Job Description
Job Description
- Resume to include experience of a minimum of 6 months performing venipunctures in a clinic or hospital setting.
- Provide current certificate by the State of California as a Certified Phlebotomy Technician and current BLS and ACLS Certification.
QUALIFICATIONS Staff/Facility Certification : Contract personnel must have a current phlebotomy certification; proof of current certification must be provided prior to in-processing, and at the certificate renewal date. All continuing education courses required for maintaining certification must be kept up to date. Documentation verifying current certification shall be provided by the Contractor to the COR on an annual basis for each year of contract performance or upon request.
Technical Proficiency : Contract phlebotomists, shall be technically proficient in the skills necessary to fulfill the government's requirements, including the ability to speak, understand, read, and write English fluently.
HOURS OF OPERATION VA Business Hours: VACCHCS Laboratory operates 24 hours/day, 7 days/week; including Federal Holidays.
Work Schedule : Contract phlebotomists work hours will vary depending upon the need of P&LM Service and the availability of staff personnel. Contract phlebotomists shall be required to work rotating 8-hour shifts, including morning, evening, and graveyard shifts, with a 30-minute lunch and two 15-minute breaks.
Contract phlebotomists may have an established tour of duty; however, they may also be required to cover any shift that needs coverage including evenings, weekends, and holidays.
Standards of Care : The contract phlebotomists care shall cover the range of routine and STAT testing on blood, urine and other body fluids in support of clinical chemistry, histology, toxicology, immunology, coagulation, hematology, urinalysis and microbiology as would be provided in a state-of-the-art health care facility and the standard of care shall be of a quality meeting or exceeding currently recognized national standards as established by:
Direct Patient Care : contract phlebotomists provide direct and indirect patient care.
Services : Contractor shall assign qualified, certified Phlebotomists to provide clinical laboratory services in support of VACCHCS providers. Contractor shall ensure that all contract personnel have met the qualifying criteria, including current and valid certifications, and a minimum of 6 months direct patient care experience performing venipunctures in a clinic or hospital setting. It is the Contractor's responsibility to ensure Contract staff is current with certifications. This information shall be relayed to the CORs as it becomes available. Ultimately, the decision to reject and accept Contract Staff rests with the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Scope of Care : Contractor Phlebotomists (as appropriate and within scope of practice/ privileging) shall be responsible for providing routine and STAT testing on blood, urine, and other body fluids Services, including, but not limited to:
- Collecting, transporting, processing, and evaluating specimen suitability for testing, including receiving, delivering, and storing specimens for all lab sections.
- Patient Safety Compliance and Reporting: Contract phlebotomists shall follow all established patient safety and infection control standards of care. contract phlebotomists shall make every effort to prevent falls, and patient injury caused by acts of commission or omission in the delivery of care. All events related to patient injury and other breeches of patient safety shall be reported to the COR per VA Safety Policy.
- Patient safety incidents must be reported immediately using the P&LM Service incident reporting form. At the time of completion, contract phlebotomists shall forward a copy to COR and shall follow-up with VA as required or requested.
Performance Standards, Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Improvement (QI) Contract Quality Management/Surveillance Monitoring : Contractor performance will be monitored by the government using the standards as outlined in this PWS and methods of surveillance detailed in the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP). The QASP shall be attached to the resultant contract and shall define the methods and frequency of surveillance conducted.
Quality Assurance Standards: The contractor personnel shall perform services under this contract in accordance with the ethical, professional, and technical standards of the healthcare industry, and must meet, or exceed, the current quality assurance
Quarterly Review : The results of contractor's services are subjected to quarterly review and identified against quality assurance outcome indicators of primary and secondary major morbidity, minor morbidity, and additional complications
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. Additional Details
VA Central California Health Care System (VACCHCS)
Due Date: 10/13/2025
Job Tags
Contract work, For contractors, Immediate start, Shift work, Night shift, Rotating shift, Day shift, Afternoon shift,