• Job Description

  Req#: 762215100
  You will serve as a PHYSICAL SCIENCE TECHNICIAN in the Navy Drug Screening Lab (NDSL) of NAVDRUGLAB JAX FL.
  
  Duties
  
  
  • You will receive and prepare hand delivered specimens maintaining precise forensic chain of custody requirements.
  • You will pour quantitative volumes of samples into tubes for further processing, labels and validates sample identification.
  • You will open packages, check documentation, evaluate, identify and mark discrepancies.
  • You will check for specimen adulteration, insert blind control specimens, validate accessioning process and all associated documentation.
  • You will discard unwanted samples and place hold specimens in storage.
  
  
  Requirements
  
  
  • Must be a US Citizen.
  • Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
  • Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
  • New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
  • Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
  • Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
  • Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You will be subject to random testing.
  • You will be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
  • You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
  • A Recruitment Incentive may be authorized to eligible selectees.
  
  
  Qualifications
  
  
  Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-04 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector:
  • Maintains elaborate custody documentation and sample hold tracking systems.
  • Receives and prepares hand delivered specimens maintaining precise forensic chain of custody requirements.
  • Opens packages, checks documentation, evaluates, identifies and marks discrepancies.
  • Uses appropriate disposal procedures for waste materials and assists in dumps of biological waste materials.
  
  Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:
  https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series
  
  https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1300/physical-science-technician-series-1311/
  
  Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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

• About the company

  The United States Department of Defense is an executive branch department of the federal government charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government directly related to national security and the United States Armed Forces. The DOD is the largest employer in the world, with over 1.3 million active-duty service members as of 2020. More employees include over 826,000 National Guard and reservists from the armed forces, and over 732,000 civilians bringing the total to over 2.8 million employees. Headquartered at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C., the DoD's stated mission is to provide "the military forces needed to deter war and ensure our nation's security".

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