Medical Technician

Defense Health Agency
US - North Carolina - Liberty
April 1, 2025

SummaryAbout the Position: The Medical Technician uses judgment and initiative to plan and carry out successive steps of work assignments in accordance with established protocols,previous training, or accepted laboratory practices.

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

This job is open to

The public

U. S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U. S.

Duties

Greet and verify patient screening information and ensure patient understanding of instructions.
Properly and accurately label specimens, annotating time of collection, ensuring proper collection day and initialing all tubes collected.
Maintain a clean and sanitary drawing area, restocks supplies as needed and maintains security of controlled items such as needles and syringes.
Review requests for lab tests for accuracy prior to specimen procurement.
Collect specimens into appropriate anticoagulant, preservative or clot tubes as required by test requested.

Requirements Conditions of Employment

Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
A Personnel Security Investigation is required.
Selectees will be required to sign a statement (Condition of Employment) consenting to seasonal influenza vaccinations or must provide a recognized exemption.
This position is a Testing Designated Position subject to pre-employment screening and random testing. Selectees will be required to consent to participation in random drug urinalysis testing.
Immunization screening is required. Hepatitis B immunization is required for all positions with direct patient contact. Applicants may be required to show proof of other immunizations depending on the type of position.
Must be able to obtain and maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Red Cross. Advanced certification (e. g. , ALS) does not supersede BLS.
This position may require the incumbent to work weekends and/or holidays.
A pre-placement medical examination may be required.
May be required to work evenings/nights, on-call schedules, rotating shifts, extended hours, weekends, holidays or other schedules common to hospital operations.
Incumbent may be required to report to work during periods of inclement weather.
CHILD CARE BACKGROUND CHECK REQUIRED: National agency check with written inquiries (NACI) and state and criminal history repository (SCHR) checks will be required as a condition of employment.

QualificationsWho May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes performing laboratory testing and examinations; inputting and/or retrieving data to prepare reports of findings. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-04).

OREducation: Four year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree with a major study or at least 24 semester hours in subjects directly related to the position. [The OPM Qualification Standard provides the following examples: (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. ]

ORCombination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of education beyond two years (total semester hours minus 60) by 60. Add the two percentages.

EducationFOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U. S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U. S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: / ed. gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog. html.

Additional information

Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
You will be required to provide proof of U. S. Citizenship.
One year trial/probationary period may be required.
Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
Recruitment or relocation incentives MAY be authorized for highly qualified candidates.
Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.

Benefits

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How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

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