The primary purpose of this position is the supervision of the Specimen Acquisition Section(s), which falls under the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service Line at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston, Texas.

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 Health Technician is responsible for the direct management of blood drawing and accessioning/processing personnel and reports to the Assistant Laboratory Manager. The Supervisory Health Technician promotes efficient delivery of laboratory specimens, services, and information. He/she answers technical test questions, forwards inquiries to the appropriate department and manages supplies and inventory. The incumbent serves as a Multidisciplinary Health Technician in the Accessioning and Processing/Blood Drawing section of the Clinical Laboratory with the responsibility of overseeing the performing of all specimen-logins, production and distribution of all work lists and specimens, and successful phlebotomy of all Veterans requiring blood work to be done. As the Supervisory Health Technician, the incumbent must ensure staff are familiar with tests performed throughout the laboratory, i.e. chemistry, hematology, urinalysis, coagulation, microbiology, histology, and cytology. The employee must also be familiar with the multitude of laboratory send-out tests, their respective requirements, and requirements noted by the laboratories where they are performed. The Supervisory Health Technician must maintain current knowledge in the changing field of ancillary testing sufficient to serve as the first line technical consultant and advisor to other staff. The Supervisory Health Technician must maintain current knowledge of the procurement and service requirements for ancillary testing. The health technician must also have a thorough knowledge of accrediting agencies and regulatory requirements, including Joint Commission and the College of American Pathology. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday (5:00am - 1:30pm) Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required

Requirements

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. Are you proficient in basic written and spoken English. -AND- One year of specialized experience that required application of the knowledge, methods, and techniques of this position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-07 grade level. Specialized experience includes knowledge and experience performing patient care and administrative duties in a clinical setting; performing supervisory duties in a clinical setting; managing the administrative aspects of clinical operations for a service line/department; creating or implementing staff development, education, and training; executing on-the-job training; establishing and ensuring performance measures are met by employees. This experience must be detailed in your resume to receive credit. -OR- One and a half years of graduate education that is directly related to the work of this position. One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent 1 year of full-time study. If that information cannot be obtained from the school, 18 semester hours should be considered as satisfying the 1 year of full-time study requirement. Part-time graduate education is creditable in accordance with its relationship to a year of full-time study at the school attended. Transcripts required. -OR- An equivalent combination of specialized experience and graduate education as described that demonstrates your ability to perform the duties of this position. Experience must be detailed, and transcripts required. You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position: Administration and ManagementPlanning and EvaluatingSpecimen CollectionTechnical Competence 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. Physical Requirements: The work performed by the Supervisory Health Technician requires the ability to move around the office and clinic and requires some standing, walking, bending and carrying of light items up to 20 pounds such as office files, copy paper, supplies, etc. 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.

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

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: Recognition of Foreign Qualifications | International Affairs Office (ed.gov).

Contacts

• Address Michael E DeBakey VA Medical Center 2002 Holcombe Boulevard Houston, TX 77030 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]