Position serves as a Medical Technician for Phlebotomy and Specimen Receiving located in Laboratory Service at the VAMC Grand Junction. This position will be posted for a 90 day period though candidates will be reviewed and qualified candidates will be referred to the Hiring Manager for consideration on a bi-weekly basis.
Qualifications
To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement - 09/30/2026. English Language Proficiency: Medical Technicians must be proficient in spoken and written English. (Refer to VA Handbook 5005 Part II Chapter 2) Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-06 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-05. The grade may have been in any occupation - but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year - it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade - as required by the announcement. In this instance - you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-i Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. This position has an IOR or Individual Occupational Requirements that must be met. For positions at GS-4 and above: (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.You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below For the GS-06: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: Technical medical laboratory support work such as performing laboratory tests and examinations (chemical - microbiologic - hematologic or blood banking) and preparing reports of findings; or Technical support work in a closely related field - such as biological laboratory technician - phlebotomy technician - clinical support technician - or medical laboratory technician; AND Providing assistance to the examining Medical Officer with the examination and identification of physical abnormalities; Setting up medical equipment to conduct standard testing - such as audiometers - stereoscopic vision testers - bio-acoustic simulators - otoscopes - ophthalmoscopes - or EKG machines; and Performing procedures such as ear lavage - optical tests - audiometric tests - EKGs - or urine specimen collection. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05). OR - Education: Half year (9 semester hours) of graduate level education in a field directly related to the work of the position - such as Chemistry - Nursing - Biology - Medical Technology - Life Sciences - or Clinical Laboratory Science - or related field of study. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) OR - Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements - divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of graduate education less than 1/2 year by 9. Add the two percentages. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Specimen Collection Technical Competence Interpersonal Skills Conscientiousness Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience - including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g. - Peace Corps - AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g. - professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies - knowledge - and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience - including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: The work requires extensive periods of standing and walking - regular and recurring bending - lifting (less than 40 pounds) - stooping - and stretching. For more information on these qualification standards - please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.
Duties
Duties include but not limited to: Perform venipunctures in accordance with facility and lab policies and procedures
Verify correct patient identification and performs proper specimen handling and labeling (accurately labels all samples correctly with patient/sample identifiers)
Verify lab test request are consistent with physician orders
Generates labels - sorts labeled specimens - and delivers samples to appropriate lab sections
Conduct work according to lab safety regulations
Set up equipment for all phlebotomy procedures and ensures functionality according to standards
Control contaminated or potentially dangerous specimens according to accreditation agency requirements
Accession specimens & retrieves results using CPRS and Vista computer systems
Ensure that all specimens being handled maintain their integrity and are properly and completely labeled
assures the proper request - both hardcopy and VISTA computer orders and correct specimen (i.e. - type - amount - etc.) are submitted with all required information
Make distribution of reports to physician and medical records when automation is unavailable
Perform clerical duties related to handling of laboratory specimens - e.g
conducting order entry and patient registration in reference lab information' systems - accessioning specimens - receiving test results from reference laboratories - entering results into the VISTA - verifying for completeness - and checking for pending test results
Contact physicians for additional needed information and/or patient history in order to insure proper testing and interpretive data is received
Sort specimens based on testing location - needs - and priority for turnaround time
Promotion Potential: Position is at Full Performance Level
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday - 7:00am - 3:30pm or on an as needed basis by the Service
Position Description/PD#: Medical Technician/PD14643a and PD14643A
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest integrated health care system in the United States, providing care at 1,321 health care facilities, including 172 VA Medical Centers and 1,138 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics) to over 9 million Veterans enrolled in the VA health care program. VHA Medical Centers provide a wide range of services including traditional hospital-based services such as surgery, critical care, mental health, orthopedics, pharmacy, radiology and physical therapy. In addition, most of our medical centers offer additional medical and surgical specialty services including audiology & speech pathology, dermatology, dental, geriatrics, neurology, oncology, podiatry, prosthetics, urology, and vision care. Some medical centers also offer advanced services such as organ transplants and plastic surgery.
