This position is located within the Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Service (P&LMS) at the Veterans Health Care System in Saint Louis, MO, which includes the John Cochran Medical Center

Duties

***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** The Supervisory Medical Technician will provide supervisory oversight to Phlebotomist in P&LMS and perform phlebotomy responsibilities. Duties will include, but may not be limited to the following: Supervisory/Managerial Functions: supervises and coaches phlebotomist staff and ensure that the organization's strategic plan, mission, vision, and values are communicated to the team. Distributes and communicates team assignments, problems to be solved, actionable events, and deadlines. Controls and approves leave schedules and requests. Counsels and recommends disciplinary actions; resolves simple employee complaints. Provides training or arranges for training needs of the team. Works with laboratory leadership and informs of staff performance appraisals and issues/problems. Participates in job interviews and selection of applicants for vacant positions. Additional Managerial duties: solves technical specimen's problems and discrepancies, answers technical test questions; manages supplies and inventory control. Identifies laboratory instrument and equipment malfunctions and takes appropriate action. Promotes efficient delivery of laboratory information and reports statistics on laboratory workload. Serves as an active member of laboratory process improvement initiatives. Phlebotomy/Diagnostic Test and Procedures: performs specimen collection and processes complex specimens from inpatient and outpatient patients; receives, routes and stores specimens noting labeling, contamination, hemolysis, shortage or other errors in sampling; selects the correct method of resolution for problem samples. May perform a limited amount of patient testing in different sections of the laboratory (e.g., urinalysis, coagulation, chemistry, microbiology, serology, immunology). Uses laboratory computer systems and performs manual procedures during computer down times. Performs other duties as necessary to support the overall daily operations of the laboratory. DESIGNATED DRUG-TESTING POSITION: Applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Applicants will not be appointed to the position if a verified positive drug test result is received. Work Schedule: John Cochran Division, Full-Time, Monday-Friday 2:30pm - 11:00pm. May include irregular tour, 12:00am - 8:30pm, to provide night supervision as needed. May include rotating weekend and holiday coverage to support the needs of the medical facility. Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required

Requirements

Qualifications

THERE IS ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY REQUIREMENT: 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. PLUS THERE IS A SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR (SCREEN-OUT) - A Selective Placement Factor (SPF) has been identified for this position. 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: Experience performing phlebotomy/blood draws on human patients. PLUS SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: This position requires one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least next lower grade level (GS-6) in the Federal service that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Qualifying experience for entry level positions includes: (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. In addition, specialized experience for this GS-7 position includes leading a team of laboratory Phlebotomists; solving technical specimen's problems and discrepancies; and managing laboratory supplies and inventory control. (Resume(s) must clearly support the required experience and responses provided to the online questionnaire to receive credit. We will not make assumptions regarding experience. See duties section for detailed position information.) -OR- SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED): Possess the successfully completed one year (1) of Graduate education or an internship meets the specialized experience requirement only in those instances where the graduate education is directly related to the work of the position, such as instruction in chemistry, hematology, blood banking, and microbiology (including serology. -OR- COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED): Possess the equivalent combinations of successfully completed graduate education and specialized experience, as described above, are also qualifying. Only graduate education in excess of 6 months (excess of 9 semester hours) combined with experience is creditable towards meeting this requirement. You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position: Diagnostic Medical TestingLeadershipSpecimen Collection IMPORTANT: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. 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. 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; religious; 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. 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/.

Education

IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

NOTE: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address VA St Louis Health Care System 1 Jefferson Barracks Drive St. Louis, MO 63125 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]