Health Technician
Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
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Health Technician

Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration

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Posted:
April 7, 2021
Location:
Cincinnati, Ohio
Salary:
Open
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Discipline:
Allied Health
The incumbent serves as a Health Technician in the Core Laboratory Section of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Program. The incumbent is responsible for performing multiple duties in the central accessioning and specimen processing area. These complex duties include reference laboratory specimen processing, clerical functions, patient testing, and outpatient phlebotomy as necessary at the Cincinnati VA Medical Center. Specimen Receipt and Processing - Receives and prepares requests for testing and specimens into the clinical laboratory and verifies the accuracy and completeness of the request. Reference Laboratory Specimen Processing - Receives all specimens that are sent to commercial reference laboratories for testing. Processes all reference laboratory specimens according to strict guidelines to assure specimen integrity. Maintains a record of all specimens submitted to the reference laboratories by printing accessioning forms and shipping manifests. Orders supplies provided by the commercial reference including specimen containers, test requisitions, and computer supplies. Community Based Outpatient Clinics Test Ordering Review - Serves as the primary contact person between Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and the CBOC. Reviews the shipping manifests form each CBOC on the next working day to ensure all specimens listed on the shopping manifest are accounted for. Accesses the orders for each patient in VISTA and verifies that the types of test accessioned by the staff the previous day match the test ordered by the CBOC on the shipping manifest. Monitors pending tests until the computer indicates that the tests are completed. Maintains a file of the shipping manifests for each CBOC. Patient Care Testing Duties - Responsible for performing a limited amount of patient testing which includes but is not limited to urine pregnancy testing, and sed rates. Responsible for Microbiology set-ups to include plating and accessing of microbiology samples from the floor and also from the CBOC. Performs established quality control procedures to check the accuracy and validity of the test results. Accurately records and reports the test results in the VISTA computer system. Collecting and Processing employee drug screens - Performs employee drug screen by the DHHS split specimen collection method and will maintain the change of custody for that sample. Phlebotomy Duties - The incumbent draws blood from outpatients for requested laboratory test. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 10:00 am to 6:30 pm; (Include weekends and holidays as to the needs of the service). Position Description/PD#: Health Technician/PD08501A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: not authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Internal Number: 597389900
About Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
Providing Health Care for Veterans: The Veterans Health Administration is America’s largest integrated health care system, providing care at 1,255 health care facilities, including 170 medical centers and 1,074 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics), serving 9 million enrolled Veterans each year.
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