Medical Technician - Phlebotomy

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; The Villages (FL); On-site; USD 30,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs seeks a Medical Technician for the Central Phlebotomy and Processing Department in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service. Role includes collecting, accessioning, and processing specimens from both outpatient and inpatient populations.

Proficiency in basic written and spoken English is required. A Selective Placement Factor is required: experience performing phlebotomy on patients.

Qualifications

• Selective Placement Factor requires phlebotomy experience.
• Specialized experience: 1 year at GS-4 level or equivalent.
• Experience in technical medical laboratory support and handling tests is expected.

Responsibilities

• Collect, accession, and process specimens for outpatient and inpatient populations.
• Prepare and document test orders and results.
• Maintain accuracy in data entry and specimen labeling.

Skills

Phlebotomy experience

Education

Bachelor's degree with major or 24 semester hours

Job description

This position serves as a Medical Technician in the Central Phlebotomy and Processing Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service and is responsible for collecting, accessioning, and specimen processing of outpatient and inpatient populations samples.

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.

AND

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.

To qualify for this position, you must also meet one of the following:

EXPERIENCE 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 (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 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.

EDUCATION (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.

COMBINATION (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED) 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.

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: Work is performed in a laboratory atmosphere and requires regular and physical exertion such as walking, bending, recurrent standing and moderate lifting. Work requires specific physical characteristics and abilities and dexterity needed to perform intricate analytical and technical procedures. Data entry includes patient information, test orders, and other critical data in a computer that may result in physical problems from the effects of repetitive motion and eyestrain. Specific visual requirements include vision for both eyes, depth perception, ability to distinguish colors and shades of colors, and ability to read ordinary type without strain. Employee must have adequate hearing (aids permitted), and the both the emotional and mental stability to deal with stressful situations.