Medical Technician - Phlebotomist - Authorized

Summary

This position is for a Medical Technician - Phlebotomist in the Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Service (P&LMS) at the Sioux Falls VA. The incumbent performs a variety of functions including accessioning specimens into computer system; collecting and evaluating patient specimens; answering questions relative to specimens; instructing and assisting patients; and preparing specimens to be sent to reference labs. A relocation/recruitment incentive may be authorized for highly qualified applicants.

To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement - 12/15/2025. 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. 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 - including venipuncture and capillary blood collection - on human patients in a clinical or healthcare setting. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:
Specialized

Experience:

You must have at least 6 months of general experience and 6 months of specialized experience that equipped me with the particular knowledge - skills - and abilities (KSAs) 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 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 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. OR
- Education:

Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have successfully completed (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 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. (Transcripts must be submitted at time of application.) OR - Combination:
Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond high school. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:
Computer Skills Customer Service (Clerical/Technical) Patient Care Quality Assurance Specimen Collection Experience refers to paid and…