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USAJOBS · 2 weeks ago

Supervisory Clinical Laboratory Scientist - Blood Bank

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$126K/yr - $164K/yr

1+ years exp

USAJOBS is seeking a Supervisory Clinical Laboratory Scientist for the Blood Bank at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center. The role involves overseeing laboratory operations, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, and managing a team of laboratory staff to deliver high-quality testing services.

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No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Exercises a full range of supervisory responsibilities in planning, directing, and assessing work of subordinate staff

Recommends appointments, awards, advancement, and disciplinary actions

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

Performs routine and complex laboratory procedures

Day-to day supervision of highly complex test performance

Plans and schedules on-going work

Adjusts staffing levels or work procedures

Collaborates in laboratory scheduling process

Makes recommendations for appointment, awards, advancement, and disciplinary actions

Evaluates work performed by subordinates, provides advice and counseling of employees whose performance is marginal or unsatisfactory, and initiating disciplinary actions when necessary

Monitors physician ordering practice, specimen collection/labeling errors, near-miss events, and the ability of the service to meet the needs of providers and patients

Identifies training needs appropriate for the type and complexity of the laboratory services performed

Evaluates and implements the use of new methodologies and instrumentation in the section

Writes and updates procedure manuals

Maintains the laboratory's electronic document control system, ensuring the policies and procedures are reviewed/revised as needed and are current and consistent with regulatory requirements and accreditation standards

Responsible for monitoring test analyses and specimen examinations to ensure acceptable levels of performance

Assures corrective action is initiated when test performance (including proficiency testing survey samples) deviates from established performance specifications

Assures orientation, training, and competency assessment of staff

Implements and monitors quality management activities

Coordinates quality control programs and assures compliance with the proficiency testing program in the section

Establishes and monitors quality control activities and document keeping systems

Establishes and maintains a program of preventive maintenance for equipment

Maintains all required records

Assists in managing financial resources of PLM that includes personnel

Assists in maintaining control point activity from the initiation of supply requests

Ensures all staff are compliant with all safety rules and regulations

Serves as the technical expert for the Blood Bank Laboratory

Provides advice and consultation for markedly difficult, complex, or unique problems encountered while performing pre-transfusion testing

Acts as a liaison between the Minneapolis VAHCS and the blood supplier

Collaborates with nursing educators regarding blood safety, blood administration, adverse events related to transfusion and assists with training needs of other healthcare professionals

Serves as a member of the Blood Utilization Committee and is recognized as an authority on Blood Bank Transfusion topics, issues and stand

Qualification

Clinical Laboratory ScienceBlood Bank TransfusionLaboratory Quality ManagementMedical Technology KnowledgeLaboratory InstrumentationStaff DevelopmentSupervisory SkillsEnglish ProficiencyInterpersonal SkillsConflict Resolution

Required

U.S. Citizenship

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

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

Education completed outside the U.S. must be deemed at least equivalent to that gained in a conventional U.S. program

Proficient in spoken and written English

Must complete an online onboarding process

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

Must serve a 1 or 2-year trial period

One year of creditable experience equivalent to the next lower grade level

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

Knowledge of Federal and state laws and regulations, laboratory accrediting, and regulatory requirements

Knowledge of laboratory quality management procedures and principles sufficient to establish and monitor a laboratory quality management program

Skill in interpersonal relations and conflict resolution

Ability to provide the full range of supervisory duties

Ability to analyze organizational, technical, and administrative problems to develop and implement solutions

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

Benefits

Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP)

Paid Time Off: 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)

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)