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Clinical Laboratory Scientist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 4 days ago
On-site Chillicothe, OH $65K – $125K Apply by Sep 18, 2026 Clinical Laboratory Science INTP Healthcare
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This 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
- →Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Duties include, but are not limited to: Perform, advise on, or supervise clinical laboratory testing of human blood, urine, and other body fluids or tissues.
- →Interpret and apply complex written instructions.
- →Use independent technical judgment to analyze and interpret laboratory results.
- →Use manual and automated techniques to confirm test results.
- →Develop data that physicians may use to determine the presence and extent of disease.
- →Teach basic theory, technical skills, and application of laboratory test procedures or equipment.
- →Maintain, troubleshoot, and repair laboratory equipment.
- →Obtain blood samples by venipuncture or dermal puncture; prepares the samples for analysis.
- →Ensure that proper specimens are obtained, and physiological properties and test requirements are maintained until the actual testing is performed.
- →Monitor the performance of various tests and quality control reagents according to written procedures.
- →Recognize critical (panic) values and reports values to the clinical staff in a timely fashion; handles STAT specimens in accordance with laboratory policies.
- →Perform additional testing as appropriate to confirm abnormal results when necessary, according to established guidelines; documents reporting of all called values.
- →Maintain appropriate records consisting of specimen accessioning, instrument maintenance, problems, and other data as appropriate.
- →Work Schedule: 8:00 am to 6:30 pm or 7:00 am to 5:30 pm, 40 hours per week, occasional weekends, rotating holidays.
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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