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Supervisory Clinical Lab Scientist

Orlando, Florida, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$122K/yr - $159K/yr

1+ years exp

The Orlando VA Medical Center is seeking a Supervisory Clinical Lab Scientist to oversee laboratory operations. The role involves full supervisory responsibility in a complex laboratory environment, ensuring compliance with regulations, managing staff, and maintaining quality standards in laboratory testing.

ConsultingGovernmentHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologyInternetStaffing Agency

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Plans and Schedules on-going work; defines bench assignments for optimum efficiency and workflow. Adjusts staffing levels or work procedures to accommodate resource allocation decisions made at the executive level

Day-to-day supervision of highly complex test performance and contracted reference laboratory performance

Ensures corrective action is initiated when last performance deviates from established performance specifications or nonconforming events

Maintains competency in all areas of testing supervised

Performs the full range of supervisory duties. Recommends appointment, awards, advancement, and disciplinary actions. Plans and assigns work based on priorities, gives advice and counsel, and evaluates work of subordinates

Ensures compliance with accrediting agencies and regulatory requirements and establishes and monitors the quality of pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical processes, initiating corrective actions as needed as part of the overall laboratory quality management program

Verifies orientation, training, and competency assessment of assigned staff, develops, and updates technical policies and procedure manuals

Ensures all staff and affiliate staff comply with accrediting and regulating bodies

Manages document control, develops, performance standards, position descriptions, and functional statements and is responsible for technical and administrative management of an assigned area including budget execution

Interacts with administrative and clinical onsite personnel and exercises significant decision making authority. Maintains effective interdisciplinary and interprofessional relations with other services to accomplish medical center goals

Responsible for the Laboratory Send-Out, Receiving Area, Processing and Distribution section operation, compliance, budget, and laboratory reference lab contract. Serve as main Subject Matter Expert for reference laboratories contracts and assist Supervisory Clinical Laboratory Scientist (Laboratory Manager) in invoice reconciliation. May serve as the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) for Reference Laboratory contracts

Other duties as assigned

Qualification

Clinical Laboratory ScienceSupervisory ExperienceLaboratory Quality ManagementASCP CertificationBudget ManagementInterpersonal SkillsConflict ResolutionProblem Solving

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)

A bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university

Candidates must meet one of the certification options below: (a) Generalist certification as an MLS given by ASCP BOC or AMT. (b) Generalist certification as an MT given by ASCP BOR or AMT. (c) Categorical certification or Specialist certification by ASCP or AMT

1 year of creditable experience equivalent to the next lower grade level is required for all GS-13 assignments

Knowledge of Federal and state laws and regulations, laboratory accrediting, and regulatory requirements to develop new policies and guidelines, formulate plans, and judge effectiveness of the operation

Knowledge of laboratory quality management procedures and principles sufficient to establish and monitor a laboratory quality management program and/or the education and training of laboratory staff

Skill in interpersonal relations and conflict resolution

Ability to provide the full range of supervisory duties, which includes responsibility for assignment of work to be performed, performance evaluations, selection of staff, recommendation of awards, advancements, and disciplinary actions

Ability to analyze organizational, technical, and administrative problems to develop and implement solutions that result in efficient laboratory operation

Ability to manage fiscal matters, forecast resource and equipment needs, and administer the allocated budget

Ability to set short and/or long-term goals for the section and conduct studies on technical and administrative problems including personnel shortages, organizational structure, and new technology

Preferred

Prior supervisory experience and/or 4+ years of full-time experience working in a high volume clinical laboratory

Benefits

The Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program.

Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)

Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.

Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66.

Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)