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Medical Technician
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 2 days ago
On-site Indianapolis, IN $41K – $53K Apply by Jul 20, 2026 Medical Technician ESFJISFJISTJISTP HealthcareTrades
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This position serves as a Medical Technician - Phlebotomy within the VA Health Care System Richard L. Roudebush Indianapolis, IN. This is an intermittent position within the PCS Procedural Medicine Service. The incumbent serves as the Medical Technician providing point-of-care testing, venous puncture, and urine drug screens.
What You'll Do
- →The primary purpose of this position is to complete venous puncture and various testing that requires multiple layers of education and continued evaluation.
- →Proficiently collect blood samples with a minimal number of failures, patient bruising, or repeat venous puncture, and ensure that the samples are submitted to the clinical laboratory with the least possible delay.
- →Responsible for proper patient identification, proper sample procurement, and proper specimen labeling following guidelines from The Joint Commission and the College of American Pathologists.
- →Follows proper protocol for specialty blood draws.
- →Collects blood specimens, using correct container and order of draw.
- →Prepares electronic requisitions for samples to be sent to the reference laboratories.
- →Understands and utilizes information resource technology (i.e. computers, printers, label printers, copy machines, phones, fax machines, various computer information packages, etc.).
- →Provides education to patients for proper collection techniques of urine, stool, or other fluid collections.
- →Interacts with patients, visitors, staff, students and volunteers in a courteous, helpful, tactful, cooperative, respectful and compassionate manner.
- →Identifies inpatients and outpatients for whom laboratory tests have been ordered, and prints labels for appropriate blood samples.
- →Administers initial intervention in the event of an emergency.
- →Sterilizes contaminated material according to safety policies.
- →Cleans glassware and other reusable items following established policies and procedures.
- →Adheres to all universal precautions, infection control, and safety regulations associated with phlebotomy.
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 or 2-year trial 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.
Personality Fit
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