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Lead Clinical Lab Scientist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 8 days ago
On-site Oklahoma City, OK $106K – $138K Apply by Sep 17, 2026 Clinical Laboratory Science INTJINTPISTJISTP Healthcare
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This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until September 17th, 2026 or until all positions are filled. The Oklahoma City VA Health Care System is hiring for one Lead Clinical Lab Scientist for the Oklahoma City VA Medical Center.
What You'll Do
- →A CLS is responsible for performing the pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical phases of clinical laboratory test.
- →The Lead CLS communicates the organization's strategic plan, mission, vision, and values.
- →The Lead CLS identifies, distributes, balances work, coaches, and facilitates with problem solving methods.
- →Prepares reports and maintains records of work status; resolves simple, informal complaints; reports performance, progress, and training needs of the team and on behavioral problems; and provides information on promotions, reassignment, recognition of outstanding performance, and personnel needs.
- →Is responsible for all aspects of operation in their area of specialty, including assignment of work responsibilities, workload management, and completion of assignments for staff at or above the full performance level as well as preparation and maintenance of records and reports, analysis of testing methodologies, training, instrumentation, and compliance.
- →The Lead CLS may act as a liaison to the supervisor and other departments/divisions of the medical center for the appropriate laboratory specialty.
- →Duties may include, but are not limited to: Orientation and evaluating the competency of assigned staff including identification of continuing education and training needs.
- →Coordinating daily activity of the lab sections.
- →Writing or modifying technical procedures.
- →Providing technical instruction, ensuring that policies, procedures and regulatory requirements are followed, advising on course of action to follow when results or samples obtained are unacceptable and coordinating or performing quality control reviews and method verification activities.
- →Adheres to professional clinical laboratory science principles, practices, concepts, and theories that support sound, independent work.
- →Evaluates the suitability of the specimen for analysis requesting new specimen if determined to be unusable.
- →Prepares specimens for analysis, ensuring that the physiologic state of the specimen properties is maintained.
- →Selects, performs, evaluates, and monitors the performance of routine, non-routine, and specialized test procedures using manual techniques and/or instruments in accordance with the established protocol.
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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