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Clinical Laboratory Scientist (Quality Manager)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 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 individual eligibility requirements in accordance with 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 complete review of the EDRP application.
What You'll Do
- →Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional The incumbent serves as a Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) Quality Manager within the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service at James J.
- →Peters VA Medical Center in the Bronx, NY.
- →They ensure compliance with clinical laboratory standards like Joint Commission (JC), The College of American Pathologists (CAP), and the Office of Inspector General (OIG), maintaining continuous readiness and supporting performance improvement and patient safety programs.
- →They monitor and enhance laboratory quality through policy reviews, statistical evaluations, and quality assurance practices, advising management on concerns and implementing improvements.
- →The incumbent will also provide oversight and consultative services for quality assurance activities, develop action plans, and ensure compliance with policies, while teaching quality control procedures and corrective actions.
- →Duties and tasks include but are not limited to the following: Demonstrates knowledge of the concepts, principles, and practices of medical technology sufficient to perform the full range of duties involved in planning, coordinating, and evaluating laboratory services.
- →Demonstrates knowledge of accrediting agencies and regulatory requirements pertaining to laboratory operations.
- →Demonstrates knowledge of laboratory operations and relationships to the organization.
- →Demonstrates skill in applying laboratory quality control/assurance policies, procedures, and principles and safety practices and regulations.
- →Demonstrates ability to apply quality management performance improvement principles, methodology, and processes to develop and manage a clinical laboratory quality management program.
- →Demonstrates ability to apply statistical evaluation and analysis to quality assurance data and implement corrective actions when indicated.
- →Compiles and analyzes the data for medical center, VISN, and national performance measures and monitors as necessary and upon request of the groups needing such data.
- →Compiles and analyzes data for medical technology quality monitors and distributes data to appropriate groups.
- →Acts as the Laboratory Safety Officer, maintaining the safety and chemical hygiene policies and procedures.
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 health evaluation.
- ✓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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