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Position Title
Medical Technologist
Agency
Veterans Health Administration
Announcement Number
CBSU-12529737-24-AS Opens in new window
Open Period
Thursday, August 29, 2024 to Wednesday, September 18, 2024
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1. Which of the following items describes your current or recent (within the last five years) political appointee service?

If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.
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Your resume must include the following information for each job listed:
  • Job title Duties (be as detailed as possible)
  • Month & year start/end dates (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008)
  • Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week)
  • Series and Grade, if applicable, for all Federal positions you have held
  • Please be aware that your answers will be verified against information provided on your resume. Be sure that your resume clearly supports your responses to all of the questions by addressing your work experience in detail.
Recommended: Even though we do not require a specific resume format, your resume must be clear so that we are able to fully evaluate your qualifications. To ensure you receive appropriate consideration, please list the duties you performed under each individual job title. If we are unable to match your experiences with the positions held, you may lose consideration for this vacancy. We cannot make assumptions regarding your qualifications. Do not include a photograph or video of yourself, or any sensitive information (age, date of birth, marital status, protected health information, religious affiliation, social security number, etc.) on your resume or cover letter. We will not access web pages or encrypted, and digitally signed documents linked on your resume or cover letter to determine your qualifications.
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By submitting your application, you are certifying, to the best of your knowledge and belief, all the information submitted by you with your application for employment is true, complete, and made in good faith, and that you have truthfully and accurately represented your work experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education (degrees, accomplishments, etc.). The information you provide as part of your application may be investigated. You are also certifying, and acknowledging, that misrepresenting your experience or education, or providing false or fraudulent information in, or with your application, may affect your eligibility for appointment and/or continued employment. False or fraudulent statements may be punishable by fine or imprisonment (18 U.S.C. 1001). (limit characters)
If you are basing your qualifications on education (or a combination of education and experience) or if the position requires a college education to qualify, you must submit a copy of your transcripts with your application. (limit characters)
2. Applicants are required to undergo and successfully pass a pre-employment drug screening test and must submit to random drug testing after employment. Will you comply with this requirement? (limit characters)
3. I authorize my application information being shared with hiring managers for similar positions. I understand this option may not result in further consideration for additional positions nor will it impact my application for this announcement. (limit characters)
Assessment 1
To qualify for this position, you must meet the Basic Requirements as well as any additional grade-level qualification requirements. NOTE: Non-certified applicants who otherwise meet the eligibility requirements for certification may be given a temporary appointment up to the full performance level not to exceed one year as a graduate medical technologist. Grandfather Provision. A Medical Technologist employed in VHA on the effective date of the qualification standard (5/12/2014) who did not meet all the basic requirements in this standard may not be promoted beyond the full performance level (GS-0644-09) or be newly placed in supervisory or managerial positions until meeting the full qualification requirements.

Please indicate Yes or No for the following questions:
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1. Are you proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d)?
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2. Do you possess a bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university in medical laboratory science, medical technology, clinical laboratory science or in a related science (e.g., laboratory sciences such as chemistry, biochemistry, biology, microbiology, immunology, etc.). AND have completed a medical technology clinical practice program or are currently completing a clinical training program on a paid or without compensation basis. NOTE: Clinical practice programs completed after 1974 must have been accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS), Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP, formerly CAHEA), or the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES). (limit characters)
2a. Please provide the following information regarding the academic institution from which you received your bachelor’s degree. Otherwise, indicate N/A.
Name of Institution
City and State
Degree
Major/Program
Month and Year conferred

Please provide the following information regarding the clinical practice program you completed or are currently completing.  Otherwise, indicate N/A.
Name of Institution
City and State
Program
Month and Year Completed/Expected Completion Date
 
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3. Do you possess a bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university, including 16 semester hours of biological science (with one course in microbiology), 16 semester hours of chemistry (with one course in organic or biochemistry) and one course in mathematics). AND, have two years of post-certification clinical laboratory experience (e.g., blood banking, chemistry, hematology, microbiology, immunology, clinical microscopy, etc.) within the last ten years as a certified Medical Laboratory Technician by the American Society for Clinical Pathology Board of Certification (ASCP-BOC), American Society of Clinical Pathology Board of Registry (ASCP-BOR) or American Medical Technologists (AMT). This experience must include performing moderate and/or high complexity testing in blood banking, chemistry, hematology, microbiology immunology and clinical microscopy (or categorical experience which matches categorical certification) in a clinical laboratory. (limit characters)
3a. Please provide the following information regarding the academic institution from which you received your bachelor’s degree. Otherwise, indicate N/A.
 
Name of Institution
City and State
Degree
Major/Program
Month and Year conferred
 
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4. Do you possess a bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university, including 16 semester hours of biological science (with one course in microbiology), 16 semester hours of chemistry (with one course in organic or biochemistry) and one course in mathematics. AND have five years of clinical laboratory experience within the last ten years performing moderate and/or high complexity testing in blood banking, chemistry, hematology, microbiology, immunology and clinical microscopy (or categorical experience which matches categorical certification) in a clinical laboratory. (limit characters)
4a. Please provide the following information regarding the academic institution from which you received your bachelor’s degree. Otherwise, indicate N/A.
 
Name of Institution
City and State
Degree
Major/Program
Month and Year conferred

 
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5. Certification: Candidates must have either (1) or (2) below:
(1) A current certification as a MT, MLS, or CLS given by the ASCP-BOC, ASCP-BOR, or AMT
(2) The categorical or specialist technologist level certification from the certification agencies listed above, such as, but not limited to, chemistry (C/SC), hematology (H/SH), microbiology (M/SM), molecular biology (MB/SMB) and blood bank (BB/SBB)
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5a. Please provide your certification information.  If you are not certified and do not expect to become certified within a year indicate N/A. Otherwise, indicate N/A.

Type of Certification(s) and numbers
Month and Year Certified/Expected Certification Date
Accrediting Body

 
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Grade Level Requirements - Please select the appropriate answer to each of the following questions based on your background and experience that demonstrates your ability to perform the duties of this position. When answering the questionnaire, remember that your experience and education are subject to verification by investigation. (limit characters)
6. GS-07 Medical Technologist (Entry Level Developmental) - Do you meet the basic requirements for this position? (limit characters)
7. GS-09 Medical Technologist Experience or Education Requirements: Please select the following answer that best describes your level of experience, education, or combination of experience/education. (limit characters)
7a. If you selected B, provide the following information regarding the academic institution from which you received your master's degree or completed 2 academic years of progressively higher-level graduate education. Otherwise indicate "N/A".
Name of Institution
City and State
Degree
Major/Program
Month and Year conferred
 
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8. GS-09 Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: In addition to meeting the experience or education for the GS-9 level, do you possess the following Knowledge, Skills and Abilities?
- Comprehensive knowledge of professional MT principles, practices, concepts and theories providing for sound independent work.
- Comprehensive knowledge of laboratory quality control and assurance procedures and principles of performance improvement in order to manage reagent and supply inventories and document control systems.
- Knowledge of laboratory equipment and ability to maintain, troubleshoot and repair instrumentation.
- Ability to plan, organize, set priorities, work as a team member and effectively complete assignments.
- Ability to use independent technical judgment to analyze and interpret laboratory results.
- Ability to read, interpret and apply complex written instructions.
- Skilled in informatics, laboratory data flow and the understanding of laboratory processes.
- Ability to communicate, consult and interact with other members of the healthcare team, external relations, customer service and patient education.
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