This position is located in the Pathology and Laboratory Department at the Martinsburg VA Medical Center. The incumbent at this level has full supervisory responsibility for a staff of nonsupervisory personnel. Primary areas of responsibility include Chemistry, Special Chemistry, and Toxicology. This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program.

Duties

The incumbent provides supervision on weekend and evenings on a rotational basis. The incumbent also provides supervisory coverage of other clinical areas during the absence of the primary supervisor. Recommends appointment, plans and assigns work, gives advice and counsel and evaluates work of subordinates. Is responsible for monitoring test analyses and specimen examinations to ensure acceptable levels of performance. Plans and schedules on-going work. Adjusts work procedures. Chooses methods for achieving work goals, objectives, and management strategies. Day-to-day supervision of highly complex test performance. Is 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 appointment, plans and assigns work, gives advice and counsel, and evaluates work of subordinates. Recognizes and defines testing problems and evaluates methods for solution. Determines procedures for tests to be performed in the unit. Develops and implements the use of protocols for performance and test and evaluation of results. Monitors conformity to protocols. Establishes record keeping systems to assure the accuracy and validity of test results. Facilitates preparation of medical documentation that meets professional standards and accreditation agency requirements. Obtains analytical data and evaluates the validity of data in relation to the test system and assay procedures. Creates, uses, or modifies logic schema to determine corrective actions for problems. Establishes and maintains record keeping systems, controls specimen accession through the computer system to ensure accuracy of data input and output. Writes laboratory reports identifying sample and stating method and results, and reports results to the appropriate individual. Recognizes and reacts to indicators of malfunction; locates and implements corrections. Develops procedures and establishes parameters for correlation of test results and preset troubleshooting protocols. Assesses data needed, designs data collection procedures, identifies parameters and determines acceptable range for each parameter. Evaluates, modifies, or adapts new methods or revises standard techniques to improve or expand quantitativeness, accuracy, precision, specificity, or proficiency of analyses. Integrates and correlates test data with other laboratory and patient data to lead to a conclusion about the normality of a system. Improves the efficiency and quality of the laboratory services. Ensures criteria represents acceptable standards of quality and can be measured, controlled, collected, evaluated, etc., in an efficient manner. Monitors the quality control system. Ensures timely and thorough evaluation of data; ensures discrepancies are identified and attended to. Solves testing problems, develops new solutions to testing problems, performs newer/more complex tests and examinations. Work Schedule: 12 hr shifts with rotating weekends Telework: Not available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 000000 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized EDRP Authorized: Contact [email protected] Learn more Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. Education and Experience A bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university in medical laboratory science, medical technology, clinical laboratory science or in a related science (e.g., laboratory sciences such as chemistry, biochemistry, biology, microbiology, immunology, etc.). AND Completion of a medical technology clinical practice program. Clinical practice programs completed after 1974 must have been accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS), Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP, formerly CAHEA), or the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES). The professional curriculum may have consisted of a post-baccalaureate certificate program or be integrated into a four-year program of study that culminated in a baccalaureate degree., OR (2) A bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university, including 16 semester hours of biological science (with one course in microbiology), 16 semester hours of chemistry (with one course in organic or biochemistry) and one course in mathematics, AND Two years of post-certification clinical laboratory experience (e.g., blood banking, chemistry, hematology, microbiology, immunology, clinical microscopy, etc.) within the last ten years as a certified Medical Laboratory Technician by the American Society for Clinical Pathology Board of Certification (ASCP-BOC), American Society of Clinical Pathology Board of Registry (ASCP-BOR) or American Medical Technologists (AMT). This experience must include performing moderate and/or high complexity testing in blood banking, chemistry, hematology, microbiology immunology and clinical microscopy (or categorical experience which matches categorical certification) in a clinical laboratory. OR, (3) A bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university, including 16 semester hours of biological science (with one course in microbiology), 16 semester hours of chemistry (with one course in organic or biochemistry) and one course in mathematics, AND Five years of clinical laboratory experience within the last ten years performing moderate and/or high complexity testing in blood banking, chemistry, hematology, microbiology, immunology and clinical microscopy (or categorical experience which matches categorical certification) in a clinical laboratory. Certification: Candidates must have either (1) or (2) below: Candidates must currently possess the appropriate certification as a MT, MLS, or CLS given by the ASCP-BOC, ASCP-BOR, or AMT. For positions up to the full performance level, candidates must currently possess the categorical or specialist technologist level certification from the certification agencies listed above, such as, but not limited to, chemistry (C/SC), hematology (H/SH), microbiology (M/SM), molecular biology (MB/SMB) and blood bank (BB/SBB). Technologists with categorical or specialist certifications may only perform duties within the area of the laboratory specific to their categorical certification (e. g., an individual with a chemistry (C) certification can only perform duties in chemistry). Grade Determinations: For assignment at the GS 12 grade level the candidate must have 1 year of creditable experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS 11) which is directly related to the position to be filled. Knowledge of Federal and state laws, regulations and accrediting/regulatory requirements in order to develop plans and procedures for the laboratory. Knowledge of laboratory quality management procedures and principles sufficient to establish and monitor a laboratory quality management program and/or education and training of laboratory staff. Demonstrated leadership and managerial skills including skill in interpersonal relations and conflict resolution in order to deal with employees, team leaders and managers. Ability to perform the full range of supervisory duties which includes responsibility for assignment of work, performance evaluations, selection of staff, recommendation of awards, advancements and disciplinary actions. Ability to plan, organize, set short and/or long term goals and conduct studies on technical and administrative problems, including personnel shortages, organizational structure, new technology, etc. Knowledge of concepts, principles and methods of clinical laboratory technology and operations. In addition to the above mentioned knowledge, skills, and abilities the candidate must be able to demonstrate the following GS 12 grade level KSAs... Knowledge of Federal and state laws and regulations, laboratory accrediting and regulatory requirements in order to develop new policies and guidelines, formulate plans and the ability to 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 education and training of laboratory staff. Knowledge of, and ability to, provide the full range of supervisory duties which would include 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 overall laboratory operation. Skill in interpersonal relations and conflict resolution to deal with employees, team leaders and managers. 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, new technology, etc. Preferred Experience: Minimum of 2 years general lab experience. Board certification through ASCP or AMT. References: VA Handbook 5005/72 Part II Appendix G24 The full performance level of this vacancy is 12. Physical Requirements: Moderate lifting, moderate carrying, use of fingers, both hands required, walking, both legs required (one leg or foot may be compensated by prosthesis), ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously, depth perception, ability to distinguish basic colors, ability to distinguish shades of colors, hearing (aid permitted), good distant vision in 1 eye and ability to read printed material the size of typewritten charact-glasses permitted. Work inside, solvents, electrical energy, working with hands in water (wearing gloves), explosives, working closely with others.

Education

IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address Martinsburg VA Medical Center 510 Butler Avenue Martinsburg, WV 25405 US
• Name: Pamela Mays
• Phone: 681-219-9860
• Email: [email protected]