Medical Technician Phlebotomist

Major duties include but are not limited to:

• Using proper patient identification and sample labeling. The incumbent collects blood or urine specimens and ensures safe non-traumatic processes are used to maintain patient safety and assure specimen quality.
• Performs blood collection using venipunctures arterial punctures and capillary finger sticks with a minimal number of failures patient bruising or required repeat collection ensuring that samples are submitted to the clinical laboratory with the least possible delay.
• Specimen collection is performed in the emergency room hospital room extended care rooms and out-patient specimen collection area.
• Specimen collection is performed under emergent situations such as cardiac arrest stroke critically ill or noncooperative patients.
• Identifies tests that require special handling conditions and appropriately performs proper specimen collection.
• Takes emergency care procedures in the event a patient has a reaction to blood collection procedures including fainting hematoma and anxiety.
• Prepares specimens such as labeling and decanting.
• Ensures that specimens are maintained at the proper temperature and conditions to ensure sample integrity (on ice protected from light) as required by the test ordered.
• Trains new employees and students in specimen collection and computer duties.
• Assists the technologist/technician with other miscellaneous and clerical duties as assigned.
• Incumbent also answers telephone inquiries.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 6:00am - 2:30pm with rotating weekends and holidays
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Medical Technician - Phlebotomist/PD80451A
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized

The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers. This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care you will operate in a model with three core elements seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran. This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veterans community. This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor Americas Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.

• 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 ( Effective May 7 2025 drivers 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 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.

To qualify for this position applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement 08/19/2026.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY: In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d) No person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English. You must be proficient in basic written and spoken English in order to meet the requirements of this position.

This position includes a Selective Placement Factor (skill knowledge ability or other worker characteristic basic to - and essential for - satisfactory performance of the job). Selective Placement Factors are a prerequisite to appointment and represent minimum requirements for a position. Applicants who do not meet it are ineligible for further consideration.

• The Selective Placement Factor for this position is: Experience performing phlebotomy including venipuncture and capillary blood collection on human patients in a clinical or healthcare setting.

In addition to the requirements above you must qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:

• Specialized Experience: You must have at least 6 months of general experience and 6 months of specialized experience that equipped me with the particular knowledge skills and abilities (KSAs) to successfully perform the duties of the position and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. General experience is: (1) Any type of work that demonstrates the applicants ability to perform the work of the position or (2) experience that provided familiarity with the subject matter or processes of the broad subject area of the occupation. Specialized experience includes: (a) Technical medical laboratory support work such as performing laboratory tests and examinations (chemical microbiologic hematologic and blood banking) and preparing reports of findings or (b) technical support work in a closely related field e.g. biological laboratory technician work that required application of the methods and techniques for the position to be filled. OR
• Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have successfully completed (a) an associate degree course of study of which the 2nd year of the 2-year program included successful completion of a training course of approximately a years duration in a certified laboratory assistant school approved by a nationally recognized accrediting agency; (b) 1 year of study that included 6 semester hours in chemistry and/or the biological sciences plus successful completion of a full-time training course of approximately a years duration in a medical or clinical laboratory assistant (or technician) school that included instruction in chemistry hematology blood banking and microbiology (including serology) and that in addition included supervised laboratory practice incident to the diagnostic process and the treatment of patients; or (c) 2 years of study that included at least 12 semester hours of chemistry and/or biological science course work that must have been directly related to the specialization of the position to be filled. (Transcripts must be submitted at time of application.) OR
• Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond high school.

For more information on these qualification standards please visit the United States Office of Personnel Managements website at Requirements: You will be asked to participate in a pre-employment examination or evaluation as part of the pre-employment process for this position. Questions about physical demands or environmental factors may be addressed at the time of evaluation or examination. The work requires manual dexterity and exceptional hand/eye coordination some physical exertion such as regular and recurring walking bending and to stand for several consecutive hours during the collection of specimens. Work is performed at a fast many situations the duration of the activity (such as most of a workday) contributes to the arduous nature of the job. Position requires lifting of reagent containers weighing up to 20 pounds.

Work Environment: The work involves regular and recurring moderate risks or discomforts which require special safety precautions. Employees are required to use protective clothing or gear such as masks gowns lab coats respirators gloves or shields to moderate risks or to follow procedures for minimizing risk. The technician is required to take special precaution as prescribed by the Laboratory Safety and Chemical Hygiene Manual. Adherence to safety and Standard precautions and use of protective gear are mandatory to reduce occupational risk factors. There is frequent contact with patients with undiagnosed illnesses and the employee has the potential to be exposed to communicable disease. Employees are mandated to use appropriate personal protective equipment.

Required Experience:

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