Medical Technician - Phlebotomy

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this medical technician position is in the pathology and laboratory medicine services at va ann arbor healthcare system. The position serves as a phlebotomist in the clinical laboratory - specimen receiving in central receiving department - and processing technician in the send out area. This position is to cover ann arbor medical center and rotate to the cboc location such as canton on a as needed basis.

in order to qualify for this position you must meet the following: english language proficiency gs-4/5: 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.

And selective placement factor gs-4/5: 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.

In addition to the requirements above - you must also meet the following in order to qualify for this position at the gs-4 level: specialized experience gs-4 level: 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.

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experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title - duties - month and year start/end dates and hours worked per week. A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Or education substitution gs-4: 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.

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transcripts (unofficial or official) must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation. Or combination gs-4: equivalent combinations of post-high school education and experience - as described above.

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transcripts (unofficial or official) must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation. In addition to the requirements above (language proficiency & selective placement factor) - you must alo meet the following in order to qualify for this position at the gs-5 level: specialized experience gs-5: at least one (1) full year of specialized experience - equivalent to at least the gs-4 grade level - 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.

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…