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Health Technician (Laboratory Assistant)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 6 days ago
On-site Fort Worth, TX $44K – $58K Apply by Sep 18, 2026 Health Aid And Technician ESFJISFJISFPISTJ HealthcareTrades
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The Health Technician is responsible for receiving and processing specimens including computerized accessioning, centrifugation, aliquoting, determining specimen acceptability, and delivery to the point of analysis or, if analysis is to be delayed, ensuring proper storage conditions are utilized to preserve specimen integrity. Additionally, they check-in/accession patients and collect specimens through phlebotomy procedures. AMERICA'S VETERANS NEED YOU!
What You'll Do
- →Duties include but are not limited to: Specimen Receipt (50%) Provides customer relation services when receiving laboratory specimens from patients and other services within the VA North Texas Healthcare System.
- →Serves as a subject matter expert for other healthcare professionals on the collection and processing of all laboratory testing.
- →Reviews and accepts test request orders for samples submitted for testing.
- →This includes accessioning samples into the laboratory.
- →Evaluates the suitability of specimens for analysis, requesting new specimens if determined to be unusable.
- →Prepares specimens for analysis, ensuring that the physiologic state of the specimen properties is maintained.
- →Follows established protocol for handling of mislabeled/unlabeled specimens.
- →Separates and routes the specimen to the specific laboratory section that performs the ordered test.
- →Receives packages delivered to the laboratory.
- →Specimen and Send-Out Processing (25%) Performs the processing of all clinical laboratory specimens and is responsible for the timely and proper distribution of specimens to the technical areas of the PLMS laboratory and the reference laboratories to assure specimen integrity.
- →Uses laboratory equipment such as centrifuges, refrigerators, and freezers, in addition to consumables such as transfer pipettes, laboratory pour-off tubes and reference laboratory specimen containers.
- →Communicate with the reference laboratories to research the requirements on new tests that are not identified in the reference laboratory directories.
- →Operates and performs periodic reviews on equipment including checking temperatures of laboratory refrigerators and freezers, etc.
- →Responsible for monitoring technical equipment, performing maintenance, and quality assurance on instrumentation (centrifuge).
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process.
- ✓In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment.
- ✓The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
- ✓All 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.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Physical Requirements: The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment.
- ✓A pre-placement physical examination is not required.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your probationary period period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
Personality Fit
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