Medical Technician

US Military Treatment Facilities under DHA; Fort Knox (KY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Defense Health Agency (DHA) at Ireland Army Health Clinic (IRAHC) in Fort Knox, Kentucky, seeks a Medical Laboratory Technician to perform clinical laboratory tests on specimens and collect patient samples, ensuring accuracy by identifying unusual results.

Specialized experience or graduate education is required; ASCP/AMT certification is preferred. This is a Direct Hire solicitation for US Citizens.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience in a clinical laboratory setting.
• Ability to calibrate and maintain clinical laboratory instruments.
• Experience preparing samples for testing and performing quality control.

Responsibilities

• Perform clinical laboratory tests on specimens.
• Collect patient samples for testing and analysis.
• Identify unusual results or interference that cause erroneous results.
• Calibrate and maintain clinical laboratory instruments and equipment.

Skills

Quality control

Instrument calibration

Sample preparation

Clinical laboratory testing

Education

Graduate level education in Clinical Laboratory Science, Chemistry, or Microbiology

Tools

ASCP/AMT Medical Laboratory Technician certification

Job description

About the Position: This position is with Defense Health Agency (DHA). It is located in the Department of Anatomical Pathology Service at Ireland Army Health Clinic (IRAHC) at Fort Knox, Kentucky. The primary purpose of the position is to perform clinical laboratory tests on specimens, collect patient samples and identify unusual results or interference that cause erroneous results.

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes performing testing procedures in a clinical laboratory setting; calibrating and/or maintaining clinical laboratory instruments; preparing samples for testing; and conducting quality control procedures. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06).

OR

Education: One full year of graduate level education in a field directly related to the work of the position, such as Clinical Laboratory Science, Chemistry, or Microbiology.

OR

Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 18. Add the two percentages.

AND

Certificate: This position has a selective placement factor which must be met prior to employment and for continued employment. Certification from the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP), American Medical Technologist (AMT) or other board or registry deemed comparable by Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs (OASD(HA)) or their designee as a Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) is required.