The primary purpose of this position is to collect patient blood specimens, accept orders from physicians, and to instruct and assist patients. The physical location of this position's primary duties is the Outpatient Phlebotomy Room and the Clinical Laboratory at the Syracuse VA Medical Center. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. **Preferred Experience** - at least one (1) year of Phlebotomy experience, to include drawing blood and various other collections and processing specimens. GS-05 grade level: One year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-04 grade level in the federal service); experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA's) and other characterist