Total 1 Fresh/Entry Level job vacancies in Battle Creek, Michigan

This position is being filled under the Pathways Internship Program. The program is designed to provide students enrolled in a wide variety of educational institutions, from high school to graduate level, with paid work opportunities in agencies to explore Federal careers while still in school. The Internship provides managers a ready source of student employees and potential permanent employees upon completion of the program requirements. It also provides the student with work experience directly related to the curriculum studies or career goals while offering eligibility for non-competitive conversion to permanent employment upon completion. For more information on Internship opportunities within the Department of Veterans Affairs, please visit: https://www.va.gov/EMPLOYEE/pathways-internship-program/.

This position description describes the qualification requirements for Medical Laboratory Technician, Student Trainee, GS-699-3, positions made under career-conditional or career appointments in the
competitive service.

Some duties include:

The incumbent serves as a trainee and is responsible for collecting a broad range of routine and emergency blood samples. The incumbent may perform phlebotomy on inpatients, outpatients, surgical patients, ED patients or wherever the need arises. The position requires an important level of contact with patients who may be uncooperative, combative or infected with HIV, or a Hepatitis virus. Seeks help of higher graded phlebotomist's or supervisor for complex problems or difficult sticks

Work Schedule: Negotiable (PRN), minimum 8 hours every 2 weeks