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Clinical Laboratory Scientist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 3 days ago
On-site Indianapolis, IN $62K – $117K Apply by Jun 10, 2026 Clinical Laboratory Science INTP OperationsHealthcare
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The Clinical Laboratory Scientist in this role serves as a generalist on Evening/Nights within the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service at the Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center. The incumbent independently carries out the day-to-day operations in the laboratory. This position is intended for evenings and nights but is also eligible for compressed shifts/tours.
What You'll Do
- →Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Duties and tasks include, but are not limited to the following: Maintains and demonstrates knowledge of professional clinical laboratory science principles, practices, concepts, and theories that support sound, independent work.
- →Utilizes comprehensive knowledge of laboratory equipment and maintains, troubleshoots, and repairs instrumentation and demonstrates proper documentation of corrective action.
- →Communicates, consults, and interacts with other members of the healthcare team, external relations, customer service, and patient education.
- →Evaluates the suitability of each specimen for analysis, requesting a new specimen if determined to be unusable.
- →Prepares specimen for analysis according to established procedures.
- →Follows established procedure for handling of mislabeled, unlabeled, or unsuitable specimens.
- →Selects, performs, evaluates, and monitors the performance of test procedures using manual and/or automated techniques in accordance with established protocols.
- →Recognizes and reacts to indicators of malfunction; locates and implements corrective action.
- →Conducts quality control procedures on instrumentation, equipment, reagents, and products and maintains proper records for quality control reports.
- →Performs initial quality control of all incoming reagents and supplies as required.
- →Performs initial testing on all reagents received in chemistry, blood bank, coagulation, and hematology before reagents are put into use.
- →This includes lot-to-lot testing and/or parallel testing that is then presented to the supervisor or laboratory director to review/approve before reagents or supplies are put into use.
- →Calibrates, standardizes, adjusts, and maintains instruments.
- →This includes verifying correct instrument operation using established procedures and quality control checks and monitoring.
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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