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Clinical Lab Scientist (Technical Specialist) - Core Lab
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 4 days ago
On-site Long Beach, CA $135K – $176K Apply by Jul 1, 2026 Clinical Laboratory Science INTJINTPISTJISTP Healthcare
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This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.
What You'll Do
- →Major duties include, but are not limited to the following: Serve as an expert providing authoritative advice and consultation for more markedly difficult, complex, unique, and/or emerging tests requiring special knowledge in the fields of Chemistry, Miscellaneous Chemistry, Hematology, Urinalysis, Immunology, coagulation, serology, and specially Protein Electrophoresis testing.
- →Conduct studies and recommend changes to correct deficiencies and improve the Core Lab work area.
- →Validate new/replacement instrumentation.
- →Design work flow to accomplish objectives in the Core Lab work area.
- →Advise all organizational levels on various aspects of the specialized testing, including the appropriateness of specific tests and takes into consideration the clinical context and usefulness of the test information.
- →Advise on alternate testing to overcome ambiguities in the clinical diagnoses.
- →Identify training needs appropriate for the type and complexity of the laboratory services performed.
- →Identify, define, and resolve issues associated with complex aspects of data or unique or controversial aspects of the testing where no direct precedent exists.
- →Analyze emerging trends and technology and adopt appropriate methods and testing.
- →Apply laws, policies, precedents, regulatory, licensing, and accrediting requirements to establish, monitor, and maintain the specialized testing.
- →Maintain process control in a specialty area through a multifaceted quality assurance program.
- →Reviews and evaluates quality control data looking for shifts and trends.
- →Utilizes standard deviation and coefficients of variation to determine the acceptability of quality control results.
- →Determines appropriate corrective action to resolve quality control issues.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job.
- ✓All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
Personality Fit
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