Medical Technician - Phlebotomist

DetailsPosted: 13-May-26Location: Minneapolis, MinnesotaCategoriesAllied HealthInternal Number: 868722500SummaryThe employee serves as a Medical Technician - Phlebotomist in Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Service (P&MLS) at VA Minneapolis healthcare system - Minneapolis MN. The technician performs phlebotomy in inpatient - outpatient - and extended care areas of the hospital and associated clinics. The employee also performs a variety of computer - customer service - instruction - and communication tasks.QualificationsTo qualify for this position at the GS-4 grade level - you must meet the following criteria: 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. ~AND~ SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR: 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 meeting the English Language Proficiency and Selective Placement Factor - to qualify for this position - you must meet one of the following requirements: EXPERIENCE: 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 hours worked per week. A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. ~OR~ EDUCATION: Successful completion of (a) an associate-degree course of study of which the 2nd year of the 2-year program included successful completion of a training course of approximately a year's duration in a certified laboratory assistant school approved by a nationally recognized accrediting agency; (b) 1 year of study that included 6 semester hours in chemistry and/or the biological sciences - plus successful completion of a full-time training course of approximately a year's duration in a medical or clinical laboratory assistant (or technician) school that included instruction in chemistry - hematology - blood banking - and microbiology (including serology) and that - in addition - included supervised laboratory practice incident to the diagnostic process and the treatment of patients; or 2 years of study that included at least 12 semester hours of chemistry and/or biological science course work that must have been directly related to the specialization of the position to be filled. NOTE: Transcripts (unofficial or official) must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation. ~OR~ COMBINATION: Equivalent combinations of post-high school education and experience - as described above. NOTE: Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title - duties - month and year start/end dates AND hours worked per week. A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Transcripts (unofficial or official) must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation. You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position: Computer Skills Customer Service (Clerical/Technical) Patient Care Quality Assurance Specimen 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 manual dexterity and exceptional hand/eye coordination - some physical exertion - such as regular and reoccurring walking - reaching - bending - and to stand for several consecutive hours during the collection of specimens. Work is performed at a fast pace. In many situations the duration of the activity (such as most of the work day) contributes to the arduous nature of the job. Position requires occasional lifting of reagent/supply containers weighing up to 20 pounds. 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/.Duties***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION - YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** ***NOTE: This is a TEMPORARY appointment (not-to-exceed 1/24/2027)This appointment may be renewed for additional service in accordance with Agency needs for 1 additional yearTemporary positions offer health insurance (if the employee is expected to work at least 130 hours per month for at least 90 days) but do not offer life insurance or retirement benefits and may be terminated at any time before the expiration dateThe appointment to a Temporary position does not confer eligibility for promotion or reassignment to other positions or the ability to be non-competitively converted to permanent employment***NOTE: Intermittent employment is defined as non-fulltime employment in which employees serve under an excepted or competitive service appointment without a regularly scheduled tour of dutyA position with an intermittent work schedule is sporadic and unpredictable so that a tour of duty cannot be regularly scheduled in advanceIntermittent positions offer health insurance only if the employee is expected to work at least 130 hours per month for at least 90 daysDuties for this position include but are not limited to: Specimen Collection: Uses proper patient identification and sample labelingCollects blood or urine specimensEnsures safe - non-traumatic processes are used to maintain patient safety and assures specimen qualityPerforms blood collection using venipunctures - and capillary finger sticks with a minimal number of failures - patient bruising - or required repeat collectionEnsures samples are submitted to the clinical laboratory with the least possible delayPerforms specimen collection in hospital rooms - extended care rooms - and out-patient specimen collection areaPerforms specimen collection under emergent situations such as cardiac arrest - stroke - critically ill - or noncooperative patientsFollows standard operating procedures for guidance in specimen collectionIdentifies tests that require special handling conditions and appropriately performs proper specimen collectionInitiates emergency care procedures in the event a patient has a reaction to blood collection procedures including fainting - hematoma - and anxietyMaintains an adequate supply of phlebotomy supplies - and reports shortages to logistics staff or the supervisor for resolutionAdheres to laboratory safety policies and regulatory requirements including infection control policies such as hand hygiene - specimen transport - and patient isolationSpecimen Handling & Computer: Operates the pneumatic tube system to transport specimens to the main laboratoryPackages specimens for manual transport between clinic lab and the main laboratoryDelivers specimens to the appropriate section of the laboratory as assignedEnsures specimens are maintained at the proper temperature and conditions to ensure sample integrity (on ice - protected from light) - as required by the test orderedCommunication - Clerical - and Administrative Support: Provides education to patients regarding the collection of blood samples and potential complications - collection of a routine urinalysis - 24-hour urine collection - and other collection requirements as neededAssists patients with laboratory check-in and obtains required pre-analytical information from patientsProvides patient-entered care and excellent customer service to patients - visitors - and other members of the health care teamCommunicates missing - erroneous - or duplicate orders to the appropriate health care staff for follow-up actionAnswers clinic laboratory phone - addresses inquiries - and forwards calls to main lab when appropriateTrains and evaluates competency of new employees and students in specimen collection techniques - computer duties - and management of laboratory ordersParticipates in continuing education activities and VA training opportunitiesAssists with other miscellaneous and clerical duties as assignedPerforms other directly related duties as assignedDESIGNATED 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 appointmentApplicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VAApplicants will not be appointed to the position if a verified positive drug test result is receivedWork Schedule: Intermittent: Daytime hoursNo weekends or holidaysSpecific shifts to be discussed during interviewRecruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approvedCreate a Job Match for Similar JobsLogoAbout Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health AdministrationThe Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest integrated health care system in the United States, providing care at 1,321 health care facilities, including 172 VA Medical Centers and 1,138 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics) to over 9 million Veterans enrolled in the VA health care program. 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