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Health Technician- Phlebotomy
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
On-site Chesapeake, VA $41K – $54K Apply by Jun 15, 2026 Health Aid And Technician ESFJISFJISFPISTJ HealthcareTrades
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This position is located at The Western Branch VA Clinic is a community-based outpatient clinic (CBOC) that operates as an extension from its parent facility, Hampton VA Medical Center. The Hampton VA Medical Center is a general medical surgical facility with 477 beds serving a 15-county area in eastern Virginia and a 10-county area in northeastern North Carolina and has a veteran population of more than 220,000 veterans.
What You'll Do
- →Duties Include, but not limited to: Performs duties in the receiving, accessioning and specimen processing area including collecting chain of custody drug screens, reference laboratory specimen processing, clerical functions, patient testing, and phlebotomy.
- →Properly identify patients utilizing the full name and social security number before collecting, processing and /or hospital computer entry of requests.
- →Compares orders from multiple physicians and request the medical technologist to combine the orders.
- →Properly identifies, labels and collection blood bank specimens for STAT and routine testing while next to the patient bedside or chair side.
- →Proficient in phlebotomizing patient in varying debilitation (i.e., paralysis, stroke, mentally unstable, spinal cord injuries in fetal position and contractures).
- →Performs phlebotomy using specialized techniques for cleansing the blood collection site to prevent bacterial contamination that's critical to patient care, to ensure the contamination rate of blood cultures remains with in guidelines with blood culture contamination.
- →Responsible for receiving and preparing requests for testing and specimens into the clinical laboratory and evaluates the acceptability of each specimen, documents discrepancies, and resolves potential problems.
- →Screens telephone calls and routes inquiries to appropriate personnel.
- →Ensures proper processing and accession of specimens; especially those requiring special handling, and clearly communicates requirements to the laboratory staff Work Schedule: Full Time; 8:00am-4:30pm Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
- →Position Description/PD#: Health Technician- Phlebotomy/PD000000 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
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
Job ID: 88ac10ab-22c2-426a-ad7c-59c785b26536
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