Job opening: Medical Technician - Phlebotomist
Salary: $39 576 - 51 446 per year
Published at: Jun 27 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
Employee will serve as a Medical Technician - Phlebotomist aligned within Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service (PALMS) located at the Veterans Healthcare System in Salem, VA.
Duties
***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION***
Duties will include, but may not be limited to the following:
Follows procedures for patient identification, sample procurement, and specimen labeling
Performs routine venipuncture specimen collections from patients
Follows laboratory procedures for collecting specimens in the appropriate container
Controls the physical condition of samples and responds to time factors to ensure that the physiologic state of the specimen is maintained
Provides education to patients for proper collection techniques
Prepares samples for testing to include labeling, centrifugation, decanting and aliquoting, etc.
Maintains adequate supplies for all phlebotomy and specimen procurement procedures
Answers incoming calls for the laboratory service - finding and relaying accurate information or referring the caller to technical personnel
Performs standard diagnostic tests/procedures such as bleeding time, occult blood, urine dipstick, pregnancy test, fingerstick glucose
Performs sterilization on the autoclave, and cleans glassware and other reusable items
Identifies and appropriately responds to adverse reactions such as fainting, nausea, vomiting, convulsions, and arrests
Perform other related duties as assigned
Work Schedule: 5:00am-1:30pm Monday - Friday rotating weekends and holidays, and 8:00am-4:30pm Monday - Friday rotating weekends and holidays
Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved.
Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required
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. 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 Factor, applicant(s) must meet one of the following minimum qualification requirements
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Requires one 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. OR
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. OR
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.
You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position:
Computer SkillsCustomer Service (Clerical/Technical)Patient CareQuality AssuranceSpecimen 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.
Physical Requirements: The work requires regular and recurring physical exertion; standing for prolonged periods of time; bending and lifting moderate to heavy supplies (15-25 pounds); rapid walking, occasionally long distances, to meet STAT and life-threatening demands of critical patients. Requires good manual dexterity and coordination for specimen collection and processing; high anxiety (stress) level tolerance to meet the life-threatening situations of critical care demands.
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:
Recognition of Foreign Qualifications | International Affairs Office (ed.gov).
Contacts
- Address Salem VA Medical Center
1970 Roanoke Boulevard
Salem, VA 24153
US
- Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
- Phone: (844)456-5208
- Email: [email protected]
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