Medical Technician-Phlebotomist

Veterans Health Administration • Prescott, AZ

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Medical Technician-Phlebotomist performs specimen collection, processing, accessioning, and waived testing at a facility within VISN 22. The position is physically located in Prescott, Arizona, at the Northern Arizona Healthcare System. The technician rotates through these work areas and may be required to work off-hour shifts, weekends, and holidays when operational priorities require it.

The technician maintains laboratory facilities, equipment, and supplies; prepares phlebotomy equipment and ensures it functions to standards; monitors safety compliance; and maintains inventories and equipment maintenance schedules. The technician keeps the laboratory clean and safe in accordance with agency and accreditation requirements, supports implementation of safety regulations, reports conditions and progress to the supervisor, and maintains organized laboratory records and specimen or reagent tracking information.

The role includes performing venipunctures according to facility and laboratory procedures, accurately identifying patients and labeling specimens, handling and accessioning specimens, checking laboratory requests against physician orders, generating labels, and sorting specimens for distribution to laboratory sections. The technician performs laboratory testing and examination procedures and uses safe, aseptic practices with attention to donor well-being and specimen quality. Clerical duties and other duties as assigned are also included.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship.
• Meet the applicable time-in-grade requirement for GS-05 applicants who are current or former federal employees applying under the stated conditions: 52 weeks at GS-04.
• Qualify through specialized experience in technical medical laboratory support, such as performing laboratory tests and examinations and preparing findings reports, or technical support work in a closely related field requiring applicable methods and techniques; alternatively, qualify through a full four-year bachelor's degree with a major or at least 24 semester hours in subjects appropriate to the position.
• Meet pre-employment screening, background/security investigation, identification, onboarding, and applicable probationary or trial-period conditions stated in the announcement.
• Participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program as required for VA Health Care Personnel.
• Ability to perform work requiring manual dexterity and exceptional hand/eye coordination; recurring walking, bending, prolonged sitting and concentration while examining specimens, and standing for several consecutive hours.
• Ability to lift reagent containers weighing up to 35 pounds.

Nice To Haves

• Phlebotomy certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain laboratory facilities and equipment and control supplies.
• Set up equipment for phlebotomy procedures and ensure phlebotomy and ancillary equipment functions to standard.
• Determine compliance with safety requirements and establish inventory and equipment maintenance requirements and schedules.
• Maintain a clean and safe laboratory in accordance with agency and accreditation requirements.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for implementation of safety regulations and safe working conditions; report conditions and progress on resolving discrepancies to the supervisor.
• Maintain laboratory records and present data to the supervisor in a logical, systematic fashion.
• Develop and maintain detailed records of protocols and results, and record storage information for specimens or reagents in appropriate tracking and inventory systems.
• Perform clerical duties required by the position.
• Perform venipunctures in accordance with facility and laboratory policies and procedures.
• Verify patient identification and accurately label test tubes using designated patient identifiers.
• Handle and label specimens properly, accession specimens, verify that test requests are consistent with physician orders, generate labels, and sort specimens for distribution to laboratory sections.
• Perform laboratory testing and examination procedures.
• Use safe, non-traumatic processes and standard aseptic procedures to protect donors and preserve specimen quality.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Comprehensive federal employee benefits package for employees and their families.
• Potential credit toward annual leave accrual based on prior work or military service, subject to request and approval before appointment and not guaranteed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level