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Medical Laboratory Technician
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 40 days ago
About the Role
The Medical Laboratory Technician is responsible for the provision of the overall support to the VA Caribbean Healthcare System (VACHS), Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service (P&LMS), the community-based outpatient clinics (CBOCs) and rural clinics. The incumbent aids as a technical, specialized and support nature to health and medical personnel in the diagnosis and treatment of a patient's illness or medical condition.
What You'll Do
- →Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Duties include but not limited to: Performs blood and body fluids collection for a wide range of diagnostic laboratory tests in a courteous manner making the patient feel as comfortable as possible, and labeling specimens for the laboratory.
- →Utilizing VA Healthcare System such as VISTA and CPRS to accurately perform work such as reviewing and accepting lab orders, gathering information required to complete assigned duties, and researching and resolving problems.
- →Ensures and verifies the correct labeling of specimens and patient identification following Laboratory National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG).Orders and maintains adequate inventory of supplies.
- →Monitors and maintains the phlebotomy station area as well the working station supplies area available with sufficient materials for the required services and assists in keeping inventory up to date.
- →Actively participates in training and mentoring of new employees and students.
- →Adheres to safety, infection control, and standard precautions always while drawing blood, handle specimens or performing testing.
- →Sends out samples, collects, and preserves specimens ensuring the physiologic properties of the specimens are maintained.
- →Consults with healthcare providers on logical protocol to follow in cases where specimens are inadequate for testing.
- →Collects blood samples with a minimal number of failures, patient bruising or requiring redrawn specimens.
- →Work Schedule: Sundays - Saturdays, rotating shifts that may include, but not limited to: 5:00am-1:30pm, 7:30am-4:00pm, 4pm-12am,1:00pm-9:30pm,10:00pm-6:00am.Compresssed schedules may also be assigned, as applicable.
- →Will also cover holidays, and during emergency situations according to rotation.
- →Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized.
- →Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized.
- →Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this 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.
- ✓Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- ✓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.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation/examination.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
Personality Fit
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