Medical Technician
NOTE:
This is a TEMPORARY appointment (not-to-exceed 9/30/2021). This appointment may be renewed for additional service in accordance with Agency needs for 1 additional year. Temporary positions offer health insurance (if the employee is expected to work at least 130 hours per month for at least 90 days) but do not offer life insurance or retirement benefits and may be terminated at any time before the expiration date. The appointment to a Temporary position does not confer eligibility for promotion or reassignment to other positions or the ability to be non-competitively converted to permanent employment. The duties of this position are difficult and complex involving many steps, and requiring a high degree of specialization. The major duties are as follows but are not all-inclusive:
Performs venipunctures choosing the appropriate collection materials and site; Receives and labels specimens for analysis; Assists in the phlebotomy and safety training; Performs inventory of supplies and stocks; Documents patient testing results; Generates and receives unit/ward collection lists; Orders laboratory tests in the computerized patient record system; and Performs other duties as required or assigned. Work Schedule:
Monday through Friday, 8:
00 a.m. to 4:
30 p.m. Recruitment & Relocation Incentives:
Not authorized Financial Disclosure Report:
Not Required For this position you must have one of the following requirements:
At least (6) months of general experience and (6) months of specialized experience which equipped me with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of this position. 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 includes:
(a) Technical medical laboratory support work such as collecting venous blood specimens from a diverse patient population in an outpatient collection area, emergency room, and/or inpatient units, 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. Note:
Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, duties, month and year start/end dates AND hour worked per week. - OR - Successfully completed (a) an associate - degree course of study of which the 2nd year of the two (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) One (1) year of study that included six (6) semester hours in chemistry and/or the biological sciences, plus successful completion of 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) two (2) years of study that included at least twelve (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. This education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, community college, junior college, college or university. NOTE:
Transcripts must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation. - OR - Equivalent combinations of creditable experience and education as described above to meet the requirements for this position at the next lower grade level. This education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, community college, junior college, college or university. NOTE:
Transcripts must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation. You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position:
Attention to DetailCustomer ServiceSpecimen CollectionTechnical Competence IMPORTANT:
A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer 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/.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
This is a TEMPORARY appointment (not-to-exceed 9/30/2021). This appointment may be renewed for additional service in accordance with Agency needs for 1 additional year. Temporary positions offer health insurance (if the employee is expected to work at least 130 hours per month for at least 90 days) but do not offer life insurance or retirement benefits and may be terminated at any time before the expiration date. The appointment to a Temporary position does not confer eligibility for promotion or reassignment to other positions or the ability to be non-competitively converted to permanent employment. The duties of this position are difficult and complex involving many steps, and requiring a high degree of specialization. The major duties are as follows but are not all-inclusive:
Performs venipunctures choosing the appropriate collection materials and site; Receives and labels specimens for analysis; Assists in the phlebotomy and safety training; Performs inventory of supplies and stocks; Documents patient testing results; Generates and receives unit/ward collection lists; Orders laboratory tests in the computerized patient record system; and Performs other duties as required or assigned. Work Schedule:
Monday through Friday, 8:
00 a.m. to 4:
30 p.m. Recruitment & Relocation Incentives:
Not authorized Financial Disclosure Report:
Not Required For this position you must have one of the following requirements:
At least (6) months of general experience and (6) months of specialized experience which equipped me with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of this position. 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 includes:
(a) Technical medical laboratory support work such as collecting venous blood specimens from a diverse patient population in an outpatient collection area, emergency room, and/or inpatient units, 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. Note:
Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, duties, month and year start/end dates AND hour worked per week. - OR - Successfully completed (a) an associate - degree course of study of which the 2nd year of the two (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) One (1) year of study that included six (6) semester hours in chemistry and/or the biological sciences, plus successful completion of 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) two (2) years of study that included at least twelve (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. This education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, community college, junior college, college or university. NOTE:
Transcripts must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation. - OR - Equivalent combinations of creditable experience and education as described above to meet the requirements for this position at the next lower grade level. This education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, community college, junior college, college or university. NOTE:
Transcripts must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation. You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position:
Attention to DetailCustomer ServiceSpecimen CollectionTechnical Competence IMPORTANT:
A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer 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/.
- Department:
0645 Medical Technician - Salary Range:
$32,430 to $42,157 per year
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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