Medical Technician

<p>About the Position: This position is located at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth in Portsmouth, Virginia. This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.</p><h3>Major Duties</h3><p>Receive patient's specimens of blood, urine, stool, microbiological and viral cultures, tissue, body fluids and cytological specimens.</p><p>Check that all specimens are properly and completely labeled.</p><p>Prepare specimens for analysis, ensuring that the physiologic properties are maintained.</p><p>Ensure timely distribution to laboratory sections of all specimens received.</p><p>Perform and calculate manual cell counts and properly identifies abnormal and normal blood cell populations.</p><p>Collect, test, and process donated blood into treatment specific components.</p><h3>Education</h3>FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.