Health Technician- Phlebotomy

About the Role

This position is located in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) - Veterans Health Administration (VHA) - Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network (VISN 6) - Hampton VA Medical Center (VAMC) - Pathology and Laboratory Service - at the Hampton VAMC in Hampton, Virginia.

Duties

• Performs duties in the receiving, accessioning and specimen processing area including collecting chain of custody drug screens, reference laboratory specimen processing, clerical functions, patient testing, and phlebotomy
• Properly identify patients utilizing the full name and social security number before collecting, processing and/or hospital computer entry of requests
• Compares orders from multiple physicians and request the medical technologist to combine the orders
• Properly identifies, labels and collection blood bank specimens for STAT and routine testing while next to the patient bedside or chair side
• Proficient in phlebotomizing patient in varying debilitation (i.e. - paralysis - stroke - mentally unstable)

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement - 09/30/2026. 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 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 positions being filled; and - experience performing phlebotomy/blood draw procedures on human patients. (Note) Please ensure your resume detail the special experience needed for consideration.

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.

Combination

Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have a combination of education and experience equivalent to the requirements for a GS-5. Note: Two full academic years of study - or 60 semester hours - beyond the second year is equivalent to 1 year of specialized experience.

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/.