Medical Laboratory Technician

Veterans Health Administration; Lebanon (Lebanon County); On-site; USD 51,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

Veterans Health Administration at Lebanon VA Medical Center is seeking a Medical Laboratory Technician to perform phlebotomy, specimen handling, and clerical duties in a clinical support role within the Pathology and Laboratory service line.

The position requires adherence to safety and regulatory guidelines, accurate labeling, and utilizing lab systems for requests and result reporting. Work schedule includes weekdays with rotating weekends/holidays, at the Lebanon VA Medical Center.

Qualifications

• Must be able to perform phlebotomy with proper technique and labeling.
• Follow safety policies and infection control guidelines.
• Use lab computer systems for requests and accessioning.

Responsibilities

• Performs venipunctures using proper collection technique for outpatients and inpatients.
• Ensures correct patient identity throughout collection and processing.
• Label and preserve specimens, prepare for testing or transport to reference labs.
• Maintain inventory of phlebotomy supplies and notify when low.
• Adhere to safety protocols, PPE usage, and spill cleanup procedures.
• Provide clerical support and communicate results to staff.

Skills

Phlebotomy

Patient identification

Laboratory safety

Specimen processing

Job description

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

The Medical Laboratory Technician is in Clinical Support, Pathology and Laboratory service line at the Lebanon VA Medical Center.

Key Responsibilities

Major duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Performs venipunctures using proper collection technique from both outpatients and inpatients insuring that specimens are properly labeled and preserved; Performs phlebotomy at an acceptable and constant rate to accommodate scheduled and unscheduled patients in a timely manner; Ensures the correct identity of patients and maintains the identification throughout the entire collection and processing steps; Utilizes the computer according to policy for determining laboratory requests and accessioning of specimens; Properly instructs patients on specimen collection for those specimens that the patient must collect; Insures that samples delivered to the Lab from other locations are correctly labeled and stored at appropriate temperatures; Complies with all Laboratory safety and infection control policies without exception; Consistently follows established guidelines for proper disposal of biohazardous materials, sharps and other potentially infectious materials; Applies proper safety techniques when performing venipunctures and other duties to include use of proper personal protective equipment, maintenance of clean work areas and knowledge of proper techniques to clean up various chemical or biohazardous spills; Maintains inventory of phlebotomy supplies and promptly notifies Material Management of supply needs before depletion; Performs clerical functions such as answering the phone or communicating with nursing/providers with any testing questions/concerns as well as provide results, monitoring consumable inventory, entering results received from reference laboratories; Processes collected specimens in preparation for testing or transport to reference laboratories; Handling patient/provider referral of incoming calls, customer service to veterans, visitors, staff and laboratory specimen referral support; Performs technical and non-technical duties in accordance with the VA/CAP/TJC/FDA/AABB regulatory agencies; Performs other related duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Monday- Friday, 6:00am- 2:30pm, including rotating weekends and holidays. Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 03951F and 02856F Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Requirements & Education

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.

For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $50859 – $73701/yr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-13.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.

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