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- Report statistics on specimen collection workload.
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- Utilize VISTA to acknowledge specimen receipt and orders and accessions all specimens correctly and ensures all specimens are recorded accurately in VISTA as well as proper documentation performed by all staff involved.
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Description
Summary
The primary purpose of this position is the supervision of the Specimen Acquisition Section(s), which falls under the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service Line at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston, Texas. Responsible for the supervision of the staff responsible for the phlebotomy of patients within the hospital and receiving outpatient services and maintaining the oversight of coordinating and monitoring quality control and assurance in the Specimen Acquisition unit.Duties
Major duties and responsibilities include but not limited to:Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Health Technician / PD04019-0
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
