Duties include but are not limited to:

• Operates primarily as a "floating" MLT and will fill in wherever needed across all SNVAHCS laboratory locations and/or departments such as Phlebotomy, Transfusion Medicine, Chemistry & Toxicology, Hematology, Hemostasis, Microbiology, and Urinalysis. regularly (daily) perform a broad range of difficult and highly complex tests and examinations which span all laboratory specialty areas.
• Independently performs the full range (moderate & high complexity) of laboratory tests on any/all laboratory shifts including, but not limited to, weekends, holidays, evenings, and nights. Incumbent may be required to rotate/work different shifts.
• Recognizes and reacts to malfunction indicators of elaborate and complex instrumentation; determines and implements corrections without onsite supervisory or technical assistance. Recognizes and solves most problems, only rarely requesting supervisory assistance.
• Independently performs quality control testing and evaluations on very difficult and complex tests, procedures, examinations, and on complex instrumentation with very fine settings and/or measurements. Without onsite supervisory or technical support, incumbent
  independently interprets quality control results and approves suitability to begin testing patient samples.
• Collects blood from patients in outpatient blood draw sites, on the inpatient wards, ICU, and emergency department using aseptic techniques, following standard precautions, and using personal protective equipment. Assists phlebotomists as needed, including the collection of blood samples from difficult to draw patients, and assisting with the training of new phlebotomy interns on patient identification, accessioning of orders, and collection of samples using accepted techniques.
• Incumbent will travel to other SNVAHCS laboratory sites as needed to perform duties and/or provide laboratory coverage to meet Sierra Nevada VA HCS mission requirements (i.e. manning shortage and/or emergency situations).

Basic Requirements:
United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
Education: Candidates must meet the applicable educational requirement for certification.
Foreign Education: Graduates of foreign MLT programs are considered to meet the basic education requirements if they have a current certification as described below.
Certification: Candidates must currently possess one of the appropriate certifications as MLT granted by the following organizations.
(A) American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP); ASCP, Board of Certification OR ASCP, Board of Registry.
(B) American Medical Technologists OR
(C) American Association of Bioanalysts.

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The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest integrated health care system in the United States, providing care at 1,321 health care facilities, including 172 VA Medical Centers and 1,138 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics) to over 9 million Veterans enrolled in the VA health care program. VHA Medical Centers provide a wide range of services including traditional hospital-based services such as surgery, critical care, mental health, orthopedics, pharmacy, radiology and physical therapy. In addition, most of our medical centers offer additional medical and surgical specialty services including audiology & speech pathology, dermatology, dental, geriatrics, neurology, oncology, podiatry, prosthetics, urology, and vision care. Some medical centers also offer advanced services such as organ transplants and plastic surgery.

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