Summary

This position is located at the Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital in Columbia - MO. **NOTE: This announcement has been extended to close Tuesday - 3/25/25 due to a low applicant pool. If you have already applied - you do not need to re-apply - but may make changes to your application. **

Qualifications

English Language Proficiency Requirement: In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d) - No person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English. You must be proficient in basic written and spoken English in order to perform the duties of this position. ~AND~ In addition to the English Language - to qualify for this position at the GS-7 level - you must meet one of the following requirements: Specialized Experience: You must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-6) in the Federal Service that has given you the particular knowledge - skills and abilities required to successfully perform the duties of a Dental Laboratory Technician - and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Qualifying specialized experience includes: 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; and construction of dental prosthetic appliances. Such assignments require a practical knowledge of oral anatomy and dentition - as well as - knowledge of laboratory procedures. ~OR~ Education: Successfully completed at least one (1) full year of graduate level education with course work or an internship that is directly related to the work of the Dental Laboratory Technician position. One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent 1 year of full-time study. If that information cannot be obtained from the school - 18 semester hours should be considered as satisfying the 1 year of full-time study requirement. This education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university. NOTE: Transcripts (unofficial or official) must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation. ~OR~ Combination: Equivalent combinations of successfully completed graduate level education and specialized experience - as described above - may be used to meet total experience requirements. The education portion must include courses directly related to the work of the Dental Laboratory Technician position. This education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university. NOTE: Transcripts (unofficial or official) must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation. You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position: Communications Production and Processing Technical Competence IMPORTANT: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. 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. 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; religious; 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. Physical Requirements: The duties of this position are mostly sedentary - with some walking - standing - bending - and lifting of objects not more than 50 pounds in weight. The position requires a high degree of ski II in the use of hands and a high level of precision. 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/.

Duties

• ***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION - YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** Duties may include - but are not limited to the following: Controls shipments and logs all cases entering and leaving the lab
• Receives - interprets - and processes dentist's prescription for full and partial dentures - gold crowns and bridges Studies dentist's prescription - surveys - and interprets designs
• Produces a finished product that meets the dentist's requirements
• Fabricates complete dentures - maxillofacial prostheses - and partial dentures
• Performs all steps necessary to fabricate all types of resin restorations
• Makes custom trays
• Boxes impressions - pours - and trims casts
• Constructs registration bases and occlusion rims
• Mounts casts on indicated articulators
• Selects and sets up artificial teeth
• Waxes up - flasks and boils out prostheses
• Mixes and packs acrylics - finishes and polishes prostheses
• Implements laboratory phase of altered cast technique for correcting tissue impressions in some types of removable partials
• Relines - repairs - or duplicates removable prostheses
• Adapts and solders/welds wrought wire clasps to frameworks
• Fabricates maxillary and mandibular splints
• Constructs basic bite guards and occlusal devices
• Performs other related duties as assigned
• Work Schedule: Monday - Friday - 8:00am-4:30pm Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved