Position Overview
Summary This position is located in the Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Service at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), VA Medical Center, Hines, IL. The primary purpose of this position is to perform a variety of functions, including performing phlebotomy for routine and emergency requests; test a variety of patients. The position also requires performance of a variety of computers, customer service, instruction, and communication tasks. Responsibilities ***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** Major duties and responsibilities will include: Follows procedures for patient identification, sample procurement, and specimen labeling Performs routine venipuncture specimen collections from patients Follows laboratory procedures for collecting specimens in the appropriate container Controls the physical condition of samples and responds to time factors to en...