Lead Medical Technician

Military Treatment Facilities under DHA • Tripler Army Medical Center, HI

11d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is located in the Department of Pathology, Clinical Pathology Service at Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. The Lead Medical Technician receives, verifies, and logs biological specimens, evaluates their integrity and associated documentation, and rejects non-viable samples. The role includes shipping diagnostic and infectious substances under DOT/IATA regulations, managing reference laboratory routing and special send-outs, and handling Army HIV Force Testing specimens.

The technician performs adult and pediatric venous and capillary blood collection, supports patient reception and check-in, enters laboratory orders, and follows infection-control and HIPAA requirements. As a work lead, the technician distributes tasks, balances workloads, monitors completion times, resolves informal work issues, and trains new hires, military laboratory students, and hospital personnel. The position also supports employee performance and training feedback, workplace safety, supply tracking, recordkeeping, and workload and statistical reporting.

The position is mission essential and requires shift work, including alternating weekends, evenings, holidays, or coverage during special situations. Employees must be available for an eight-hour period between 0645 and 1645. The position requires regular contact with children, lifting up to 25 pounds, a pre-employment and annual physical examination, immunization screening and annual influenza vaccination, and travel up to 5% of the time. Appointment is subject to suitability and background determinations and may include a one-year probationary period.

Requirements

• One year of specialized experience performing phlebotomy; handling and processing specimens for testing and shipping; performing inventory and ordering procedures; and conducting quality-control and maintenance checks on laboratory equipment. The stated experience is typical of work at the GS-06 level.
• Alternatively, one full year (18 semester hours) of progressively higher-level graduate education in a directly related field, such as Clinical Laboratory Science, Medical Laboratory Science, Medical Technology, Chemistry, or Microbiology.
• A combination of qualifying education and experience may be used if it meets at least 100% of the requirements.
• If qualifying with education, provide transcripts. Foreign education used to meet requirements must be evaluated as described in the posting.
• Must be a U.S. citizen and provide proof of U.S. citizenship.
• Appointment may require a suitability or fitness determination and background investigation; the role requires a favorable suitability determination for regular contact with children under 18.
• Must comply with the Federal and Department of the Army Drug Free Workplace Programs, including warranted drug detection.
• Must complete a pre-employment physical examination and annual examinations thereafter.
• Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds.
• Must be available for shift work, including alternating Saturday-through-Sunday weekends from 0700 to 1630, and for an eight-hour schedule between 0645 and 1645; evenings, holidays, or special-situation coverage may also be required.
• Must meet applicable immunization or pre-existing-immunity screening requirements and receive annual seasonal influenza vaccination; a tentatively selected candidate must consent to annual influenza vaccination.
• Must meet the stated temporary duty or business travel requirement of 5% of the time.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• A one-year probationary or trial period may be required.

Responsibilities

• Receive, verify, and log biological specimens from medical treatment facility clinics and Department of Defense laboratories into LIS/MHSG.
• Assess specimen integrity, collection timing, and requisitions, and reject non-viable samples.
• Ship diagnostic and infectious substances as a certified shipper in accordance with DOT/IATA regulations.
• Manage reference laboratory test routing and special send-outs, including Army HIV Force Testing specimens.
• Collect adult and pediatric venous and capillary blood samples while following infection-control procedures.
• Manage the reception desk and patient check-in through Q-Flow; enter orders from internal and external civilian providers and comply with HIPAA requirements.
• Distribute tasks, balance workload, monitor completion times, and resolve informal work issues as a work lead.
• Train new hires, Phase II Military Lab Tech students, and hospital personnel on phlebotomy and specimen-processing protocols.
• Provide supervisory staff with input on employee performance, training needs, and awards.
• Monitor workplace safety, track supplies, maintain records, and compile workload and statistical reports.
• Perform inventory and ordering procedures, and run quality-control and maintenance checks on laboratory equipment as part of the qualifying experience described.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive range of benefits; specific eligibility depends on position type, and candidates are directed to contact the hiring agency for details.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed