Serves as the Supervisory Health Technician responsible for overseeing the Phlebotomy and Processing Section within the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service at the Jack C. Montgomery VA Medical Center in Muskogee (Tulsa), Oklahoma. The position reports to the Supervisory Clinical Laboratory Scientist (Assistant Laboratory Manager) and provides first-line technical and administrative supervision to a staff of GS-0640-05/06 Health Technicians.
Duties include but are not limited to the following: Oversees the daily operations of the section, ensuring that agency policies and priorities are followed, reviews the incomplete pending list to ensure all specimens are collected and accounted for. Develops performance standards and communicates these standards to subordinates and evaluates employee performance.
Supervises the day-to-day operation of the specimen processing area for all specimens received into the laboratory and all specimens sent from the laboratory. Plans and assigns work based on established priorities, the difficulty and requirements of assignments, and employee capabilities. Prepares work schedules to ensure the efficient and timely collection and processing of specimens.
Gives advice, counsel, and instruction to employees on both work and administrative matters. Reviews and approves leave of subordinate employees as appropriate, ensuring minimal necessary coverage of the area is always maintained. Identifies and provides for training needs and evaluates processes to identify ways to improve efficiency, production, cost-effectiveness, and quality of the section. Administers competencies as needed for all employees in the section.
Oversee inventory processes and assignments for maintaining supplies in the department. Utilizes system for ordering supplies such as special collection containers, special media, aliquot tubes, shipping bags, labels, forms,etc. Maintains a list and inventory of supplies for the section to ensure adequate supplies are available and places emergency orders when appropriate. Escalates supply deficiencies that may result in inability to collect or perform testing.
Receives specimens into the laboratory area in accordance with applicable policies and procedures. Verifies patient identification and specimen labeling before accepting specimens into the laboratory. Recognizes emergency testing situations, directs specimens to the appropriate laboratory location, and notifies laboratory staff of the need for emergent testing. Processes samples for reference laboratory testing and prepares required shipping manifests.
Packages specimens in accordance with applicable policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements. Uses laboratory equipment, including centrifuges, refrigerators, and freezers, and consumable materials such as transfer pipettes, aliquot tubes, and specimen containers. Ensures equipment is in proper working condition before use. Maintains records of specimens submitted to reference laboratories, including accession forms and shipping manifests.
Provides information, guidance, and technical advice to clinical staff regarding test ordering and specimen collection and submission requirements. May perform waived testing as needed by the service. Performs, evaluates and monitors the performance of test procedures using manual and/or instrumental techniques in accordance with established protocols. Performs other related duties as assigned.
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:00 - 3:30pm Position Description Title/PD#: Supervisory Health Technician/PD148990 Physical Requirements: The work requires regular and recurring standing and walking within the laboratory and between laboratory work areas.
Frequently uses a computer and laboratory equipment and must have sufficient visual acuity and manual dexterity to read specimen labels and computer screens, enter information accurately, and handle specimens, containers, and laboratory materials. The work also requires intermittent bending, stooping, kneeling, reaching, and lifting or carrying laboratory supplies, specimens, and equipment, with assistance or appropriate lifting equipment when necessary.
Work Environment: The work is performed in a laboratory environment and involves regular and recurring exposure to blood, body fluids, clinical specimens, potentially infectious materials, chemicals, and biohazardous waste. The work may also involve exposure to sharps and laboratory equipment.
The incumbent follows established safety and infection-control procedures and uses appropriate personal protective equipment, including laboratory coats, gloves, face protection, or other protective equipment appropriate to the task. Chemical and biohazardous materials are handled and disposed of in accordance with applicable safety requirements.
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.Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer (TJO).
Please visit the Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP), va.gov/EMPLOYEE/docs/The-Fair-Chance-to-Compete-Act.pdf for more information.
V19USAJOBS@VA.GOV · 719-227-4600
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $50460 – $65599/yr.
Applications close on 2026-11-09.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
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