Medical Laboratory Technician - Phlebotomy/Point of Care

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair is seeking a Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) to perform the full range of laboratory duties with minimal supervision, ensuring accuracy and quality of patient care. Responsibilities include pre-analytic instructions, operating POC instrumentation, and specimen processing.

Qualifications emphasize knowledge of MLT principles, quality control, instrumentation troubleshooting, and effective teamwork within a laboratory setting.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of MLT principles, practices, concepts and theories for sound independent work.
• Ability to maintain, troubleshoot and repair instrumentation.
• Knowledge of laboratory quality control and quality assurance procedures to manage reagents and supply inventories using document control systems.
• Ability to work as a team member in a laboratory setting to effectively complete assignments.
• Ability to use technical judgment to interpret laboratory results.
• Ability to apply complex written laboratory instructions.
• Ability to consult with other members of the health care team, patients and external customers.

Responsibilities

• Perform day-to-day laboratory operations with minimal supervision while ensuring testing accuracy and quality of patient care.
• Provide pre-analytic instructions to patients, VA staff, and external entities.
• Operate and maintain Point of Care (POC) instrumentation.
• Perform specimen processing and waived testing.
• Refer to the KSAs and qualifications during the review of applications.

Skills

MLT principles

Teamwork

Technical judgment

Instrumentation troubleshooting

Quality assurance

Tools

POC instrumentation

Document control systems

Job description

MLTs use independent judgment to perform full range of duties in the laboratory. MLTs perform day-to-day operations with minimal technical supervision while ensuring testing accuracy and quality of proper patient care. Duties include providing pre-analytic instructions to patients, VA staff, and external entities; operating and maintaining Point of Care (POC) instrumentation; performing specimen processing, waived testing; evaluating and reporting laboratory results. All qualifying experience you possess must be clearly described in your application package. We will not make assumptions when reviewing applications. Failure to clearly demonstrate your experience in your application package may result in disqualification. All applicants are encouraged to submit responses to each Knowledge, Skill, and Ability (KSA) on a separate document.

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria).

Grade Determinations

GS-05:

Experience: None beyond the basic requirements.

GS-06:

Experience: In addition to the basic requirements, candidates must possess one year of experience equivalent to the GS-05 grade level.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate all of the following KSAs:

1. Knowledge of MLT principles, practices, concepts and theories for sound independent work.
2. Knowledge of laboratory quality control and quality assurance procedures to manage reagents and supply inventories using document control systems.
3. Ability to maintain, troubleshoot and repair instrumentation.
4. Ability to work as a team member in a laboratory setting to effectively complete assignments.
5. Ability to use technical judgment to interpret laboratory results.
6. Ability to apply complex written laboratory instructions.
7. Ability to consult with other members of the health care team, patients and external customers.

Preferred Experience: Clinical laboratory experience including phlebotomy, specimen processing and point of care testing. Phlebotomy and MLT (ASCP and/or AMT) preferred

Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/

The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-6. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is in the range of GS-5 to GS-6.

Physical Requirements: You will be asked to participate in a pre-employment examination or evaluation as part of the pre-employment process for this position. Questions about physical demands or environmental factors may be addressed at the time of evaluation or examination.