Medical Technician - Phlebotomist

Summary

This position is located in the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service (P&LMS) within the VA St. Louis Health Care System. Medical Technician-Phlebotomists are responsible for obtaining blood samples by venipuncture from inpatients and outpatients for clinical laboratory testing. In addition, Medical Technician-Phlebotomists are also responsible for correctly routing or delivering samples and maintaining records of all blood draws.

Duties

Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Performs phlebotomy duties on both inpatients and outpatients for clinical laboratory testing. Uses a computer to query patient demographics, laboratory test requests, test order status and test descriptions. Uses a computer to order, delete or amend laboratory tests, build collection lists, print collection lists and labels, and log in collection of specimens. Uses centrifuges and other laboratory equipment and supplies to process specimens after collection. Sorts aliquots and distributes specimens throughout the laboratory and to other hospital and referral labs. Assists the Ancillary Testing Coordinator. Performs ancillary testing procedures, for example fingerstick glucose measurements, and quality control associated with these tests. Acts as courier to deliver specimens to UMHC laboratories and returns pathology reports, test results and specimens to the laboratory. Measures, aliquots, and prepares preservatives for surgical and cytology specimens. Picks up, preserves, measures, aliquots, and prepares for shipment all 24 hour urine collections. Stocks blood drawing and processing supplies in the receiving area and blood drawing room. Insures printers in receiving room and blood drawing room are functioning properly. Instruct patients on proper collection of specimens for timed and random testing. Answers queries from physicians, nurses and other hospital staff regarding test requirements. Routes calls to the proper section of the lab. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday from 8:30am-5:00pm and Monday - Friday from 2:00pm-10:30pm with rotating weekends and holidays. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Medical Technician - Phlebotomist/PD09444A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/12/2026. Individual Occupational Requirements: Specialized Experience: 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. OR, Education and Training: For GS-4: 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. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: At least six (6) months of general experience and six (6) months of specialized experience. General experience is any type of work that demonstrates the ability to perform the work of the position, or that provided a familiarity with the subject matter or processes of the broad subject area of the occupation. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Examples of specialized experience for this position may include the following: performs phlebotomy duties, technical medical laboratory support work such as performing laboratory tests and examinations (chemical, microbiologic, hematologic and blood banking), preparing reports of findings, or 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: 2 years above high school with courses related to the occupation. 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/.

Education

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.