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Clinical Laboratory Scientist (Regional Technical Specialist)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 4 days ago
About the Role
The purpose of this position is to serve as Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS), Regional Technical Specialist, Quality Management (QM) assigned to P&LMS at the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital and Clinics. The CLS Regional Technical Specialist, QM serves as a recognized expert and provides consultative services to management at all levels of the organization advising on various aspects of specialized testing.
What You'll Do
- →Major Duties: Education of staff on Quality, HRO principles, Performance, and Process Improvement principles including flow charting and value stream mapping, Lean principles, identifying variability, tracking supply and demand and then reduce demand.
- →Developing training programs that focus on enabling operational leaders to achieve strategic and annual operating goals aligned with the organization's Management and Leadership systems must apply good judgment and originality to modify established production and quality verification concepts or criteria to fit the particular situation.
- →Monitors quality measures and activities of the laboratory to determine conformance with established policies, regulatory or accreditation requirements; and makes recommendations for appropriate corrective action and follow-up as necessary.
- →Assists supervisors in compliance with all T JC and CAP guidelines and regulations to assure readiness for accreditation inspections.
- →Works across laboratory sections to assure P&LMS performance measures are met.
- →Creates and applies reengineering and continuous performance improvement initiatives, both within the laboratory and/or the organization.
- →Maintains a laboratory performance improvement program and ensures measurement of performance monitors and customer feedback.
- →Serves as the laboratory Performance Improvement Committee Coordinator.
- →Implements effective processes and system controls to ensure the highest possible product quality, service quality, and patient safety.
- →Plans, provides timely reports, and presentations of the annual Laboratory Pl Plan.
- →Utilize various methods of Performance/Process Improvement: Lean Principles Plan-Do-Study-Act model of performance improvement Root Cause Analysis Customer Satisfaction Measurement Systems (surveys).
- →Develops tracking/monitoring methods and data collection.
- →Collaborates with other in research activities to improve care.
- →Utilizing a wide range of analytical and evaluative methods and techniques in providing consultation for the Service Chief, Administrative Office, and the Laboratory Manager.
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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Job ID: 196561c9-0088-4706-9ce2-d5dee6c4e0b6
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