Medical Laboratory Technician Position Available In Indian River, Florida

Medical Laborory Technician Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administrion West Palm Beach VA Healthcare System Summary This Medical Laborory Technician GS-05 is the entry level development performance level for Medical Laborory Technicians. In this role the incumbent works under the general guidance of the unit manager or his/her designee. Incumbent sets priorities for actions, care given, and uses initiive in adapting priorities and methods in an area known to have rapidly changing pient loads and needs. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 06/23/2025 to 06/27/2025 This job will close when we have received 50 applicions which may be sooner than the closing de. Salary $42,954

• $55,835 per year Pay scale & grade GS 5 Locion 2 vacancies in the following locion: Vero Beach, FL Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

CBTC-12746052-25-JYM

Control number 839236200 This job is open to The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Federal employees

• Excepted service Current federal employees whose agencies have their own hiring rules, pay scales and evaluion criteria.

Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement. Clarificion from the agency This job is open to current permanent Department of Veteran Affairs employees, current permanent Federal employees of other agencies and all US Citizens Veterans’ Preference applies for this occupional series, for more informion on Veterans’ Preference, please https://www.opm.gov/fedshirevets Duties Duties and responsibilities of the Medical Laborory Technician include, but are not limited to: Performs assigned duties in a manner th promotes quality health care, outstanding customer service, and the maintenance of an environment committed to serving the Veteran and their families. Actively supports the Blood Draw Clinic and functions as a team player. Contributes to team initiives and continuously strives to improve the effectiveness of the unit. Is involved in unit-based decision making as a team approach to solving problems within their scope and influence. Effectively communices with pients and families when answering routine questions. Responds to issues reled to pient/family sisfaction. Assists with transferring pients to and from clinical chair and wheelchairs utilizing approprie body mechanics and assistive devices. Performs a variety of trement procedures which include: collecting specimens such as various blood tests, sputum, urine, and feces in an approprie manner; performs controls on blood glucose testing machines and performs ancillary glucose testing. Adhere to blood borne phogen standard precautions and all phlebotomy safety policies when performing phlebotomy. Actively follows Medical Center policy to correctly identify the pient before any specimen is drawn by checking and verifying two pient identifiers and correctly labeling all specimens drawn the site of collection. Actively sorts and packages specimens for transportion to the laborory and deliver in the most expedient manner and in the proper transport container, including centrifugion and packaging of pient specimens. Maintains clean and organized pient care areas which include: cleaning the clinical chairs, keep uncluttered pient bays, keep employee personal items to a minimum, not displaying symbols or pictures th may be offensive to others, and do not support the Medical Center’s policy. Demonstres flexibility, initiive and willingness to support pient care needs throughout the Medical Center and the Blood Draw clinic by rotion of assignment, workspace, and/or irregular hours if needed. Monitor levels and stock expendable medical supplies and equipment as needed in the Blood Draw clinic.

Work Schedule :

Monday

• Friday, 7:30am
• 4:00pm or 10:00am
• 6:30pm

Compressed/Flexible :

Not Available Telework :

Not Available Virtual:

This is not a virtual position Functional Stement # : 41270F Fi nancial

Disclosure Report:

Not required

• Training held a Thomas H.

Corey VA Medical Center:

7305 North Military Trail West Palm Beach, FL 33410-6400 for about 6 months.

• Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.

S. Citizen to apply for this job. All applicants tentively selected for VA employment in a testing designed position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registrion is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. You may be required to serve a probionary period. Subject to background/security investigion. Selected applicants required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identificion 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 ste-issued dentificion cards th are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identificion for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical examinion. Participion in the seasonal influenza vaccinion program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). Qualificions Applicants pending the completion of educional, or certificion/licensure requirements may be referred and tentively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

BASIC REQUIREMENTS

Citizenship. Citizen of the United Stes. (Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Chapter 3, Section A, paragraph 3g.) English Language Proficiency. MLT candides must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f). Certificion. Candides must currently possess one of the approprie certificions as an MLT granted by the following organizions: American Society of Clinical Phology (ASCP) ASCP, Board of Certificion, or ASCP, Board of Registry American Medical Technologists. American Associion of Bioanalysts. Exception. Non-certified applicants who otherwise meet the eligibility requirements for certificion may receive a temporary appointment up to the full performance level not to exceed two years as a gradue MLT under the authority of 38 U.S.C. § 7405(c)(2) without the option to extend. For grade levels above full performance level, the candide must be certified in accordance with paragraph 4.c.(1) above. May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfhering Provision as described in the VA Qualificion Standard for this occupion (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupion and meet the criteria).

Grade Determinions :

In addition to meeting the basic requirements sted above, the following qualificions criteria must be met in determining the approprie grade assignment of candides. Medical Laborory Technician, GS-05 Experience. None beyond the basic requirements. Demonstred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities.

None References:

For more informion on this qualificion standard, please Physical Requirements. This position may require shift work and or rotion of tour assignments. Routinely requires heavy lifting (45 lbs. and over), heavy carrying (45 lbs. and over), straight pulling and pushing (up to 8 hrs.), walking (8 hrs.), standing (8 hrs.), kneeling (8 hrs.), repeed bending (8 hrs.), both legs required, near vision correctable 13″ to 16″ to Jaeger 1 to 4, far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20, depth perception, ability to distinguish colors, ability to distinguish shades of colors, hearing aid permitted, and ability to opere transportion equipment.

