U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs · 21 hours ago
Supervisory Clinical Laboratory Scientist
Columbia, SC
Full-time
Onsite
Senior LevelThe U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a Supervisory Clinical Laboratory Scientist to manage and supervise all phases of laboratory operations. This role involves overseeing a large staff, developing guidelines, and ensuring quality assurance and performance improvement in a complex clinical laboratory setting.
GovernmentMedicalNational SecurityPublic Safety
Responsibilities
Managing and supervising all phases of laboratory operations in a complexity level index group l laboratory that performs at least 1 million standard billable tests annually
Supervising a large staff of nonsupervisory personnel and supervisory personnel including at least one GS-13 subordinate
Acting as a full assistant to the Chief - Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service - in all administrative matters
Participating with the Chief in planning policies - adopting procedures - and resolving problems that affect the Service
Developing guidelines - assessing laboratory effectiveness - establishing - and maintaining quality assurance and performance improvement programs
Providing authoritative guidance for operations - personnel - and management
Collaborating with other departments and upper management in a medical center or health care setting or higher-level managers in regional or national offices such as VISN-level staff and VHA Central Office staff
Planning and executing short-and long-range programs and/or goals through project management and tactical/strategic planning
Providing advisory - planning - and surveillance services to clinicians - laboratory directors - and supervisors on specific functions - programs - or problems that are particularly difficult - widespread - or persistent
Solving complex problems involving unique or controversial aspects of medical technology or laboratory management - new or unconventional methods - program changes or conflicts between scientific/technological requirements and regulatory or program requirements
Providing the full range of supervisory duties including responsibility for assignment of work - performance evaluations - selection of staff - and recommendation of awards - advancements - and disciplinary actions
Qualification
Required
Managing and supervising all phases of laboratory operations in a complexity level index group l laboratory that performs at least 1 million standard billable tests annually
Supervises a large staff of nonsupervisory personnel and supervisory personnel including at least one GS-13 subordinate
Acts as a full assistant to the Chief - Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service - in all administrative matters
Participates with the Chief in planning policies, adopting procedures, and resolving problems that affect the Service
Developing guidelines, assessing laboratory effectiveness, establishing, and maintaining quality assurance and performance improvement programs
Knowledge of concepts, principles, and methodologies of a major clinical laboratory effectiveness
Provide authoritative guidance for operations, personnel, and management
Skill in administrative management such as budgeting, contracting, procurement, and property management in accordance with organizational regulations
Ability to collaborate with other departments and upper management in a medical center or health care setting
Ability to plan and execute short-and long-range programs and/or goals through project management and tactical/strategic planning
Ability to provide advisory, planning, and surveillance services to clinicians, laboratory directors, and supervisors
Ability to solve complex problems involving unique or controversial aspects of medical technology or laboratory management
Ability to provide the full range of supervisory duties including responsibility for assignment of work, performance evaluations, selection of staff, and recommendation of awards, advancements, and disciplinary actions
Benefits
Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program
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)
Company
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