Medical Technician (Phlebotomist)

This position is located in the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service (P&LMS) at the VA St. Louis Health Care System. The incumbent serves as a Medical Technician/Phlebotomist in the with the responsibility of obtaining blood samples by venipuncture from inpatients and outpatients. Incumbent is also responsible for correctly routing or delivering samples and maintaining records of blood draws. PRINCIPALES MISSIONS : ***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** Major Duties: Collects, labels, and processes a variety of specimens (drawing blood by means of venipuncture, obtaining urines samples and other clinical specimens as needed). Identifies all patients to assure the accuracy of the specimen collected and assures documentation of the collection is appropriate. Distributes add-on orders and recollects patient specimens when determined by the medical technologists to be inadequate or insufficient to meet the test requirements. Uses and performs routine maintenance on laboratory equipment such as portable blood collection stations, centrifuges, and blood pressure cuffs; maintains quality control supplies. Ensures that a sufficient supply of reagents, standards, and controls are available at all times by ordering an adequate supply from commercial sources or preparing a variety of specialized solutions or reagents. Orders supplies from central supply and replaces needle boxes/sharps contacts when needed and cleans patient phlebotomy rooms with appropriate cleaner. Observes, reports and records subtle physical and/or emotional changes in patients and identifies patient safety hazards and reports them to the laboratory manager. Performs all duties as assigned. 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: Monday - Friday from 8:30am-5:00pm and Monday - Friday from 2:00pm-10:30pm with rotating weekends and holidays. Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized QUALIFICATIONS REQUISES : 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. Minimum Qualification Requirements: For this Medical Technician, GS-4 position. Possess at least six (6) months of general experience, and six (6) months of specialized experience 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. General Experience is: (1) Any type of work that demonstrates the applicant's ability to perform the work of the position, or (2) experience that provided a familiarity with the subject matter or processes of the broad subject area of the occupation. 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. Note: Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, duties, month and year start/end dates AND hour worked per week. OR Possess a successfully completed (a) an associate-degree course of study of which the 2nd year of the 2-year program included successful completion o

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