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Clinical Laboratory Scientist (Technical)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 2 days ago
On-site Lexington, KY $105K – $136K Apply by Oct 6, 2026 Clinical Laboratory Science INTP Healthcare
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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
- →Selected applicant will be placed no earlier than 1/24/2027.
- →However, a sooner date may become available.
- →The incumbent is a qualified, experienced Clinical Laboratory Scientist who serves as the Blood Bank Technical Specialist and the Tissue Bank Coordinator for the Lexington, KY VAMC Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service, a large, diversified clinical and anatomical laboratory in the VA Health Care System.
- →VA Medical Center Lexington, KY is a member of VA Complexity Index Group 1 and performs more than 1 million Standard Billable Tests (SBT's) annually as reported to the Laboratory Management Index Program (LMIP).
- →Duties may include but are not limited to: Consulted on incompatible crossmatches, antibody problems, single & multiple unit transfusions, transfusion reactions, WARM Auto Absorptions, and patient phenotyping in the blood bank.
- →Identified as the person at the Clinical Laboratory Scientist level responsible for the coordination and quality of all the work and duties in the tissue bank and performs complex testing in the Transfusion Service.
- →Is responsible for control, procurement, processing and storage of patient and donor blood and blood/tissue products, as well as any other necessary transactions with the local blood supply agency, and all companies procuring the tissues.
- →Performs additional, often more difficult, less frequent tests with meticulous accuracy to clarify or confirm patient testing as deemed necessary.
- →Helps the supervisor evaluate the validity of data in relation to methodologies used.
- →Takes corrective action when erroneous or discrepant results occur.
- →Determines if additional information is needed for clarification of patient results and/or to establish a definitive diagnosis and confers with physicians as necessary regarding blood and tissue implants.
- →Compatibility testing/tissue storage procedures directly affect the well-being of patients; therefore, strict adherence of exact techniques and stringent quality control are required.
- →Discusses problems encountered with physicians and other laboratory personnel and may be asked specific advice in tissue implant cases.
- →Staff physicians will discuss problems regarding the availability and preparing of blood and blood/tissue products and the presence, identification, and significance of atypical antibodies.
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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