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Supervisory Clinical Laboratory Scientist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 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
- →This position is located in the Microbiology Department of the Pathology and Laboratory Medical Service, Cincinnati VAMC, Cincinnati, OH.
- →The Cincinnati VA Medical Center (CVAMC) is a two-division campus located in Cincinnati, OH and Fort Thomas, KY serving 15 counties in Southwest OH, Northern Kentucky, and Southeast IN with 6 Community Based Outpatient Clinics located in Bellevue, KY; Florence, KY; Lawrenceburg, IN; Hamilton, OH; Clermont County, OH, and Georgetown, OH.
- →The CVAMC also supports two off main campus locations in the Cincinnati area via an Eye Center and Mental Health Outreach Community Division.
- →The Supervisory Clinical Laboratory Specialist has full supervisory experience in a complexity index group 1 laboratory or in a complexity index group 2 laboratory that performs at least 1 million Standard Billable tests annually (reported to the Laboratory Management Index Program).
- →Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Supervises and manages the day-to-day work of clinical laboratory scientist and technicians of highly complex test performance for accuracy, efficiency and promptness.
- →Prepares clinical laboratory scientist schedules and work-station rotations in a timely manner, adhering to prescribed guidelines as directed by Laboratory Manager.
- →Makes adjustments among departments as needed to maintain efficient operation of the Laboratory.
- →Responsible for monitoring test analyses and specimen examinations to ensure acceptable levels of performance.
- →Assures corrective action is initiated when test performance deviates from established performance specifications.
- →When standard and control sample value are unacceptable.
- →Oversees the daily work of lower grade clinical laboratory scientist and technicians, the training and orientation of medical technician students, establishing priorities and deadlines for regular and special work assignments, and communicating to appropriate staff.
- →Monitors assignments to completion and prepares necessary reports of outcomes.
- →Administers and maintains control over time and leave in order to provide adequate coverage of the Off Shift Department.
- →Plans, organizes, prioritizes, assigns and delegates the work of the Department to assure an efficient workflow to optimize laboratory productivity, revising plans as necessary to accomplish the required workload.
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
This role is commonly a great fit for these MBTI types:
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