Medical Technician

Military Treatment Facilities under DHA • Fort Hood, TX

2d • Onsite

About The Position

This Medical Technician position is located at Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center in Fort Hood, Texas. The technician performs complex clinical laboratory testing, including testing in hematology, coagulation, chemistry, urinalysis, serology, immunoassays, Blood Bank, or microbiology. The role includes starting up and shutting down equipment and performing quality-control procedures to confirm that testing systems and results meet acceptable standards. Recruitment or relocation incentives, student loan repayment, and salary negotiation for candidates new to Federal service may be authorized under the conditions described in the posting.

Requirements

• One year of specialized experience performing complex testing in a clinical laboratory setting and maintaining or troubleshooting equipment; alternatively, meet the qualification requirement through education or a combination of education and experience.
• Alternatively, one full year of graduate-level education in a directly related field, such as Clinical Laboratory Science, Chemistry, or Microbiology.
• A combination of education and experience may qualify if the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%.
• Certification as a Medical Technologist (MT) or Medical Lab Scientist (MLS) from ASCP, AMT, or another board or registry deemed comparable by OASD(HA) or its designee; a copy must be submitted with the application.
• Applicants must be U.S. citizens and provide proof of U.S. citizenship.
• A pre-placement medical examination is required; background, personnel security, immunization, and drug-testing requirements may apply.
• Hepatitis B immunization is required for positions involving direct patient contact; other immunizations may be required depending on the position.
• The position requires a one-year probationary period.
• Foreign education used to meet qualification requirements must be evaluated and deemed equivalent to U.S. accredited education, or receive full course credit from a U.S. accredited college or university.

Responsibilities

• Perform difficult and complex routine laboratory tests.
• Perform start-up and shut-down procedures.
• Perform daily or as-required quality-control procedures to ensure testing systems are acceptable.
• Evaluate control data to ensure results are within acceptable norms.
• Perform testing in STAT and routine hematology, coagulation, chemistry, urinalysis, serology, immunoassays, Blood Bank, or microbiology.

Benefits

• Recruitment or relocation incentives may be authorized for highly qualified candidates.
• Student loan repayment may be authorized.
• Salary negotiation may be available for candidates new to Federal service.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time