Medical Technician - Phlebotomy
He/she utilizes systems such as VISTA/CPRS to maintain accurate patient data, generate orders placed by medical staff, and communicate with medical professionals to accurately provide patient care. He/She collects laboratory specimens from a wide patient demographic using varying methods of collection to include venipuncture of patients in the inpatient and outpatient setting. The samples are collected for use in all laboratory areas, including hematology, chemistry, cytology, serology, and blood bank and consultation testing for outside reference labs. He/she works closely with specialty clinics to assist with collecting specimens for medical research. Medical Technicians also cover the Central Specimen Processing Unit area of the main laboratory by accessioning samples, maintaining specimen integrity and order accuracy for samples arriving from throughout the hospital, other VA clinical facilities and CBOCs. Clerical duties in this area involve answering incoming departmental calls, contacting medical staff to correct order errors, obtaining new testing orders, or cancelling or merging duplicate and obsolete orders. He/She verifies specimen requirements for reference lab samples and is required to prioritize samples added to the rounds collection list using VISTA for patients admitted to all hospital wards including those patients with heightened safety precautions such as respiratory, droplet, and contact exposure levels. He/she maintains supplies for all level of specimen collection, appropriate PPB, and varying collection services to be used to standard and reference sample quality. Prioritizing collection order and sample integrity are essential skills to avoid error or repeat testing, and using procedural guidelines in place to verify the Identity of every sample collected. The inpatient environment also requires the technician to collect and prioritize into the lab orders which include timed testing, multiple draws, STAT orders and testing that require use of centrifugation, incubation, and chilling. Preferred
Experience:
laboratory sample accessioning; minimum 1 year phlebotomy experience; and testing setup in the areas of Chemistry, Microbiology, Hematology Work Schedule:
Tour of Duty:
8:
30 a.m. - 5:
00 p.m. Compressed/Flexible:
Not Available Telework:
Not Available Virtual:
This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#:
Medical Technician/546-08191A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:
Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report:
Not required To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 06/10/2020. Time-In-Grade Requirement:
Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-5 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-4. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note:
Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:
Specialized
Experience:
Applicants must possess (1) year of specialized experience that equipped them with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) needed to successfully perform the duties of the position and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, this experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-4 grade level in Federal service. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include:
(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. OR, Substitution of Education for Experience (Transcript Required):
Successful completion of a full four (4) year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree, with major study or at least twenty-four (24) semester hours in subjects directly related to the position. This education must have been obtained in an accredited business, technical school, junior college, college or university. One year of full time-time academic study is defined as thirty (30) semester hours, forty-five (45) quarter hours, or the equivalent in a college or university, or at least twenty (20) hours of classroom instruction per week for approximately thirty-six (36) weeks in a business, or technical school. OR Combining Experience and Education (Transcript Required):
Combination of successfully completed post high school education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements at the GS-5 level. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:
Applies Technology to Tasks Diagnostic Medical Testing Technical Competence 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; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note:
A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements:
Physical demands may involve lifting, standing, walking, bending, or sitting, any of which may be required for prolonged periods of time. The Medical Technician must be able to communicate verbally and have the digital dexterity and adequate vision to perform safe venipuncture procedures. Lifting will not exceed weight of 40 pounds. The person in this position will utilize all safety practices and equipment required by the laboratory, facility policy, accrediting and regulatory agencies for purposes of ensuring compliance with occupational safety requirements. 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/.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Experience:
laboratory sample accessioning; minimum 1 year phlebotomy experience; and testing setup in the areas of Chemistry, Microbiology, Hematology Work Schedule:
Tour of Duty:
8:
30 a.m. - 5:
00 p.m. Compressed/Flexible:
Not Available Telework:
Not Available Virtual:
This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#:
Medical Technician/546-08191A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:
Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report:
Not required To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 06/10/2020. Time-In-Grade Requirement:
Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-5 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-4. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note:
Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:
Specialized
Experience:
Applicants must possess (1) year of specialized experience that equipped them with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) needed to successfully perform the duties of the position and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, this experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-4 grade level in Federal service. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include:
(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. OR, Substitution of Education for Experience (Transcript Required):
Successful completion of a full four (4) year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree, with major study or at least twenty-four (24) semester hours in subjects directly related to the position. This education must have been obtained in an accredited business, technical school, junior college, college or university. One year of full time-time academic study is defined as thirty (30) semester hours, forty-five (45) quarter hours, or the equivalent in a college or university, or at least twenty (20) hours of classroom instruction per week for approximately thirty-six (36) weeks in a business, or technical school. OR Combining Experience and Education (Transcript Required):
Combination of successfully completed post high school education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements at the GS-5 level. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:
Applies Technology to Tasks Diagnostic Medical Testing Technical Competence 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; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note:
A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements:
Physical demands may involve lifting, standing, walking, bending, or sitting, any of which may be required for prolonged periods of time. The Medical Technician must be able to communicate verbally and have the digital dexterity and adequate vision to perform safe venipuncture procedures. Lifting will not exceed weight of 40 pounds. The person in this position will utilize all safety practices and equipment required by the laboratory, facility policy, accrediting and regulatory agencies for purposes of ensuring compliance with occupational safety requirements. 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/.
- Department:
0645 Medical Technician - Salary Range:
$37,193 to $48,353 per year
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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