Health Technician (Phlebotomist)

To be considered for the position, you must meet the following qualification requirements.

Education

GL-04: Successful completion of 2 years of study above high school that included at least 12 semester hours in subjects related to the position.

GL-05: A four year course of study above high school leading to a bachelor's degree, with a major study or at least 24 semester hours in subjects directly related to the position.

NOTE: If you are using education to qualify, transcripts MUST be uploaded and electronically transferred from USAJOBS at the time you apply and MUST include identifying information to include School Name, Student Name, Degree and Date Awarded (if applicable). The education MUST be from an institution accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, Click Here. Transcripts MUST be received by the Consolidated Staffing Unit by the closing date of the vacancy announcement. (If you are selected for this position, you will be required to provide an OFFICIAL transcript prior to your first day on duty.) For information regarding foreign education requirements, please see Foreign Diploma and Credit Recognition at the U.S. Department of Education website: Recognition of Foreign Qualifications

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Experience:

GL-04: You must have 6 months of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level in federal service. Specialized experience is directly related experience that includes support duties to medical or health personnel, such as audiologists, speech pathologists, medical officers, and optometrists. Therefore, technician experience is experience that required application of the knowledge, methods, and techniques of the position to be filled. Some examples of this qualifying experience are:

• Experience that demonstrates knowledge of laboratory testing specimen requirements to collect and process patient samples.
• Experience in the collection of patient specimens via venipuncture and/or capillary techniques.
• Experience in storing and inventorying laboratory supplies.

GL-05: You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level in federal service. Specialized experience is directly related experience that includes support duties to medical or health personnel, such as audiologists, speech pathologists, medical officers, and optometrists. Therefore, technician experience is experience that required application of the knowledge, methods, and techniques of the position to be filled. Some examples of this qualifying experience are:

• Experience in the collection of patient specimens via venipuncture and/or capillary techniques.
• Experience in instructing patients on proper collection of specimens such as stool and urine for laboratory analysis.
• Experience in specimen processing to include specimen centrifugations, aliquoting, and mixing.
• Experience in maintaining inventories of needles and syringes and laboratory supplies.

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Combination of Education & Experience:

You may have a combination of successfully completed post-high school education and experience.

This experience must have equipped you with the qualifications to perform the major duties of this position as described above. Credit will be given for paid and unpaid experience. To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as the number of hours worked per week) spent in activities.

**Your eligibility for consideration will be based on your responses to the questions in the application.**