Medical Technician Position Available In Hernando, Florida

Medical Technician Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administrion Veterans Health Administrion Summary The incumbent serves as a Medical Technician in the Central Phlebotomy and Processing Department of Phology and Laborory Medicine Service; responsible for collecting, accessioning, and specimen processing of outpient and inpient populions samples. These complex duties include reference laborory specimen processing, clerical functions, pient educion, and outpient and inpient phlebotomy as necessary. Each of these functions is a percentage of his/her total time on duty. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/16/2025 to 05/23/2025 Salary $50,062 – $65,074 per year Pay scale & grade GS 5 Locions 8 vacancies in the following locions: Brooksville, FL Tampa, FL Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required 50% or less – You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocion expenses in accordance with agency policy. Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive 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-12733383-25-VI

Control number 837162100 This job is open to Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement. Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) Federal employees whose job, agency or department was elimined and are eligible for priority over other applicants. Clarificion from the agency The area of considerion is current, permanent employees of the James A Haley Veterans Hospital and sellite offices and those employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs. ICTAP is outside of this area of considerion. Videos Duties Performs blood collection using a variety of phlebotomy techniques including vacutainer systems, syringe, butterfly, and/or capillary finger sticks. Collects blood specimens, using correct container and order of draw. Collects urine specimens and cultures in a manner th preserves the integrity of sample. Processes emergency specimens and routine specimens in a timely manner. Follows proper protocol for specialty blood draws. Evalues the suitability of specimens. Prepares electronic requisitions for samples to be sent to the reference laborories. Uses a computer to retrieve laborory test informion. Performs computerized accessioning of pient specimens. Identifies inpients and outpients for whom laborory tests have been ordered, and prints labels for approprie blood samples. Understands and utilizes informion resource technology (i.e. computers, printers, label printers, copy machines, phones, fax machines, various computer informion packages, etc.). Provides educion to pients for proper collection techniques of urine, stool, or other fluid collections. Interacts with pients, ors, staff, students and volunteers in a courteous, helpful, tactful, cooperive, respectful and compassione manner. Responds positively and in a timely manner to customer requests for service or informion. Handles conflict and problems in dealing with the customer constructively and appropriely. Identifies pients and ensure proper sample procurement and specimen labeling. Assesses pient condition before, during, and after procedures. Administers initial intervention in the event of an emergency. Observes and reports any physical or mental changes during pient blood draws. Prepares samples for testing to include labeling, centrifugion, decanting and aliquoting, etc. Sterilizes and autoclaves contamined merial according to safety policies Cleans glassware and other reusable items following established policies and procedures. Adheres to all universal precautions, infection control, and safety regulions associed with phlebotomy. Collects specimens using proper pient identificion and specimen labeling. Maintains operional and quality control logs, records, and worksheets. Identifies unusual test results or discrepancies/conditions th can lead to erroneous results.

Work Schedule:

Monday – Friday with roting weekends and holidays. In addition to the assigned tour of duty, an assigned rotion for On-Call and Disaster Schedule for Essential Personnel required to meet minimum staffing requirements and service needs Position Description/PD#: Medical Technician / PD02508

A Relocion/Recruitment Incentives:

May be authorize 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 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 ( ). 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. Participion in the seasonal influenza vaccinion program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) Qualificions To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing de of this announcement, 05/23/2025. Individual Occupional Requirements Specialized Experience For this occupional series you must have experience with (a) Technical medical laborory support work such as performing laborory tests and examinions (chemical, microbiologic, hemologic and blood banking) and preparing reports of findings or (b) technical support work in a closely reled field, e.g., biological laborory technician work, th required applicion of the methods and techniques for the position to be filled. OR Educion and Training Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor’s degree with major study or least 24 semester hours in subjects approprie to the position to be filled. Selective Placement Factor(s) Experience performing phlebotomy/blood draws on human pients. You may qualify based on your experience and/or educion as described below:

Specialized Experience:

You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to least the next lower grade GS-4 in the normal line of progression for the occupion in the organizion. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: performs blood collection using a variety of phlebotomy techniques including vacutainer systems, syringe, butterfly, and/or capillary finger sticks. Collects blood specimens, using correct container and order of draw. Processes emergency specimens and routine specimens in a timely manner Assesses pient condition before, during, and after procedures Administers initial intervention in the event of an emergency. Identifies pients and ensure proper sample procurement and specimen labeling. Adheres to all universal precautions, infection control, and safety regulions associed with phlebotomy .

OR, Educion:

Applicants may substitute educion for the required experience. To qualify based on educion for this grade level you must have completed a full 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor’s degree with major study or least 24 semester hours in subjects approprie to the position to be filled. .

