USAJOBS · 3 months ago
Lead Clinical Laboratory Scientist (General Laboratory)
Leeds, Massachusetts, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$107K/yr - $138K/yr
1+ years expThe VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System is seeking a Lead Clinical Laboratory Scientist for the Pathology and Laboratory Service at the Leeds, MA VA Medical Center. The role involves overseeing laboratory operations, ensuring compliance with policies and procedures, and providing training and guidance to staff.
ConsultingGovernmentHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologyInternetStaffing Agency
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Communicates the organization's strategic plan, mission, vision, and values
Identifies, distributes, balances work, coaches, and facilitates with problem solving methods
Prepares reports and maintains records of work status
Orientating and evaluating the competency of assigned staff including identification of continuing education and training needs, coordinating daily activity of the lab section(s), 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
Qualification
Required
Be a citizen of the United States (U.S.). Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with 38 U.S.C. § 7407(a)
Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with 38 U.S.C. § 7403 (f)
Candidates must meet one of the certification options below: Generalist certification as an MLS given by ASCP BOC or AMT; Generalist certification as an MT given by ASCP BOR or AMT; Categorical certification or Specialist certification by ASCP or AMT
A bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university
To be creditable, education completed outside the U.S. must be deemed at least equivalent to that gained in a conventional U.S. program by a private organization specializing in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials
Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met
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)
Must be proficient in written and spoken English
Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process
Must complete all application requirements detailed in the 'Required Documents' section of this announcement
1 year of creditable experience at or equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-11) is required for all GS-12 assignments
The individual must spend at least 25% or more of their time performing lead duties over staff one grade level below
Knowledge of medical technology applicable to a wide range of duties to solve complex problems involving diverse aspects of clinical laboratory practice
Skill to maintain, troubleshoot, and repair laboratory instrumentation
Ability to develop procedures for new tests, and modify existing procedures and methods to resolve problems relative to complex and difficult situations
Ability to manage and coordinate daily work activities and assignments in a section
Ability to provide or coordinate staff development and training
Ability to provide guidance and technical direction to a wide variety of individuals including physicians, nurses, and other clinical staff regarding technical aspects of testing, specimen requirements and results
Preferred
Experience as a Lead Medical Laboratory Scientist
Benefits
The Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program
37-50 days of annual paid time off per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
Up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child
A childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66
Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care
Company
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