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Supervisory Clinical Lab Scientist (Specimen Acquisition, Send Outs and Phlebotomy)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 9 days ago
On-site Long Beach, CA $156K – $203K Apply by Jun 18, 2026 Clinical Laboratory Science INTJINTPISTJISTP 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
- →The Supervisory Clinical Laboratory Scientist has full supervisory responsibility for a large staff of non-supervisory personnel in the Specimen Acquisition, Send Outs & Phlebotomy department within Pathology & Laboratory services.
- →The incumbent performs the full range of supervisory duties, including but not limited to: Responsible for the day-to-day operational oversight, technical guidance and direct supervision of staff within the laboratory pre-analytic (specimen collection and processing) and referral lab send outs functions.
- →Accountable for directing departmental workflow, ensuring staff competency, and maintaining the highest standards of quality, accuracy, and customer service within the assigned laboratory service.
- →Serves as primary technical resource for service-related issues within laboratory processing providing expertise in the areas of customer service, practitioner support, problem resolution, and specimen requirements and handling.
- →Manage section staffing (FTEE and Contract) including selection of staff.
- →Prepares staffing schedules.
- →Conducts performance evaluations and maintains employee folders.
- →Consult with Laboratory Chief, Staff Pathologists, Manager, Supervisors and other program managers or staff of clinical services within the laboratory and throughout the facility to identify acquisition and send out testing needs and to analyze emerging trends and technology and adopts appropriate methods.
- →Skills in interpersonal relations and conflict resolution to deal with customers, employees, team leaders and managers.
- →Develop policies and procedures, training materials and other program materials, which ensure compliance with all regulatory agencies concerning specimen collection, send out, results reporting, and proficiency testing.
- →Develops and implements corrective action when deficiencies are identified.
- →Knowledge of specimen collections, send out and medical technology concepts, principles, practices, and methodologies sufficient to support the full range of laboratory testing performed within VISN22.
- →Knowledge of the types of quality surveillance needed to monitor the activities within the department that affect the quality of services provided.
- →Evaluates Specimen Acquisition and Send out activities to assess ongoing day-to-day compliance with established protocols and guidelines.
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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