This position, located at the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service, serves as a Health Technician, responsible for performing a wide range of administrative functions, to include regulatory compliance for laboratory testing, clerical and other health technician functions.
Major duties of this position include but are not limited to... Protects computer data from unauthorized release or loss Enters and retrieves patient and specimen data via the computer system Participates in continuing medical education and keeps abreast of current technology Builds and generates daily phlebotomy collection lists and labels, separating by appointment schedule times Inspects specimens to determine suitability or appropriateness for the test requested Organizes day-to-day work-flow and resolves minor complaints and/or problems Prepares and packages tests for shipment Accurately identifies patients and specimens and collects the proper type blood specimen for a variety of laboratory tests from both inpatients and outpatients as needed Performs and distributes laboratory specimens to all laboratory sections in the prescribed manner within established guidelines Work Schedule: 7:00am - 3:30pm, Rotating weekends and holidays Position Description/PD#: Health Technician/PD12996A and PD12998A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized English Language Proficiency. Health Technician candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f).
A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. 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. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
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