U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs · 17 hours ago
Supervisory Clinical Laboratory Scientist
Crown Point, IN
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$127K/yr - $165K/yr
1+ years expThe U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a Supervisory Clinical Laboratory Scientist at the Adam Benjamin Jr. Veterans Administration Outpatient Clinic. The role involves supervising laboratory staff, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, and managing laboratory quality management activities.
GovernmentMedicalNational SecurityPublic Safety
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
The Supervisory Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) must supervise at least one staff member at the GS-12 Grade level
The CLS exercises a full range of supervisory responsibilities in planning - directing and assessing work of subordinate staff
The CLS recommends appointments - awards - advancement - and disciplinary actions
The CLS plans and assigns work based on priorities - requirements of assignments - and abilities of employees
Provides advice and counsel
And evaluates the work of subordinates
The CLS 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 projects
The CLS verifies orientation - training - and competency assessment of assigned staff and ensures all staff and affiliate staff comply with accrediting and regulating bodies
The supervisory CLS 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
The supervisory CLS interacts with administrative and clinical onsite personnel and exercises significant independent decision-making authority
The supervisory CLS maintains effective interdisciplinary and interprofessional relations with other services to accomplish medical center goals
Major Duties: Plans and schedules on-going work
Adjusts staffing levels or work procedures
Chooses methods for achieving work goals - objectives - and management strategies
Day-to-day supervision of highly complex test performance
Responsible for monitoring test analyses and specimen examinations to ensure acceptable levels of performance
Assures corrective action is initiated when test performance deviates from established performance specifications
Assures orientation - training - and competency assessment of staff
Implements and monitors quality management activities
Performs the full range of supervisory duties: Recommends appointments - plans - and assigns work - recommends awards - advancements - and disciplinary actions
Gives advice and counsel and evaluates work of subordinates
Maintains knowledge of and complies with the federal regulations associated with the Clinical Lab Improvement Act of 1988
Assumes responsibility for the instruction and coordination of teaching activities for CLS students in order to fulfill the requirements of a NAACLS- accredited CLS program
Qualification
Required
Must be a US Citizen
Must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7403 (f)
A bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university
Candidates must meet one of the certification options: (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
Must possess at least 1 year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-12) directly related to the position to be filled
The CLS has full supervisory responsibility in a laboratory where at least three of the five following conditions are met: (A) Lab is a complexity level index group 1 or 2 based on the Hospital Complexity Level as designated in Office of Productivity - Efficiency - and Staffing (OPES) VHA Facility Complexity Model History, (B) The laboratory performs at least one million standard billable tests annually, (C) The CLS supervises a staff of non-supervisory and supervisory personnel including at least one GS-12 subordinate, (D) Lack of on-site pathologist, (E) Oversight of more than one laboratory specialty
Knowledge of Federal and state laws and regulation - 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 to 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
Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019 - Employee Occupational Health Service for requirements
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