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Clinical Laboratory Scientist (Quality Manager/Back-up Contracting Officer Representative)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 50 days ago
About the Role
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) and 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 are ineligible to apply.
What You'll Do
- →Ensures the laboratory maintains continuous readiness and supports the organization's performance improvement and patient safety programs.
- →Develops, reviews, and maintains service-level policies, SOPs, and quality documentation while overseeing document control, change management and version governance for all PALMS quality documents.
- →Leads regulatory readiness activities, including gap analyses, tracer activities, document reviews and corrective action planning, conducts risk assessments, FMEAs and root-cause analysis for adverse events, near misses and process failures.
- →Maintains a laboratory performance improvement program working with laboratory staff at all levels ensuring monitoring of components and customer feedback.
- →Monitors quality indicators, proficiency testing, Internal audits, and external assessments; analyzes trends and recommends corrective/preventive action.
- →Co-Chairs Laboratory QA committee and prepares quarterly QA reports and annual assessment of QA program for clinical laboratory, Anatomic pathology QA and ancillary testing QA.
- →Implements effective processes and system controls with corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) to ensure the highest possible product quality, service quality, and patient safety.
- →Attends Accreditation committee meetings and other meetings as required.
- →Advises lab management on quality management concerns that could impact other services and assists with the necessary follow-up.
- →Investigates patient safety events, JPSRs, develops action plans, and monitors effectiveness of interventions.
- →Prepares Agenda for Quality Assurance Committee and finalizes minutes.
- →Assists with Ancillary Blood and Laboratory Utilization Committee preparing agenda/reports and finalizing minutes as needed.
- →Incumbent must possess and maintain a current unrestricted state driver's license.
- →Occasional travel to Community Based Outpatient Clinics/Community Living Centers is required.
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 dentification 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 may 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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