Medical Technician
Major duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
Maintains the laboratory facilities and equipment, and assists with maintaining adequate supplies. Ability to perform repetitive manual tasks requiring assiduous attention to detail efficiently in a production laboratory environment. Records information pertaining to the storage of specimens or reagents and completes appropriate tracking/inventory system information. Maintains and controls laboratory records. Ability to execute rigorous chain of custody transactions and associated documentation procedures as used in a medical laboratory. Prepares many types of specimens from any part of the body, or prepares highly specialized specimens involving many steps. Consistently communicates and treats customers (veterans, their representatives, visitors, and all VA staff) in a courteous, tactful, and respectful manner. Performs routine tests, where some aspects are not covered in detail in instructions or guidelines. Performs specimen processing, testing and reporting under the supervision of a medical technologist or technical supervisor. Performs phlebotomy and other related duties as assigned by the supervisor or lab manager. Work Schedule:
Various shifts. Telework:
Not available. Virtual:
This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#:
Medical Technician/PD654-03925A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:
Not Authorized. Financial Disclosure Report:
Not required. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/24/2020. 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-05 position, you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-04 level. 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 may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:
Specialized
Experience:
You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-04 level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to:
(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 successful completion of a full 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree with major study or at least 24 semester hours in subjects appropriate to the position to be filled. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:
Attention to DetailClericalInterpersonal SkillsSpecimen CollectionTechnical Competence 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:
Work is primarily repetitive manual procedures related to receipt, processing, preparing specimen collection bottles (100 ml each) and blood tubes and keyboard data entry. Tasks typically require extended periods in a seated position. All tasks require manual dexterity and intense attention to task detail for specimen and aliquot identification. The position requires regular lifting of specimen storage racks weighing 15 lbs. and occasional lifting of packages and disposal boxes weighing up to 45 lbs. from floor to table height. Requires regular access to cold room storage areas and occasional access to upright storage freezers for specimen inventory and disposal activities. Occasional trips between floors are necessary to consult with supervisors and retrieve/deliver documentation and specimens. Technician activities require the wearing of laboratory personal protective equipment (PPE) which, depending on the task, will include a lab coat, hand gloves, face masks/shields, and non-porous aprons. 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/.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Maintains the laboratory facilities and equipment, and assists with maintaining adequate supplies. Ability to perform repetitive manual tasks requiring assiduous attention to detail efficiently in a production laboratory environment. Records information pertaining to the storage of specimens or reagents and completes appropriate tracking/inventory system information. Maintains and controls laboratory records. Ability to execute rigorous chain of custody transactions and associated documentation procedures as used in a medical laboratory. Prepares many types of specimens from any part of the body, or prepares highly specialized specimens involving many steps. Consistently communicates and treats customers (veterans, their representatives, visitors, and all VA staff) in a courteous, tactful, and respectful manner. Performs routine tests, where some aspects are not covered in detail in instructions or guidelines. Performs specimen processing, testing and reporting under the supervision of a medical technologist or technical supervisor. Performs phlebotomy and other related duties as assigned by the supervisor or lab manager. Work Schedule:
Various shifts. Telework:
Not available. Virtual:
This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#:
Medical Technician/PD654-03925A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:
Not Authorized. Financial Disclosure Report:
Not required. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/24/2020. 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-05 position, you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-04 level. 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 may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:
Specialized
Experience:
You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-04 level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to:
(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 successful completion of a full 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree with major study or at least 24 semester hours in subjects appropriate to the position to be filled. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:
Attention to DetailClericalInterpersonal SkillsSpecimen CollectionTechnical Competence 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:
Work is primarily repetitive manual procedures related to receipt, processing, preparing specimen collection bottles (100 ml each) and blood tubes and keyboard data entry. Tasks typically require extended periods in a seated position. All tasks require manual dexterity and intense attention to task detail for specimen and aliquot identification. The position requires regular lifting of specimen storage racks weighing 15 lbs. and occasional lifting of packages and disposal boxes weighing up to 45 lbs. from floor to table height. Requires regular access to cold room storage areas and occasional access to upright storage freezers for specimen inventory and disposal activities. Occasional trips between floors are necessary to consult with supervisors and retrieve/deliver documentation and specimens. Technician activities require the wearing of laboratory personal protective equipment (PPE) which, depending on the task, will include a lab coat, hand gloves, face masks/shields, and non-porous aprons. 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/.
- Department:
0645 Medical Technician - Salary Range:
$34,916 to $45,393 per year
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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