Medical Technician - Phlebotomist

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Tucson VA Medical Center is seeking a Medical Laboratory Technician to support the Pathology and Laboratory Service Line in Tucson, AZ. The role requires English proficiency and completion of the SPF, which includes performing blood draws on human patients.

Applicants must have one year of specialized experience or an eligible education combination and provide transcripts as required. Applicants should be prepared to meet the GS-05 level criteria, including detailed job duties, adherence to

Qualifications

• Must be proficient in basic written and spoken English.
• SPF requires performing blood draws on human patients.
• Education or combination of education and experience may qualify for GS-05 level; transcript required.

Skills

English proficiency

Blood draw experience

Education

Bachelor's in Medical Technician or related field

24 semester hours in related subjects

Job description

This position is within the Pathology and Laboratory Service Line at the Tucson VA Medical Center located in Tucson, Arizona. To apply for this position, you must have the following qualifications:

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.

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Selective Placement Factors (SPF) are a prerequisite to appointment and represent minimum requirements for the position. Applicants who do not meet the SPF are ineligible for further consideration.

The SPF for this position is: Requires performing blood draws on human patients.

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SPECIALIZED EXPREIENCE: You must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (i.e., GS-04). 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. (CLEAR DETAILS OF EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Your resume must show complete information for each job entry, such as beginning and ending dates of employment, duties performed, and/or total hours worked per week.

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EDUCATION (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED): Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have successful completion of 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 (i.e., Medical Technician). NOTE: One year of full-time undergraduate study is defined as 30 semester hours, 45 quarter hours, or the equivalent in a college or university or at least 20 hours of classroom instruction per week for approximately 36 weeks in a business or technical school. (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED: If you do not submit your transcript, your application may not be reviewed.)

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COMBINATION (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED): Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have a combination of specialized experience and education, as described above. For GS-05 level position, 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 1 year of specialized experience. (TRANSCRIPT AND CLEAR DETAILS OF EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: If you do not submit the required documents, your application may not be reviewed.)

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/.