Health Technician - Phlebotomist & Laboratory Processing

Summary Employee will serve as a Health Technician - Phlebotomist and Laboratory Processing within Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service located at the Veterans Healthcare System - Oklahoma City - OK. Qualifications 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. SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR (SCREEN-OUT): A Selective Placement Factor (SPF) has been identified for this position. Selective Placement Factors (SPF) are a prerequisite to appointment and represent minimum requirements for the position. Applicants who do not meet the SPF are ineligible for further consideration. The SPF for this position is: \Requires experience performing phlebotomy on human patients - as well as laboratory specimen processing work. Examples of the laboratory experience includes: processing specimens using various lab equipment and preparing the proper packaging and shipping requirements. In addition to the above - applicant(s) must meet at least one of the following minimum qualification requirements. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Requires one full year of specialized experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge - skills - and abilities (KSA's) to perform successfully the duties of the position - and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable - specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-5 in the Federal service. Positions in this series range widely in type and include support duties to medical or health personnel such as audiologists - speech pathologists - medical officers - and optometrists. Therefore - technician experience is experience that required application of the knowledge - methods - and techniques of the position to be filled. Specialized experience includes accessioning - labeling - and aliquoting lab specimens; operating laboratory equipment such as centrifuges - refrigerators/freezers and using computer software programs/databased to provide administrative support for the lab (e.g. - maintaining lab records; filing - scanning - label printing; etc.). ~ OR ~ SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED): Successfully complete Six months of Graduate education or an internship to meet the specialized experience required. Education is creditable only in those instances where it is directly related to the work of the position. ~OR~ COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED): Equivalent combinations of successfully completed graduate education and specialized experience are also qualifying. Physical Requirements: The work requires much walking through the clinic - with occasional requirements to lift objects - computer work and operating office equipment. The positions require the ability to process written and electronic information. The work requires the ability to physically control or defend against emotionally distressed patients. The work requires above average agility and dexterity due to the fine skills of some of the point of care lab testing. The work may require heavy lifting of equipment or patients. The incumbent may be required to commute between two outpatient clinics within the workweek - depending on the clinic workload. For more information on these qualification standards - please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at Duties THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION - YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION The primary purpose of this position is responsible for performing phlebotomy on human patients - as well as laboratory specimen processing work Examples of the laboratory experience includes: processing specimens using various lab equipment and preparing the proper packaging and shipping requirements Duties include but are not limited to the following: Receives delivered specimens and accessions into the computer system - using both automated and manual methods/do Accessions and properly handle specimens to prepare for testing and packaging and shipping to reference laboratories Instructs/assists patients - physicians - and providers on specimen requirements Ensures adequate usage of equipment - includes maintenance on laboratory machines - proficiency test and documentation of results Prepares specimens to be sent to outside laboratories - including reference and sharing laboratories - for testing not done at this Medical Center Evaluates specimen integrity - judging correctness of specimen type - quantity - age - and condition upon receipt Troubleshoots specimen discrepancies according to specimen requirements Reconciles physical specimens received against printed manifest document Performs cleaning - disinfection - and organization of work areas - including restocking the lab areas Provides clerical/administrative support for the service (e.g., maintain lab records, filing, scanning, label printing, etc.) Maintains adequate quota of sterile and non-sterile supplies - instruments - and equipment and checks for outdated supplies/items Perform other duties - as necessary Work Schedule: Full-Time - Monday-Friday - 6:30am - 3:00pm - Rotating Holidays and Weekends 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. Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved #J-18808-Ljbffr Direct Jobs