Medical Technician GS-0645-07

Defense Health Agency; Patuxent Highland (MD); On-site; USD 51,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

Defense Health Agency is seeking a Medical Technician at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, MD. The role involves performing a wide range of tests across Hematology, Chemistry, Urinalysis, Immunology, and Phlebotomy following regulatory guidelines.

The candidate must have US citizenship and meet education/experience requirements, including specialized experience or related graduate education. Responsibilities include equipment setup, specimen preparation, quality control, and data logging.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience: 1 year in clinical laboratory testing, calibrating instruments, and documenting results.
• Education: 1 year of graduate level education in Clinical Laboratory Science, Chemistry, Microbiology, or related health field.
• Combination: education and experience may qualify if the total percentage is at least 100%.
• Foreign education: if applicable, evaluated for equivalence to U.S. education.

Responsibilities

• Perform tests in Hematology, Chemistry, Urinalysis, Diagnostic Immunology, and Phlebotomy per guidelines.
• Set up equipment with correct patient ID and program information.
• Prepare specimens and obtain supplies for analysis.
• Evaluate specimen suitability and request repeats if unusable.
• Calibrate equipment and perform daily quality control.
• Input data into QC/QA logs and perform maintenance as required.

Skills

Clinical laboratory testing

Instrument calibration

Quality control & documentation

Education

Clinical Laboratory Science degree

Microbiology degree

Job description

Overview

This position is located at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, which is located in St. Mary’s County, Maryland.

Naval Air Station Patuxent River is a United States naval air station located in St. Mary’s County, Maryland, on the Chesapeake Bay near the mouth of the Patuxent River.

It is the home to Headquarters, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School, the Atlantic Test Range, Patuxent River Naval Air Museum, and serves as a center for test and evaluation and systems acquisition relating to naval aviation.

Working for the Department of Defense comes with an abundance of benefits and perks to include competitive compensation packages, paid time off, medical benefits, student loan repayments, and retirement package with Thrift Savings Plan to include matching employer contributions. For more information, please visit the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/benefits/

Who May Apply

US Citizens

Salary Range

$51,210 - $66,574 per year

Responsibilities

As a Medical Technician you will:

• Perform a wide variety of tests in the areas of Hematology, Chemistry, Urinalysis, Diagnostic Immunology, and Phlebotomy in accordance with the regulatory guidelines.
• Set up computerized equipment by selecting and entering the correct patient ID and programs information based on the type of analysis to be performed.
• Prepare specimens and obtains supplies necessary for analysis.
• Evaluate requested procedures to determine the suitability of specimen for analysis, requesting new specimen if determined to be unusable.
• Calibrate equipment using standardized procedures and performs daily standardized quality control.
• Input data and actions in appropriate Quality Control and Quality Assurance logs.
• Perform preventive maintenance functions daily or as required.
• Performs Other Duties as Assigned

Qualifications

US Citizenship required

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, calibrating or maintaining clinical laboratory instruments, preparing samples for testing, and documenting results through clinical laboratory automated systems. 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 other related health science fields. (NOTE: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.)

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 9. Add the two percentages.

Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/ .