Supervisory Medical Technician

U.S. Military Entrance Processing Command • Boston, MA

19h

About The Position

This is a permanent Direct Hire Authority position in the competitive service. The Supervisory Medical Technician serves at a Military Entrance Processing Station, providing program oversight and supervising Medical Technicians. The role involves directing subordinate work, managing priorities and schedules, evaluating performance, handling employee matters, and improving work quality and production.

The position requires one year of specialized experience at the GS-07 level, including experience with complex clinical laboratory tests and procedures, quality assurance and quality control, phlebotomy, providing technical guidance to medical personnel, and reviewing applicant records. Education cannot substitute for the required experience. There is no separate education qualification requirement.

The position is covered by the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Program and requires signing a DA Form 5019-R and passing urinalysis testing before appointment and periodically afterward. A background investigation is required. The incumbent must complete applicable MHS GENESIS training within 30 days of onboarding and/or as required. Restrictive and protective clothing, including surgical gloves, must be used; exposing footwear is not permitted. Occasional shift work before 0600 or after 1800 and occasional Saturday work may be required. A one-year supervisory probationary period may be required, and the position also requires a one-year probationary period.

Applicants must be U.S. citizens and provide proof of citizenship. Direct deposit is required. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. PCS costs are not authorized. Recruitment or relocation incentives, advanced hiring pay, advanced leave accrual, and student loan repayment may be authorized if determined to be in the Government's best interest and eligibility requirements are met. Multiple positions may be filled. Federal employees receive a benefits package, with eligibility depending on position type.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship; proof of citizenship is required.
• One year of specialized experience, typically at the GS-07 level, performing and/or advising on complex medical tests, procedures, and examinations in a clinical laboratory.
• Experience maintaining quality assurance and quality control checks of medical test results.
• Experience performing phlebotomy or blood draws on patients.
• Experience delegating tasks and providing technical guidance to medical technicians and/or medical personnel.
• Experience performing quality assurance reviews of applicant records and ensuring they include medical test results.
• Qualification must be based on experience; education cannot substitute for the required experience.
• Complete applicable MHS GENESIS training within 30 days of onboarding and/or as required to access the system.
• Sign DA Form 5019-R and pass required urinalysis testing before appointment and periodically thereafter.
• Pass a suitability or fitness determination, including the required personnel security investigation.
• Use restrictive and protective clothing, such as surgical gloves, and do not wear exposing footwear.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, control, and direct subordinate work; set and adjust short-term priorities.
• Prepare schedules for completion of work.
• Assign work based on priorities, assignment difficulty and requirements, and employee capabilities.
• Evaluate subordinate performance and provide advice, counsel, or instruction on work and administrative matters.
• Recommend appointments, promotions, or reassignments; interview candidates for positions.
• Hear and resolve employee complaints, referring group grievances and serious unresolved complaints to a higher-level supervisor.
• Oversee disciplinary measures, including warnings and reprimands, and recommend other actions in more serious cases.
• Identify employee development and training needs and provide or arrange needed training.
• Find ways to improve production or increase the quality of directed work.
• Develop employee performance standards.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package available to eligible employees and their families.
• A recruitment incentive may be authorized if requirements are met and it is in the Government's best interest.
• A relocation incentive may be authorized if requirements are met and it is in the Government's best interest.
• Advanced hiring pay may be authorized if requirements are met and it is in the Government's best interest.
• Advanced leave accrual may be authorized if requirements are met and it is in the Government's best interest.
• Student loan repayment may be authorized if requirements are met and it is in the Government's best interest.

What This Job Offers

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