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USAJOBS · 1 month ago

Lead Clinical Lab Scientist (Generalist)

Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$104K/yr - $135K/yr

1+ years exp

USAJOBS is seeking a Lead Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) Generalist to join the Pathology and Laboratory service at the VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System. The role involves overseeing laboratory operations, coaching staff, and ensuring compliance with policies and procedures while maintaining high standards of patient care.

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No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

The Lead CLS communicates the organization's strategic plan, mission, vision, and values

The Lead CLS identifies, distributes, balances work, coaches, and facilitates with problem solving methods

The Lead CLS prepares reports and maintains records of work status; resolves simple, informal complaints; reports performance, progress, and training needs of the team and on behavioral problems; and provides information on promotions, reassignment, recognition of outstanding performance, and personnel needs

The Lead CLS is responsible for all aspects of operation in their area of specialty, including assignment of work responsibilities, workload management, and completion of assignments for staff at or above the FPL as well as preparation and maintenance of records and reports, analysis of testing methodologies, training, instrumentation, and compliance

The Lead CLS may act as a liaison to the supervisor and other departments/divisions of the medical center for the appropriate laboratory specialty. Duties may include, but are not limited to, orientation 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

Generalist certificationBachelor's degreeMedical technology knowledgeLaboratory instrumentation skillsStaff developmentTeam coordinationEnglish proficiencyProblem-solvingCommunication skills

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 or Generalist certification as an MT given by ASCP BOR 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

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 (Generalist)

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)