Medical Technician - Phlebotomist

Medical Technician - Phlebotomist

Major duties include but are not limited to:

• Using proper patient identification and sample labeling. The incumbent collects blood or urine specimens and ensures safe, non-traumatic processes are used to maintain patient safety and assure specimen quality.
• Performs blood collection using venipunctures, arterial punctures, and capillary finger sticks with a minimal number of failures, patient bruising, or required repeat collection, ensuring that samples are submitted to the clinical laboratory with the least possible delay.
• Specimen collection is performed in the emergency room, hospital room, extended care rooms, and out-patient specimen collection area.
• Specimen collection is performed under emergent situations such as cardiac arrest, stroke, critically ill or noncooperative patients.
• Identifies tests that require special handling conditions and appropriately performs proper specimen collection.
• Takes emergency care procedures in the event a patient has a reaction to blood collection procedures including fainting, hematoma, and anxiety.
• Prepares specimens, such as labeling and decanting.
• Ensures that specimens are maintained at the proper temperature and conditions to ensure sample integrity (on ice, protected from light), as required by the test ordered.
• Trains new employees and students in specimen collection and computer duties.
• Assists the technologist/technician with other miscellaneous and clerical duties, as assigned.
• Incumbent also answers telephone inquiries.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 6:00am - 2:30pm, with rotating weekends and holidays

This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: Medical Technician - Phlebotomist/ PD80451A

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers. This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran. This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community. This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.