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Clinical Laboratory Scientist (Evening Shift)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 12 days ago
About the Role
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
- →Duties may include, but are not limited to: Performs a broad range of standard, advanced, and complex laboratory procedures, recognizes deviations from expected results, analyzes and corrects problems using scientific principles, and recognizes and communicates predefined critical results to appropriate staff.
- →Evaluates and solves problems related to collection and processing of biological specimens, understands specimen requirements, and accounts for physiologic processes that may affect specimen analysis.
- →Maintains laboratory equipment and documents maintenance according to laboratory policies and procedures.
- →Performs instrument calibrations and repairs, provides preventive maintenance, identifies instrument malfunctions, and documents and resolves deviations of instrument performance.
- →Adheres to practices and regulations governing biosafety and biosecurity in the workplace.
- →Prepares reports, maintains records, administrative information, prepares and presents work related information to supervisor.
- →Research qualitative and quantitative methods in the appropriate laboratory specialty area.
- →Performs statistical analysis on quality control and quality assurance monitors.
- →Performs qualitative and quantitative moderate and complex testing methods in all the assigned laboratory specialty areas.
- →Is responsible for coordination of training in the methods and techniques of the appropriate laboratory specialty areas.
- →Is responsible as a primary source of information for maintaining current instrumentation.
- →Maintains and calibrates instrumentation and equipment to ensure correct performance.
- →Troubleshoots instrumentation and equipment problems during the shift to ensure uninterrupted testing.
- →Is responsible as a primary source of information for maintaining current instrumentation.
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
This role is commonly a great fit for these MBTI types:
Job ID: 46493ce3-63f5-42b3-83a9-9e2576130359
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