Medical Technician - Phlebotomy

Full Job Description

This position is for a Phlebotomist with Outpatient Phlebotomy and morning draw responsible for the Perry Point site.

The incumbent serves as a Phlebotomist and is responsible for collecting a broad range of routine and emergency blood samples The incumbent may perform phlebotomy or testing on inpatients, outpatients, surgical patients, CBOC patients, ED patients or wherever the need arises.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 01/30/2026.

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-4 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-3. 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-in-grade.

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.

You must meet the OPM individual occupational requirements (IOR) for the Medical Technician Series, 0645 as follows: You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: 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 Successful completion of (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 year's 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 the training course as described in (a) above for GS-3; 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.

In addition to meeting the OPM Individual Occupation Requirement above you must meet the specialized experience below: GS-4: Knowledge of the technical methods and procedures for phlebotomy and waived testing.

Requires knowledge of the basic principles of biological science to assess patients, work completed, samples collected, etc.

Knowledge and skills in drawing blood for a variety of tests, from a variety of sites using a variety of methods.

Insuring that the correct samples are collected in a proper manner and containers to ensure obtaining the best specimens providing the best results possible.

Knowledge of a variety of reference labs (VA and non-VA), specimen requirements (sample volume, storage temperature requirements, processing requirements, light sensitivity requirements) sufficient to assure receipt of a suitable sample by the proper testing lab.

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Computer Skills Customer Service (Clerical/Technical) Patient Care Quality Assurance Specimen Collection 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 regular and recurring physical exertion such as prolonged/frequent standing, bencing, walking, grasping, carrying, speaking, and wrist strain due to prolonged use of PC keywords.

Also, requires occasional sitting, reaching, bending and stooping, lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling up to 50 pounds, with assistance if needed.

The work may require specific physical characteristics and abilities such as dexterity (to perform intricate collection or specimen processing) and color vision 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/.

Major Duties:

Major Duties Include: Phlebotomy Duties and Specimen Collection Responsible for proper patient identification, proper sample procurement, and proper specimen labeling following guidelines from The Joint Commission (T JC) and the College of American Pathologists (CAP) "Patient Safety Goals.

Properly identifies all patients with two identifiers to assure the accuracy of the specimen collected and documents collection appropriately.

Uses judgment and independently resolves identification discrepancies through staff contacts as needed. Performs phlebotomy procedures following a sequence of steps approved for sample collection.

Independently responsible for selecting the best venipuncture site, most suitable phlebotomy equipment ( needle type, size and length), most appropriate cleansing agent(s), proper collection vials and assessing the patient's condition before, during and after the procedure.

Attends to the patients while in their care during the phlebotomy procedure. Is attentive to patient needs, actions and complaints. Has knowledge of medical conditions/therapy (e.g.

diabetes, anticoagulation, fainting, hematomas) and applies that knowledge while the patient is in their care.

Independently determines the need and initiates a Medical Emergency, Code Blue and/or Code Green for a violent patient.

In the event of a Medical Emergency or Code Blue, the phlebotomist administers initial intervention until specialized assistance arrives on the scene.

Observes and reports any physical or mental changes while patients are being drawn. Orients and trains new employees/students in all aspects of phlebotomy and waived testing.

Assists in evaluating new procedures to improve patient care and makes recommendations to management.

He/She performs established quality control procedures to check the accuaracy and validity of the test results.

He/She identifies instrument malfunctions, if applicable, and takes appropriate action to correct them.

Receives request for testing specimens into laboratory and verifies the accuracy and completeness of the request.

Work Schedule: Monday- Friday 7am-3:30pm Telework: Not Authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Medical Technician - Phlebotomy/PD16120-A