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Clinical Laboratory Scientist (Quality Manager)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 2 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 As a Clinical Laboratory Scientist, knowledge, duties, and responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Comprehensive knowledge of concepts, principles, and practices of medical technology sufficient to perform the full range of duties involved in planning, coordinating, and evaluating laboratory services.
- →Comprehensive knowledge in accrediting agencies and regulatory requirements pertaining to laboratory operations.
- →Knowledge of laboratory equipment and ability to maintain, troubleshoot and repair instrumentation.
- →Knowledge of laboratory operations and relationships to the organization.
- →Ability to use independent technical judgement to analyze and interpret laboratory results.
- →Skill in applying laboratory quality control/assurance policies, procedures, and principles and safety practices and regulations.
- →Ability to apply quality management performance improvement principles, methodology, and processes to develop and manage a clinical laboratory quality management program.
- →Ability to apply statistical evaluation and analysis to quality assurance data and implement corrective actions when indicated.
- →Assists in developing and verifying protocols for new instruments and procedures.
- →Assists in the training of new employees or lower grade.
- →Attends in-house continuing medical education presentations when available and approved by the Supervisor.
- →Formally presents information acquired from outside professional meetings, workshops, symposiums, or training sessions with fellow laboratory employees when requested.
- →Serves as the Laboratory Safety Officer ensuring the laboratory is meeting all safety protocols and all accreditation requirements.
- →Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive.
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.
- ✓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.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
Personality Fit
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Job ID: 63cec3e6-4034-4083-a722-6d62077c49f6
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