Medical Technician - Phlebotomy

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Ann Arbor (MI); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

US Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a Medical Technician (GS-05) to serve as a phlebotomist and specimen processing technician in the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Services, covering the Ann Arbor Medical Center and rotating to Canton as needed. English proficiency is required.

Selective Placement Factor: phlebotomy experience with human patients. Candidates must meet specialized experience or education/experience combinations as outlined by OPM, with transcripts required for

Qualifications

• Selective Placement Factor: Experience performing phlebotomy/blood draws on human patients.
• Specialized experience or substitution of education options for GS-05 qualification requirements.
• For substitution: full 4-year bachelor's degree or 24 semester hours in relevant subjects (transcripts required).
• Combination of education and experience allowed; transcripts required.

Skills

Phlebotomy experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree with 24 semester hours relevant to the position

Job description

The Medical Technicianserves as a phlebotomist in the clinical laboratory, bone marrow assistant for the clinician and specimen receiving and processing technician. This position is in the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Services to cover Ann Arbor Medical Center and rotate to the CBOC location such as Canton on a as needed basis. 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.

This position includes a Selective Placement Factor (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 it are ineligible for further consideration.

The Selective Placement Factor for this position is: Experience performing phlebotomy/blood draws on human patients.

In addition to the English Language Proficiency and Selective Placement Factor above, to qualify for this position at the GS-05 grade level, you must meet one of the following:

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: 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 (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. 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 standard 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.

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SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED): 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. (Transcripts must be submitted at time of application)

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COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED): Equivalent combinations of post-high school educationand 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 1 year of specialized experience. (Transcripts must be submitted at time of application)

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/.

Physical Requirements: The work requires lifting of greater than 20 lbs., pushing of greater than 100 lbs., long periods of standing, repeated bending and walking long distances. Manual dexterity is also required to perform the duties of the Medical Technician. The work involves recurring exposure to potentially infectious materials and hazardous chemicals. Requirements mandate the usage of protective eyewear, gloves, masks and surgical gowns, as well as other protective wear.