Medical Technician
What you'd do
This position serves as a Medical Technician - Phlebotomy within the VA Health Care System Richard L. Roudebush Indianapolis, IN. This is an intermittent position within the PCS Procedural Medicine Service. The incumbent serves as the Medical Technician providing point-of-care testing, venous puncture, and urine drug screens.
Major duties
The primary purpose of this position is to complete venous puncture and various testing that requires multiple layers of education and continued evaluation. Proficiently collect blood samples with a minimal number of failures, patient bruising, or repeat venous puncture, and ensure that the samples are submitted to the clinical laboratory with the least possible delay. Responsible for proper patient identification, proper sample procurement, and proper specimen labeling following guidelines from The Joint Commission and the College of American Pathologists. Follows proper protocol for specialty blood draws. Collects blood specimens, using correct container and order of draw. Prepares electronic requisitions for samples to be sent to the reference laboratories. Understands and utilizes information resource technology (i.e. computers, printers, label printers, copy machines, phones, fax machines, various computer information packages, etc.). Provides education to patients for proper collection techniques of urine, stool, or other fluid collections. Interacts with patients, visitors, staff, students and volunteers in a courteous, helpful, tactful, cooperative, respectful and compassionate manner. Identifies inpatients and outpatients for whom laboratory tests have been ordered, and prints labels for appropriate blood samples. Administers initial intervention in the event of an emergency. Sterilizes contaminated material according to safety policies. Cleans glassware and other reusable items following established policies and procedures. Adheres to all universal precautions, infection control, and safety regulations associated with phlebotomy. Collects specimens using proper patient identification and specimen labeling. Identifies discrepancies/conditions that can lead to erroneous results. Handles conflict and problems in dealing with the customer constructively and appropriately. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:30am to 4:00pm Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Medical Technician/PD91950A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
What you need to qualify
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 07/20/2026. 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-05 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-04. 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-05 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Preferred phlebotomy experience. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have one of the appropriate certifications as an MLT granted by the following organizations. American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP) or American Medical Technologists (AMT). OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond none beyond the basic requirements. 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/.
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