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Medical Technician - Phlebotomist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted today
On-siteMinneapolis, MN$40K – $52KApply by May 18, 2026Medical TechnicianISFJCustomer SuccessHealthcareTrades
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The employee serves as a Medical Technician - Phlebotomist in Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Service (P&MLS) at VA Minneapolis healthcare system, Minneapolis MN. The technician performs phlebotomy in inpatient, outpatient, and extended care areas of the hospital and associated clinics. The employee also performs a variety of computer, customer service, instruction, and communication tasks.
What You'll Do
- →***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** ***NOTE: This is a TEMPORARY appointment (not-to-exceed 1/24/2027).
- →This appointment may be renewed for additional service in accordance with Agency needs for 1 additional year.
- →Temporary positions offer health insurance (if the employee is expected to work at least 130 hours per month for at least 90 days) but do not offer life insurance or retirement benefits and may be terminated at any time before the expiration date.
- →The appointment to a Temporary position does not confer eligibility for promotion or reassignment to other positions or the ability to be non-competitively converted to permanent employment. ***NOTE: Intermittent employment is defined as non-fulltime employment in which employees serve under an excepted or competitive service appointment without a regularly scheduled tour of duty.
- →A position with an intermittent work schedule is sporadic and unpredictable so that a tour of duty cannot be regularly scheduled in advance.
- →Intermittent positions offer health insurance only if the employee is expected to work at least 130 hours per month for at least 90 days.
- →Duties for this position include but are not limited to: Specimen Collection: Uses proper patient identification and sample labeling.
- →Collects blood or urine specimens.
- →Ensures safe, non-traumatic processes are used to maintain patient safety and assures specimen quality.
- →Performs blood collection using venipunctures, and capillary finger sticks with a minimal number of failures, patient bruising, or required repeat collection.
- →Ensures samples are submitted to the clinical laboratory with the least possible delay.
- →Performs specimen collection in hospital rooms, extended care rooms, and out-patient specimen collection area.
- →Performs specimen collection under emergent situations such as cardiac arrest, stroke, critically ill, or noncooperative patients.
- →Follows standard operating procedures for guidance in specimen collection.
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 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 dentification 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, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
- ✓NOTE: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment.
- ✓You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.
- ✓If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
Personality Fit
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