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Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions

Standards

Index to Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health, Series - 0600 through Series - 0699

Series	Position Title	Min. Ed.	License or Certificate	Test Requirement	Medical Requirement
0601	General Health Science Series	X
0602	Medical Officer Series	X	X
0603	Physician's Assistant Series
0610	Nurse Series	X	X
0620	Practical Nurse Series		X
0621	Nursing Assistant Series
0622	Medical Supply Aide and Technician Series
0625	Autopsy Assistant Series
0630	Dietitian and Nutritionist Series	X
0631	Occupational Therapist Series	X
0633	Physical Therapist Series	X	X
0635	Kinesiotherapy Series	X
0636	Rehabilitation Therapy Assistant Series
0637	Manual Arts Therapist Series	X
0638	Recreational/Creative Arts Therapist Series	X
0639	Educational Therapist Series	X
0640	Health Aid and Technician Series
0642	Nuclear Medicine Technician Series		X
0644	Medical Technologist Series	X
0645	Medical Technician Series
0646	Pathology Technician Series
0647	Diagnostic Radiologic Technologist Series		X
0648	Therapeutic Radiologic Technologist Series		X
0649	Medical Instrument Technician Series
0650	Medical Technical Assistant Series	(There are No OPM Issued Qualification Standards for this position)
0651	Respiratory Therapist Series
0660	Pharmacist Series	X	X		X
0661	Pharmacy Technician Series
0662	Optometrist Series	X	X
0664	Restoration Technician Series				X
0665	Speech Pathology and Audiology Series	X
0667	Orthotist and Prosthetist Series
0668	Podiatrist Series	X	X
0669	Medical Records Administration Series
0670	Health System Administration Series
0671	Health System Specialist Series
0672	Prosthetic Representative Series Series (Dept. of Veterans Affairs)
0673	Hospital Housekeeping Management Series			GS-5/7
0675	Medical Records Technician Series
0679	Medical Support Assistance Series
0680	Dental Officer Series	X	X		X
0681	Dental Assistant Series		X
0682	Dental Hygiene Series	X Comm. Health	X
0683	Dental Laboratory Aid and Technician Series
0685	Public Health Program Specialist Series			GS-5/7
0688	Sanitarian Series
0690	Industrial Hygiene Series	X
0696	Consumer Safety Series	X
0698	Environmental Health Technician Series
0699	Medical and Health Student Trainee Series

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