Health Technician-Intermittent

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Richland (WA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs seeks a Health Technician to provide medical and administrative support in the primary care Lab. Responsibilities include phlebotomy, specimen processing, and ensuring safe handling with strict infection control standards.

The role supports Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Services in patient care and testing workflows. Responsibilities cover collecting and processing blood specimens, reviewing orders in CERNER PATHNET, preparing specimens for transport,

Qualifications

• Collects and processes blood and body fluid specimens with safety and patient-centered care.
• Demonstrates knowledge of phlebotomy principles and blood collection for tests.
• Adheres to safety and universal precautions during specimen collection.

Responsibilities

• Collects and processes blood and body fluid specimens with care to minimize failures and patient discomfort.
• Performs phlebotomy and manages specimen preparation for testing.
• Ensures samples are stored and transported at correct temperatures and conditions.
• Reviews orders in CERNER PATHNET to confirm required tests are drawn.
• Prepares specimens for pickup to ensure timely delivery to the testing facility.

Skills

Phlebotomy

Lab specimen processing

Safety & infection control

Tools

Cerner PATHNET

Job description

Summary

The Health Technician provides medical and adminstrative support in the primary care clinic Lab to support Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Serviice (P&LMS). The technician performs phlebotomy services - point of care testing - and specimen processing.

Summary

The Health Technician provides medical and adminstrative support in the primary care clinic Lab to support Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Serviice (P&LMS). The technician performs phlebotomy services - point of care testing - and specimen processing.

• Duties will include - but are not limited to: Collects and processes blood and body fluid specimens - ensuring safety and non-traumatic processes are used with critical concern for the patient and the quality of the specimen with a minimal number of failures - patient bruising - or required re-sticks
• Demonstrates knowledge of principles - techniques - and practices of phlebotomy and requirement of blood collection for the various tests performed in the laboratory
• Adheres to safety - infection control and universal precautions always while collecting samples
• Processes specimens received for testing - which involves accessioning the specimens - determining the appropriate specimen preparation - and creating the manifest for specimens sent to main laboratory
• Uses laboratory equipment such as centrifuges - refrigerators - and freezers - in addition to consumables such as transfer pipettes - laboratory pour-off tubes and reference laboratory specimen containers
• Reviews orders in CERNER (PATHNET) to ensure all necessary orders are drawn
• Prepares specimens for pickup to ensure delivery of specimens and supplies arrive at the testing facility at the correct temperature for testing - intact in the container - without breakage or leakage - in the shortest possible time and in compliance with all applicable regulations
• Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level GS-6 without further competition when all regulatory - qualification - and performance requirements are met
• Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level
• Work Schedule: Monday thru Friday 7:00am-3:30pm intermittently Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Position Description/PD#: Health Technician-Intermittent/PD80397A and PD80399A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
• Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.