Dallas VA Medical Center

Not applicable due to lack of relevant experience. | No relevant medical or laboratory skills, certifications, or experience evident from resume. | The employee will serve as a Medical Technician - Phlebotomist within Pathology and Medical Laboratory Service located at the VA North Texas Healthcare System in Dallas, TX.

Collecting and processing patient specimens under supervision in a healthcare setting. | Experience or training in healthcare, patient interaction, and specimen handling; certification or relevant coursework preferred. | The Primary Purpose of the Position: The Health care Technician is responsible for the collection and processing of specimens from patients admitted to the Unit. The Organizational Location of the Position: The Health Care Technician works under the supervision of a Registered Nurse and is directly accountable to the Nurse Manager of the Unit. The position is located at Polk Street VA Clinic part of North Texas Veterans Health Care System, Nursing Service, Patient Care Section, Dallas, Texas.

Assist licensed nursing staff in providing various levels of patient care within a community living center. | Requires basic nursing assistant skills to support nursing staff in patient care settings. | General Description: The Nursing Assistant (NA) functions as a member of the nursing care team and assist licensed nursing staff in the care of patients/residents receiving preventative, acute, subacute, chronic, maintenance, and hospice care. The Organizational Location of the Position is: This position is location in Nursing Service, Community Living Center (CLC) within VANTHCS.

Not specified in the job description. | Not specified in the job description. | This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application.