Medical Technician - Phlebotomist

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Fresno (CA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking Medical Technician-Phlebotomists for the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service in the VA Central California Health Care System, Fresno, CA.

Responsibilities include providing phlebotomy support for inpatients and outpatients, with adherence to standards and safety procedures. Applicants must meet English proficiency, SPF requirements, and have at least a year of specialized experience in medical laboratory support or related fields, with

Qualifications

• Must be proficient in basic written and spoken English per policy.
• Selective Placement Factor requires experience performing phlebotomy on human patients.
• Specialized experience includes lab support or related work with standard tests and procedures.

Skills

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

These Medical Technician-Phlebotomist positions are within the Specimen Collection/Processing/Send-out Section of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service. The positions are assigned to provide phlebotomy support for both inpatients and outpatients at the VA Central CA HealthCare System, Fresno, CA.

English Language Proficiency

In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), No person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English. You must be proficient in basic written and spoken English in order to meet the requirements of this position.

Selective Placement Factor

This position includes a Selective Placement Factor (SPF) (skill, knowledge, ability or other worker characteristic basic to - and essential for - satisfactory performance of the job). Selective Placement Factors are a prerequisite to appointment and represent minimum requirements for a position. Applicants who do not meet SPF are ineligible for further consideration.

The Selective Placement Factor for this position is

Experience performing phlebotomy/blood draws on human patients.

In addition to meeting the English Language Proficiency and Selective Placement Factor, you must meet one of the following:

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE

Applicants must possess at least one (1) full year of specialized experience, equivalent to at least the GS-4 grade level, that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is:

• (a) Technical medical laboratory support work such as performing laboratory tests and examinations (chemical, microbiologic, hematologic and blood banking) and preparing reports of findings or
• (b) technical support work in a closely related field, e.g., biological laboratory technician work, that required application of the methods and techniques for the position to be filled.

At this level, specialized experience should include experience performing a variety of relatively standardized tests, examinations, and determinations. The procedures and techniques are well-established but involve many meticulous sequential steps to complete a test; and following written procedures which give carefully detailed instructions on each step of the assigned test and examinations. NOTE: Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, duties, month and year start/end dates AND hour worked per week.

EDUCATION SUBSTITUTION FOR EXPERIENCE

Possess a completed a full 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree with major study or at least 24 semester hours in subjects appropriate to the position to be filled. NOTE: Transcripts must be submitted with application. Education cannot be credited without documentation.

COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

Possess an equivalent combination of post-high school education and specialized experience, as described above. Note: only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours of a course of study leading to a bachelor's degree is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirements. Two full academic years of study, or 60 semester hours, beyond the second year is equivalent to l year of specialized experience. NOTE: Transcripts must be submitted with application. Education cannot be credited without documentation.

Physical Demands

Physical demands may involve minimal lifting, standing, foot travel, bending or setting. The incumbent must have digital dexterity and adequate vision to perform safe venipuncture procedures. Lifting will not exceed a weight of 10 pounds. The incumbent is expected to attend training courses provided for the purpose of updating and defining courteous behavior and improving the public image of the medical center and its personnel.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.