Medical Technician

Allied Health Professional

Major duties include, but may not be limited to:

• Accession and receipt of laboratory specimens into the laboratory information computer system.
• Verification of correct specimen labeling, processing and distribution.
• Blood collection by venipuncture; biologic specimen processing; instruct, assist, and answer questions relative to patient specimen collection.
• Collection of samples for reference testing, entering orders for reference laboratory testing.
• Performance of point of care testing such as urine pregnancy testing and urine dipstick testing.
• Collection of clerical functions such as answering the phone or communicating with nursing/providers with any testing questions/concerns; monitoring consumable inventory employee drug screens (including, but not limited to: pre-employment, courtesy and random drug screens).
• May be required to work at the main facility or travel via government vehicle to any of the affiliated Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOCs) (with additional courier duties)
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: 6:00am- 2:30pm; Monday- Friday, (May be required to work regular and irregular hours of duty on a regular recurrent basis, with the possibility of rotating off-shifts, weekends, or holidays as needed)

Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases. When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).

Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience.

Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.

Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66

Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

Telework: Not available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 000000 / Medical Laboratory Technician