Medical Technician

About the Position: This position is located at the Military Treatment Facility, Madigan Ancillary Services, Pathology Tacoma, Washington. A recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized. Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation Perform moderately complex clinical laboratory examinations and procedures in support of patient diagnosis and treatment. Operate, calibrate, and perform quality control on a variety of laboratory analyzers and instrumentation. Evaluate quality control data, makes necessary adjustments, and conduct routine operator maintenance to ensure accurate and reliable test results. Perform preparatory and processing activities associated with specialized laboratory testing, including collecting and handling patient specimens Select the appropriate specimen collection methods, anticoagulants, and blood volumes required for testing and ensures specimen integrity throughout the testing process. Perform urine microscopic examinations, identifying casts, crystals, cellular elements, and other formed components. Maintain accurate quality control records and worksheets, ensuring all quality control results are within established limits before patient test results are released. Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes performing complex clinical laboratory procedures in Chemistry, Hematology, Microbiology, Blood Bank, Urinalysis, and/or Diagnostic Immunology; collecting and processing patient specimens using venipuncture and capillary puncture techniques; maintaining and validating laboratory instrumentation. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06). OR Education: One full year of graduate level education in a field directly related to the work of the position, such as Clinical Laboratory Science, Biology Chemistry, or Microbiology. NOTE: You must attach a copy of your transcripts for verification. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 18. Add the two percentages. Certification Requirement: This position certification requirement which must be met prior Entrance on Duty date and for continued employment. Certification from the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP), American Medical Technologist (AMT) or other board or registry deemed comparable by Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs (OASD(HA)) or their designee as a Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) is required. FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.