 38 Occupation*** |
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Grades covered by Special Pay Rate |
Special Pay Rate Table Number |
150% base pay/hr. with no cap |
(10% base pay/hr.--applies to all hrs. of tour if 4 or more hrs. of tour fall between 6 pm & 6 am) |
(25% base pay/hr.) |
(25% base pay/hr.) |
(10% overtime rate/hr.) |
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185 |
Social Worker |
None |
None |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
601* |
Cytotechnologist |
GS-5-11 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
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603* |
Physician's Assistant |
GS-7 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
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610* |
Nurse |
GS-9-12 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
610* |
Nurse (Covers only the following positions: Supvr.Psychiatric Nurse, Supvr. Clin. Nurse, Nurse Specialist, and Nurse Practitioner) |
GS-12 only |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
610 |
Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) |
None |
None |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
620 |
Practical Nurse |
None |
None |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
621 |
Nursing Assistant |
None |
None |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
621 |
Psychiatric Nursing Assistant |
None |
None |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
622 |
Medical Supply Technician |
None |
None |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
625 |
Autopsy Assistant |
None |
None |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
630 |
Dietitian |
None |
None |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
630 |
Nutritionist |
None |
None |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
631 |
Occupational Therapist |
None |
None |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
633 |
Physical Therapist |
None |
None |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
636 |
Rehab. Therapy Assistant |
None |
None |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
636 |
Physical Therapy Aide |
None |
None |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
638 |
Recreation Therapist |
None |
None |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
640 |
Health Tech. (Anesthesia) |
None |
None |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
640 |
Health Tech. (Dentistry) |
None |
None |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
640 |
Health Tech. (Dietetics) |
None |
None |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
640 |
Health Tech. (Opthamology) |
None |
None |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
640 |
Health Tech. (Phlebotomy) |
None |
None |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
640 |
Speech Pathology Aid |
None |
None |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
640 |
Health Tech. (Other) |
None |
None |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
640 |
Patient Care Tech. (Psychiatry) |
None |
None |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
642* |
Nuclear Medicine Technol. |
GS-11 only |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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644* |
Medical Technologist (& the following when approved as interdisciplinary positions functioning as Med. Technol.: Biologist, GS-401; Microbiologist, GS-403; Chemist, GS-1320) |
GS 9-11 |
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Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
644 |
Medical Technologist (Phoenix, AZ) |
None |
None |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
645 |
Med. Lab. Aid/Technician |
None |
None |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
646 |
Histopathology Technician |
None |
None |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
647* |
Diagnostic Radiologic Technol. |
GS-9-11 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
648 |
Therapeutic Radiol. Technol. |
None |
None |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
649* |
Medical Instrument Tech. (Cardiac Catheterization Tech.) |
GS-5-10 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
649* |
Medical Instrument Tech. (Critical Care Therapist) |
GS-8-10 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
649* |
Medical Instrument Tech. (Echocardiographic Tech.) |
GS-5-10 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
|
649 |
Medical Instrument Tech.(Electrocardiograph Tech. [EKG]) |
None |
None |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
649 |
Medical Instrument Tech.(Electroencephalograph Tech. [EEG]) |
None |
None |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
649 |
Medical Instrument Tech. (Heart/Lung Machine Tech.) |
None |
None |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
649* |
Medical Instrument Tech. (Pulmonary Functions Tech.) |
GS-5-7 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
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649 |
Medical Instrument Tech. (Ultrasound) |
None |
None |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
649 |
Medical Instrument Tech. (Other) |
None |
None |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
660* |
Pharmacist (and Pharmaceutical Chemist, GS-1320, at GS-11, 12, 13, or 14 level when assigned to CC Pharmaceutical Development Service Section and when approved for interdisciplinary coverage) |
GS-11-13 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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661 |
Pharmacy Tech. |
None |
None |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
665 |
Speech Pathologist |
None |
None |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
665* |
Speech Pathologist (Research) |
GS-13-14 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
|
665 |
Audiologist |
None |
None |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
665 |
Audiologist and Speech Pathologist |
None |
None |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
669* |
Medical Record Administrator |
GS-7-9 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
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675* |
Medical Record Tech. |
GS-5-7 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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681* |
Dental Assistant |
None |
None |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
682* |
Dental Hygienist |
GS-5-8 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
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683 |
Dental Laboratory Technician |
None |
None |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
802 |
Biomedical Engineering Technician |
None |
None |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
856 |
Electronic Technician |
None |
None |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
1306* |
Health Physicist |
GS-5-11 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Shaded and bolded entries on the chart indicate that coverage and/or use of the authority has been approved.
* Special salary rates which are approved for use are identified in bold face and are marked with an asterisk.
** Must have CC approval of on-call plan in order to use on-call for particular units/individuals.
*** Title 38 employees are identified in personnel record-keeping systems by a Special Program ID number of "68".