Educion Note:

Only educion or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your educion here: . If you are using foreign educion to meet qualificion requirements, you must send a Certifice of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for th educion. For further informion, : . Additional informion Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacion)

Leave:

Federal Employees earn annual leave a re (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. This credited service can be used in determining the re which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment de and is not guaranteed. During the applicion process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your applicion for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further considerion for additional positions. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive stus. VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-reled positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority. If you are unable to apply online or need an alterne method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement. Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant’s criminal history prior to accepting a tentive job offer. For more informion about the Act and the complaint process, . Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How You Will Be Evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Your applicion, resume, C.V., and/or supporting documention verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect considerion for employment. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify informion provided by a candide (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candide’s abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position. It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those th have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

Veterans and Transitioning Service Members :

Please the site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegrion support for military service members. Area of Considerion

• Eligible applicions reviewed and referred in the following order: Current permanent VA employees of the facility.

All other VA employees. Current permanent Federal employees of other agencies. All other applicants.

Note:

Veterans’ Preference is not applicable to VA employees or employees of other Federal agencies but applied to all other applicants. Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required Documents As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have

• whether you’re a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you’re eligible under their policies. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: Resume Certificion(s)
• American Society of Clinical Phology (ASCP) ASCP, Board of Certificion, ASCP, Board of Registry, American Medical Technologists, American Associion of Bioanalysts. Transcript(s)
• If using educion to qualify Veterans Preference Documention
• If applying as a

Veterans Preference Eligible Resume:

Your resume must include the following informion for each job listed: Job title Current grade level & step Duties (be as detailed as possible…we will NOT make assumptions of your qualificions) Month and year start/end des (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008) Full-time or part-time stus (include hours worked per week) If you are selected, you may be required to submit additional informion regarding your level of knowledge, skills and abilities required for this position. The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please use this to ensure you have included all documents required for your applicion, such as a copy of your transcript (if using educion to qualify), SF-50’s (current/former Federal employees), etc. Cover Letter SF-50

• if current federal employee SF-50
• If your most recent SF-50 has an effective de (shown in box 4) within the past year, it may not clearly demonstre you possess the 1 full year of specialized experience in your present grade, as required by the announcement.

In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50, prior to your most recent one. The yearly Cost of Living Adjustment SF-50, issued in January, does not prove a full year of specialized experience. Monetary or time off award SF-50’s do not provide sufficient informion and will not be accepted. Examples of approprie SF-50’s include: Within grade increases the highest grade held; or Promotions with an effective de more than one year old; or SF-50’s the highest grade held with an effective de more than one year old If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 06/27/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click . To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your

USA JOBS

resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.

NOTE:

It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. Agency contact informion Jenniffer Marrero Diaz Phone Address West Palm Beach VA Medical Center 7305 North Military Trail West Palm Beach, FL 33410 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the .

NOTE:

Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full

• and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities.

HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities. Fair and Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Required Documents To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: Resume Certificion(s)

• American Society of Clinical Phology (ASCP) ASCP, Board of Certificion, ASCP, Board of Registry, American Medical Technologists, American Associion of Bioanalysts. Transcript(s)
• If using educion to qualify Veterans Preference Documention
• If applying as a

Veterans Preference Eligible Resume:

Your resume must include the following informion for each job listed: Job title Current grade level & step Duties (be as detailed as possible…we will NOT make assumptions of your qualificions) Month and year start/end des (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008) Full-time or part-time stus (include hours worked per week) If you are selected, you may be required to submit additional informion regarding your level of knowledge, skills and abilities required for this position. The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please use this to ensure you have included all documents required for your applicion, such as a copy of your transcript (if using educion to qualify), SF-50’s (current/former Federal employees), etc. Cover Letter SF-50

• if current federal employee SF-50
• If your most recent SF-50 has an effective de (shown in box 4) within the past year, it may not clearly demonstre you possess the 1 full year of specialized experience in your present grade, as required by the announcement.

In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50, prior to your most recent one. The yearly Cost of Living Adjustment SF-50, issued in January, does not prove a full year of specialized experience. Monetary or time off award SF-50’s do not provide sufficient informion and will not be accepted. Examples of approprie SF-50’s include: Within grade increases the highest grade held; or Promotions with an effective de more than one year old; or SF-50’s the highest grade held with an effective de more than one year old If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 06/27/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click . To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your

USA JOBS

resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.

NOTE:

It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. Agency contact informion Jenniffer Marrero Diaz Phone Address West Palm Beach VA Medical Center 7305 North Military Trail West Palm Beach, FL 33410 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the .

NOTE:

Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full

• and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities.

HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities. Fair & Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 06/23/2025 to 06/27/2025 This job will close when we have received 50 applicions which may be sooner than the closing de. Salary $42,954

• $55,835 per year Pay scale & grade GS 5 Locion 2 vacancies in the following locion: Vero Beach, FL Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

CBTC-12746052-25-JYM

Control number 839236200 ., .