Medical Technician

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Auburn (WA); On-site; USD 56,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

Veterans Health Administration, located at VA Puget Sound Health Care System in Auburn, WA, seeks a Medical Technician to support pathology and laboratory services. This on-site role requires live or relocate within commutable distance to Auburn and involves phlebotomy, specimen handling, patient education, and call triage.

Responsibilities include preparing samples for testing, maintaining supplies for procedures, and ensuring safety with proper labeling and processing.

Qualifications

• Transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
• If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript.
• This position follows standard federal employment qualifications and screening.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine venipuncture and specimen collection from patients.
• Label and prepare samples for testing, including centrifugation and decanting as needed.
• Provide education to patients on proper collection techniques.
• Answer incoming calls for the laboratory and relay information to technical staff.
• Operate the autoclave and sterilize glassware and reusable items.

Skills

Venipuncture

Specimen labeling

Patient education

Tools

Autoclave

Glassware sterilization

Job description

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

This position is located in the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service Line at the VA Puget Sound Health Care System (VAPSHCS) in Auburn, WA.

Key Responsibilities

***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** Major duties and responsibilities include: Follows procedures for patient identification, sample procurement, and specimen labeling. Performs routine venipuncture specimen collections from patients. Follows laboratory procedures for collecting specimens in the appropriate container.

Controls the physical condition of samples and responds to time factors to ensure that the physiologic state of the specimen is maintained. Provides education to patients for proper collection techniques. Prepares samples for testing to include labeling, centrifugation, decanting and aliquoting, etc. Maintains adequate supplies for all phlebotomy and specimen procurement procedures.

Answers incoming calls for the laboratory service - finding and relaying accurate information or referring the caller to technical personnel. Performs standard diagnostic tests/procedures such as bleeding time, occult blood, urine dipstick, pregnancy test, fingerstick glucose. Performs sterilization on the autoclave, and cleans glassware and other reusable items.

Identifies and appropriately responds to adverse reactions such as fainting, nausea, vomiting, convulsions, and arrests. Performs other related duties as assigned. DESIGNATED DRUG-TESTING POSITION: Applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.

Applicants will not be appointed to the position if a verified positive drug test result is received. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 7:30am-4:00pm Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved

Requirements & Education

IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on 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 $55915 – $72960/yr.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Other security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-12.

Who is eligible to apply?

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

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