Medical Technician-Phlebotomy

Summary

The Medical Technician position primarily involves the collection, transport, evaluation, processing and storage of clinical laboratory specimens; laboratory support position requires technical skills in phlebotomy and specimen collection, patient care, as well as clerical duties. The Medical Technician must rotate through a wide range of medical and clerical duties, in the hospital and outpatient clinical settings.

Duties

Major duties include, but are not limited to: Interacts with hospital personnel to correct discrepancies such as notifying nursing/medical staff if there is concern about a drawing site, patient is combative, or any other possible contraindications. Recognizes emergency situations and takes necessary action; establishes priorities for emergency orders. Verifies patient as the individual denoted on the request and labels all tubes with the patient's name, social security number, date, and time, to ensure proper identification. Performs blood-drawing and other specimen collecting duties as assigned in a courteous and professional manner; makes the patient feel as comfortable as possible. Performs standard diagnostic tests or procedures such as venipuncture and finger stick to collect blood specimens according to written protocols as as directed by the physician or other professional staff. Adheres to safety, infection control and universal precautions at all times, including before, during and after site preparation, giving patient proper instructions for Federal Drug Screening, removing tourniquets, wearing gloves, following all isolation procedures while drawing patients. Builds manifest for Send Out testing and gathers, aliquots, labels, and packages specimens for courier pickup. Answers incoming calls for Laboratory Services; quickly finds and relays accurate information or refers the caller to appropriate technical personnel. Performs disposition of add-on orders; able to independently assess workflow and appropriately triage workload. Maintain files of computer and manually printed order entry forms. Independently contacts ordering provides for clarification to ensure the correct test is performed. Orders and distributes supplies to laboratory departments. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:30am - 4:00pm with alternating Weekends and Holidays Telework: Not Authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Medical Technician-Phlebotomy/PD08191A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized 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, 10/09/2026. 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-4. 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. Preferred Experience: Phlebotomy Experience: Phlebotomy Certificate Individual Occupation Requirement (IOR): The Medical Technician, 0645 series has an Individual Occupation Requirement (IOR) which is a minimum qualification requirement. To be considered for the position, you must ensure that the experience is reflected in your resume and/or if applicable, transcripts must be uploaded to support education requirements or substitution. Specialized Experience: (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 Medical Technician position. OR Education and Training: 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 Medical Technician position. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized experience: 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. At this level, specialized experience should include experience performing a variety of relatively standardized tests, examinations, and determinations. The procedures and techniques are well-established but involve many meticulous sequential steps to complete a test; and following written procedures which give carefully detailed instructions on each step of the assigned test and examinations. 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 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. NOTE: Transcripts (unofficial or official) must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation. OR, Combination of Experience & Education: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an appropriate combination of specialized experience and education beyond 2 years above high school with courses related to the occupation. NOTE: Transcripts (unofficial or official) must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation. 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/.