Supervisory Medical Technician

The Supervisory Medical Technician performs full range of supervisory duties for the Phlebotomy section of the Lake City VA Medical Center laboratory, including assigning work duties, evaluate performances, recommend for appointments, as well as for awards and advancement, issue disciplinary actions, and identify continuing education and training needs.

Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to: Interview and selection personnel as required. Assigns staff to achieve optimum patient care and timely delivery of specimens. Ensures the work assignment of employees in the team are carried out. Assign functions to team members to meet routine and unusual deadlines and priorities. Train students and new employees who require education and instruction in phlebotomy techniques, safety procedures, specimen handling, and urine drug screen collection. Perform competency assessments of assigned personnel and provide documentation of training activities to meet agency accrediting requirements. Utilize the outpatient laboratory workflow system to determine patient waiting times and adjusts staffing as needed to meet or exceed goals. Prepare schedules and monitor attendance of employees. Coordinate leave requests to ensure maximum coverage. Maintain current knowledge and answers questions of other employees about procedures, policies and directives. Resolves formal and informal complaints of employees and patients Work Schedule: 7:30am - 4pm, Monday through Friday including rotational weekends and holidays Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 55607F Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized

You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

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. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.