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Clinical Laboratory Scientist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 9 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 Major duties but are not limited to: Serves as the liaison between administration, clinical staff, and technical staff regarding the clinical, business, technical operations management processes associated with each specific quality assurance and management program.
- →Develops and reviews laboratory general operation and quality management program, procedures and policy.
- →Recommends laboratory and section procedures and policy changes as appropriate.
- →Maintains and serves as administrator of the VACHCS - Pathology and Laboratory document control software system.
- →Demonstrates the ability to assess data needed, design data collection procedures, identify quality assurance monitors and indicators, and reviews all data analyzed with appropriate audiences as needed.
- →Performs statistical analysis (variations, standard deviation, and trend-analysis) on quality control and quality assurance data collected.
- →Identifies, documents, and takes corrective action on testing methods or procedures or staff members deemed to be in need of quality improvement.
- →Assists in development, implementation, and monitoring of external and internal proficiency survey programs.
- →Coordinates analysis of data to assess efficiency of program and correctness of responses.
- →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.
- →Provides quarterly and/or annual quality reports directly to the Chief, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and Laboratory Manager.
- →Formulates of further measures for data collection and analysis to assist or correct problem areas identified.
- →Ensures compliance with local and national policies and procedures, and federal agency regulations for the Quality Management program.
- →Facilitates planning and implementation of new Quality Management procedures and policies for Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job.
- ✓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.
- ✓Must possess a valid, state driver's license.
- ✓Copy of Driver's license record.
- ✓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: 40825efe-6d84-4d68-8b02-fa62fc884856
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