OR, Combinion:

Applicants may also combine educion and experience to qualify this level. You must have an combinion of specialized experience and educion beyond.. You red on the following Competencies for this position: Computer Skills Customer Service (Clerical/Technical) Pient Care Quality Assurance Specimen Collection 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.

Note :

A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience credited on the basis of time actually spent in approprie activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indice clearly the nure of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

Physical Requirements:

Work is performed in a laborory mosphere and requires regular and physical exertion such as sitting (2-4 hours), walking (6-8 hours), repetitive bending (6-8 hours), standing (6-8 hours), modere lifting (14-30 pounds), and average carrying (14-30 pounds). The work requires specific physical characteristics and abilities, and dexterity needed to perform complex analytical and technical procedures. Use of both hands and all fingers required, both legs required, ability to reach beyond shoulder (2 hours), ability to pull hand over fist (0.25 hours), ability to push (0.5 hours). Capacity for rapid mental and muscular coordinion simultaneously, near vision correctable 13″ to 16″ Jaeger 1 to 4, Far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and 20/40 in the other, both eyes required, Depth perception, Normal color vision, hearing (aid permitted), mental and emotional stability. Performing phlebotomy and entering pient informion, test orders, and da in a computer may expose the technician to repetitive motion For more informion on these qualificion standards, please the United Stes Office of Personnel Management’s website . Educion A transcript must be submitted with your applicion if you are basing all or part of your qualificions on 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. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. 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 WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Narrive responses are not required this time. If you are referred for considerion, you may be asked to submit additional job reled informion, which may include, but not limited to; responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities; completion of a work sample, and/or contact for an interview. Your resume and/or supporting documention verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your ring or considerion for employment. 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. For more informion on the “Who may apply” eligibility requirements, please refer to the document.

Placement Policy:

The posting of this announcement does not oblige management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstement. Management may use any one or any combinion of these methods to fill the position. It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those th have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment. 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 SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please make sure you have included other documents required for your applicion, such as a copy of your transcript (if using educion to qualify), SF-50’s (current/former Federal employees), documention to support Veterans Preference claims, or

ICTAP/CTAP

documention (for displaced Federal employees). You will not be contacted for additional informion. Cover Letter Resume Separion Notice (RIF) SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript SF-50, Notificion of Personnel Action (if applicable for Time in Grade and/or Eligibility): Most recent SF-50 if you are a current or former Federal employee An SF-50 showing your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your applicion merials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective de within the past year, it may not clearly demonstre you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 th clearly demonstres one-year time-in-grade Award 50’s do not provide sufficient informion and will not be accepted for the purpose of verifying time-in-grade. 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 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 05/23/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click . To begin, click Apply Online to cree a

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account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your

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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. The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal/VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candides for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit approprie documention (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance ring, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty locion) and be found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified : applicants must possess experience th exceeds the minimum qualificions of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in most of the required competencies of the job. Informion about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM’s Career Transition Resources website . 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. Agency contact informion Vilnalys Irizarry-Brisueno Phone Address James A Haley Veterans Hospital 13000 Bruce B. Downs Boulevard Tampa, FL 33612 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 SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please make sure you have included other documents required for your applicion, such as a copy of your transcript (if using educion to qualify), SF-50’s (current/former Federal employees), documention to support Veterans Preference claims, or

ICTAP/CTAP

documention (for displaced Federal employees). You will not be contacted for additional informion. Cover Letter Resume Separion Notice (RIF) SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript SF-50, Notificion of Personnel Action (if applicable for Time in Grade and/or Eligibility): Most recent SF-50 if you are a current or former Federal employee An SF-50 showing your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your applicion merials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective de within the past year, it may not clearly demonstre you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 th clearly demonstres one-year time-in-grade Award 50’s do not provide sufficient informion and will not be accepted for the purpose of verifying time-in-grade. 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 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 05/23/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click . To begin, click Apply Online to cree a

USA JOBS

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. The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal/VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candides for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit approprie documention (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance ring, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty locion) and be found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified : applicants must possess experience th exceeds the minimum qualificions of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in most of the required competencies of the job. Informion about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM’s Career Transition Resources website . 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. Agency contact informion Vilnalys Irizarry-Brisueno Phone Address James A Haley Veterans Hospital 13000 Bruce B. Downs Boulevard Tampa, FL 33612 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 05/16/2025 to 05/23/2025 Salary $50,062 – $65,074 per year Pay scale & grade GS 5 Locions 8 vacancies in the following locions: Brooksville, FL Tampa, FL Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required 50% or less – You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocion expenses in accordance with agency policy. Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive 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-12733383-25-VI

Control number 837162100 ., .