The Health Technician is assigned to Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service at the VA Western New York Healthcare System and reports directly to Outpatient Laboratory Supervisory Health Technician. The primary purpose of this position is to perform a variety of lab functions including but not limited to: accession specimens into computer system, collect patient specimens (phlebotomy), answer questions relative to patient specimens, as well as instruct and assist patients. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 12/16/2022. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this a