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Vacancy Identification Number (VIN): 10115967.
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OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise "To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans. How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate care to Veterans?
This job opportunity announcement (JOA) will be used to fill one (1) full-time Health Technician vacancy at the Louisville, KY VAMC, with the Pathology & Laboratory Service.
As a VA Professional, your opportunities are endless. With openings in the multiple functions of VA, you will have a wide range of opportunities and leadership positions at your fingertips. Not only is it the largest, most technologically advanced integrated health care system in the Nation, but we also provide many other services to Veterans through the Benefits Administration and National Cemeteries. VA professionals feel good about their careers and their ability to balance work and home life. VA offers generous paid time off and a variety of predictable and flexible scheduling opportunities.
The Robley Rex Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) improves the health of our veterans by providing a continuum of care through an integrated health care delivery system. We are a tertiary care facility classified as a level 1b facility affiliated with The University of Louisville, as such integrates teaching, research, and advanced patient care, making it an attractive academic medical center. The facility offers a full spectrum of comprehensive health care services, using state-of-the-art technology and innovative programs, as well as education, and research to benefits to Veterans residing in 40 counties in Central and Western Kentucky and in Southern Indiana.
01/16/2018 to 02/05/2018
$33,394 - $43,414 per year
2018 General Schedule, Rest of the U.S., with 15.37% Locality Payment included.
GS 5
1 vacancy in the following location:
Not required
No
Permanent
Full-Time
5
No
CBDF-10115967-18-WLH
488624900
This position is in the Central Processing Areas of the Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Service of the VA Medical Center. Incumbent performs complex processing in a responsible manner of various types of employee and patient test samples. Uses experience and practical knowledge to handle details not covered in the guides and manuals. Major duties include but are not limited to:
- Sorts test order copies and independently plans the processing of test samples based on stat, routine or timed status of these orders.
- Accession lab orders in VISTA by entering accurate time of collection to obtain barcode labels and accurately label all collected test specimens with required patient & test information.
- Appropriately transport and deliver the collected specimens to various section of laboratory by following established guidelines, for testing in timely manner.
- When need arise, using responsible independent judgment, cancel or delete orders with appropriate explanation comments along with appropriate physician and/or ward personnel notification.
- Answer inquiries by physicians, nurses and other ward personnel regarding status of patients test orders, appropriate containers for collection of blood, urine and other test samples for various types of testing.
- Receives test samples collected by physicians, nurses and other ward personnel as well as specimens collected and delivered from Community Based Outpatient Clinics.
- Determine the adequacy of such samples. Resolves specimen adequacy problems with the specimen collection site personnel to obtain correct and appropriate test samples.
- Follows correct procedures and policies for all rejected specimens. Appropriately document the reason for specimen rejection in VISTA in test order comments, complete necessary paper work for quality assurance reporting and notify the test ordering physician if needed. If required, generate new test request in VISTA for recollection of samples.
- Accession all ward-collect test orders in VISTA by documenting appropriate collection time to generate bar-code labels. Label all specimens accurately by following established procedures and policies.
- Separate STAT and Routine test request samples according to protocol. Prioritize processing of STAT test order requests and delivers such specimens for testing immediately and notify the technologist of test urgency to comply with established test turn around time guidelines.
- Transport and deliver labeled test specimens that do not require any processing to appropriate section of the laboratory for testing in timely manner.
- Centrifuge test specimens that require centrifugation, pour off serum or plasma samples in appropriately labeled transport tubes for refrigerator or freezer specimen storage for future testing.
- Handles body fluid specimens other than blood and urine as well as samples for Microbiology section testing and Tissue & Cytology samples for Histology section testing by following established procedures and policies.
- Handles telephone requests for add-on test requests from inpatient and outpatient settings. Determine the volume required for add-on tests by examining samples on hand and guides the requesting site to generate computer orders in VISTA
accordingly. Accession all add-on test orders and prepare labeled transport tubes to pour off specimen for required testing.
- Answers the telephone inquiries from hospital staff about patient's testing status and other general inquiries about test specimen collections. Forwards telephone inquiries that require testing technologist's intervention.
- Stocks central processing work supplies, cleans and maintains work area.
- Operates a personal computer, printer, scanner/fax, etc. to complete a variety of tasks by utilizing Microsoft Office software. These tasks include but not limited to service reports, typing and updating technical manuals requiring special tables and
formatting, etc.
- Scans all specimens received into the lab into an EXCEL spreadsheet. Maintains the spreadsheet and database ensuring they are error free and available for the next day and shift.
- Performs and documents maintenance on centrifuges in the central process area.
- The incumbent maintains printers in the central processing area by maintaining labels and proper alignment. He/She is able to provide instructions over the phone to staff for simple repairs to the printers. She/He directs the caller to the service
ADPAC or IRM when appropriate.
- Maintains specimens in the walk-in refrigerator and disposes of specimens according to laboratory guidelines.
Work schedule: Monday through Friday, 9:30 a.m. - 6:00 pm with 30 minute meal break.
Compressed/Flexible Schedule: Not Available
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description Title/PD#: Health Technician/ 5174
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required
Physical Requirements: Depending upon the nature of work assigned, there may be long periods of standing, bending, sitting or long periods of specimen processing work. In addition, there are long periods of concentration and working under pressure to accomplish desired results as rapidly as possible while maintaining accuracy and precision of work produced.
Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. It is the responsibility of the applicant to identity the courses related to the occupation, by providing a course description from the college or university if not clearly identifiable on the school's transcripts. We do NOT make assumptions from the course number that the listed courses meet the requirement. (REQUIRED)
PLEASE NOTE: Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (particularly positions with a positive education requirement). Therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html. All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency accordingly. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified (have a final rating of 85 or more) for this vacancy. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.
Placement Policy: The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position.
It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members.
For more information on the "Who may apply" eligibility requirements, please refer to the OHRM Status Candidates and Other Candidate Definitions document.
If you are unable to apply online view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.
Narrative responses are not required at this time, however, your resume must clearly identify the specialized experience need for this position. If you are referred for consideration, you may be asked to submit additional job related information, 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 documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.
Missing and/or incomplete required documents will result in not being referred.
Ensure all forms requiring a signature are signed and dated within 90 days of the closing date of this announcement.
In accordance with VA Handbook 5005, " Veterans preference does not apply to in service placements such as promotion, reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer or reinstatement actions." There is no need to provide supporting documents relating to Veteran preference (i.e. DD-214, VA Disability rating letter, SF-15)
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 02/05/2018 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/10115967.
Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification by email. After we receive application packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applications to ensure qualification and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certificate(s) is issued and applicants will be notified of their status by email. Referred applicants will be notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notification once a selection decision has been made.
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