Medical Technician - Phlebotomy - Recruitment Incentive

About the role

The positions are located at the John J. Cochran Veterans Hospital in St. Louis, MO. The Medical Technician - Phlebotomist performs technical work in areas such as chemistry, hematology, coagulation, urinalysis, phlebotomy, rapid testing, or microbiology.

Responsibilities

• Follows procedures for patient identification, sample procurement, and specimen labeling;
• Performs routine venipuncture specimen collections from patients;
• Fulfills laboratory procedures for collecting specimens in the appropriate container;
• Controls the physical condition of samples and responds to time factors to ensure the physiologic state of the specimen is maintained;
• Provides education to patients for proper collection techniques;
• Maintains adequate supplies for all phlebotomy and specimen procurement procedures;
• Answers incoming calls for the laboratory service - finding and relaying accurate information or referring the caller to technical personnel;
• Performs standard diagnostic tests/procedures such as bleeding time, occult blood, urine dipstick, pregnancy test, fingerstick glucose;
• Performs sterilization on the autoclave and cleans glassware and other reusable items;
• Identifies and appropriately responds to adverse reactions such as fainting, nausea, vomiting, convulsions, and arrests;
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:30a to 5:00p with rotating weekends and holidays

Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: May be authorized for highly qualified candidates

Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved

Benefits

DESIGNATED DRUG-TESTING POSITION: Applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.

All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.

Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959

Subject to background/security investigation

Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).

Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.

Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)

Qualifications

This position includes a Selective Placement Factor (skill, knowledge, ability or other worker characteristic basic to - and essential for - satisfactory performance of the job). Selective Placement Factors are a prerequisite to appointment and represent minimum requirements for a position. Applicants who do not meet it are ineligible for further consideration.

The Selective Placement Factor for this position is: Experience performing phlebotomy/blood draws on human patients. (This experience must be documented in your resume to receive consideration.)

ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY: In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), No person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English. You must be proficient in basic written and spoken English in order to meet the requirements of this position.

EXPERIENCE: At least six (6) months of general experience and six (6) months of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. General Experience is: (1) Any type of work that demonstrates the applicant's ability to perform the work of the position, or (2) experience that provided a familiarity with the subject matter or processes of the broad subject area of the occupation. Specialized experience is: (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. (This experience must be documented in your resume to be considered.)

OR

SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE(TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED): 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 (a) a full-time training course of approximately a year's duration in a medical or clinical laboratory assistant (or technician) school that included instruction in chemistry, hematology, blood banking, and microbiology (including serology) and that, in addition, included supervised laboratory practice incident to the diagnostic process and the treatment of patients; 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.

OR

COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE(TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED): Equivalent combinations of post-high school education and experience, as described above.

Competencies

Your responses to the assessment questionnaire will be reviewed along with the information provided in your resume and supporting documentation to determine if you are qualified for the position. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, your rating may be lowered and/or you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.