Supervisory Medical Technician

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Job Description

Closing date extension for 5 business days due low volume of minimally qualified applicants. *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 and responsibilities will include:

• Supervises a team of Medical Technicians/Phlebotomists, aligning team objectives with VA and Medical Center mission, vision, values, and strategic priorities.
• Plans and assigns work to be accomplished by subordinates.
• Sets and adjusts short-term priorities and prepares schedules for completion of work based on priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty and requirements of assignments, and the capabilities of employees.
• Coaches staff in problem-solving, workflow distribution, technical practices, and professional growth.
• Oversees and performs complex specimen processing across inpatient, outpatient, and CBOC settings; identifies and addresses labeling defects, contamination, hemolysis, insufficient volume, or other pre-analytical issues.
• Executes quality control procedures, documents deviations, implements corrective actions, and conducts basic troubleshooting where applicable; enforces safety, infection-control, and biohazard handling protocols.
• Performs and oversees routine venipuncture for inpatient, outpatient, and ambulatory populations, modeling best practices for staff while maintaining safety, accuracy, and patient dignity.
• Selects appropriate venipuncture sites, maintains sterile technique, ensures proper point-of-collection labeling in the patient's presence, confirms hemostasis, and ensures specimens are submitted to the clinical laboratory without delay.
• Perform other related duties as assigned

Work Schedule:??????Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday, 2:00pm - 11:30pm or 2:30pm-11:00pm and 10:00am-7:30pm on Wednesday, Full - Time

Recruitment Incentives: May be authorized for highly qualified candidates.

Relocation Incentives: Not authorized.

Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved