Medical Technician

What you would do

• Collect patient samples when necessary.
• Receive blood, urine, stool, tissue and other patient specimens.
• Check that specimens are labeled correctly and match the correct orders.
• Decide whether a specimen is usable and request a new one if it is not.
• Prepare specimens for testing and sort them by testing location and priority.
• Package specimens for shipment to reference laboratories.

Do you qualify for GS-7?

With experience: One year of specialized experience collecting and checking patient specimens, including checking that they are labeled correctly. This job is at the GS-7 pay grade level.

With education: One full year of graduate-level education in a field related to the work, such as clinical laboratory science, chemistry, microbiology or another health science. Education can be combined with experience: divide your months of experience by 12 and your graduate semester hours by 9, and the two percentages must add up to at least 100%. Foreign education must be evaluated by a recognized service or fully credited by a U.S. accredited college.

Licenses and certifications you need:

• Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) certification from ASCP
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

How to apply well

What to send:

• Resume of two pages or less showing employer, job title, start and end dates (month and year), hours per week and duties
• Answers to the online questionnaire
• Transcripts from accredited schools if you qualify through education
• Proof of U.S. citizenship
• Selective Service Pre-Employment Certification Statement, for men born after December 31, 1959
• Most recent performance appraisal, if applicable
• Cover letter (optional)

How you will be rated: You are rated on how well your resume, supporting documents and questionnaire answers meet the qualifications. Your application can be marked incomplete or ineligible if documents are missing, and you can lose consideration if the review finds that you have inflated your experience.

Tips for this job:

• Your resume must be two pages or less, or it will be removed from consideration.
• For each job on your resume, include month and year dates and hours per week, or your application may be marked incomplete.
• If you use education to qualify, attach transcripts from schools accredited by a U.S. Department of Education recognized accrediting body, or you will be rated ineligible.

Good to know before you apply

Schedule: Full-time. Uncommon tours may include on-call, fixed or rotating shifts, evenings, weekends and holidays.

Incentives and relocation: Recruitment or relocation incentives may be authorized for highly qualified candidates. Relocation expenses are not reimbursed, and Permanent Change of Station costs are not authorized.

Conditions of employment:

• Suitability or fitness determination after a Tier 3 (Secret) background investigation
• Secret security clearance
• Drug test
• Required immunizations and vaccinations, unless a licensed physician exempts you
• Uncommon hours, including on-call, fixed or rotating shifts, evenings, weekends and holidays
• Mission Essential: may be required to report to or remain at work during emergencies
• Heavy lifting: 45 pounds
• 1-year probationary period
• Direct deposit of pay is required
• Selective Service registration for men born after December 31, 1959

Job details

Salary

$51,210 – $66,574 per year

Pay scale and grade

GS-7 · General Schedule

Location

Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, Virginia

Appointment

Permanent

Work schedule

Full-time

Service

Competitive

Openings

1

Security clearance

Secret

Travel

Not required

Drug test

Not required

Supervisory

No

Occupation

Medical Technician (0645)

Announcement

HSJT-27-13106670-DHA