Medical Technician (Phlebotomy)

Summary Medical Laboratory Technicians (MLT) in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) perform a variety of clinical chemistry, urinalysis, phlebotomy, hematology, coagulation, microbiology and immunohematology (blood banking) tests to provide accurate results to physicians that aid in the diagnosis and treatment of their patients. Responsibilities The Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) incumbent performs testing in one or more of the following areas: Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CUA) waived testing, phlebotomy, hematology, immunohematology, clinical chemistry, immunology, toxicology, urinalysis, referral laboratory, microbiology and specimen processing. MLTs recognize data with life threatening (critical) implications and understand the importance of immediately bringing the data to the attention of the patient's physician and/or nursing staff. At the full performance level, MLT's use independent judgement to perform the full range of duties in the laboratory, from s...