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Supervisory Clinical Laboratory Scientist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 36 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 The Supervisory Clinical Laboratory Scientist position is located at the Bath VAMC.
- →The incumbent at this level has full supervisory responsibility for a large staff of nonsupervisory personnel, including GS-06 & GS-07 Laboratory Support Personnel and matrixed reporting of GS-07, GS-09, GS-11 and GS-12 Clinical Laboratory Scientists, or at least 1 subordinate team leader or supervisor at the next lower grade level.
- →The incumbent recommends appointments, plans, and assigns work, gives advice and counsel and evaluates work of subordinates. - Prepares reports, develops policy and procedure, and maintains records and administrative information.
- →Develops procedures for new tests and modifies existing procedures or methods to resolve problems relative to complex and difficult testing situations.
- →Prepares and presents information to program manager or serviced chief. - Is responsible for coordination of staff training in the methods and techniques of the appropriate laboratory specialty area.
- →Identifies continuing education, training needs and performs and maintains staff competency assessment records to meet regulatory guidelines. - Is responsible for evaluation of new and evolving developments in laboratory instrumentation and automation.
- →Serves on VISN evaluation team for proposed laboratory instrumentation in laboratory specialty area.
- →Incumbent may also serve as a Contract Officer's Representative (COR) responsible for contracting oversight of laboratory instrumentation.
- →Tracks contract funding, payments and follows up on audit discrepancies; provides contact evaluations to Contract Officer as required. - Ensures compliance with rules and regulations of assorted regulatory agencies such as CAP, JCAHO, AABB, and OSHA.
- →Coordinates quality control and quality assurance activities with the program manager or service chief.
- →Coordinates proficiency testing program for the appropriate laboratory specialty. - Adheres to practices and regulations governing biosafety, biosecurity, and infection prevention in the workplace. - Acts as liaison to other departments of the medical center for the appropriate laboratory specialty area.
- →Communicates effectively and courteously while working as a healthcare team member.
- →Provides excellent service as defined by the customer (healthcare providers, patients, and others).
- →Recommends policy/protocol changes to correct deficiencies and improve the program.
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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