This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application.

Duties

The Supervisory Medical Technologist is responsible for the service level quality management oversight and quality management program management, training, and competency management of employees performing phlebotomy and laboratory testing at the G.V (Sonny) Montgomery VAMC and Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC). The duties of the Medical Technologist (Supervisory) include, but are not limited to the following: Maintains, to include planning, implementation, and coordination of, the service's quality control program. Ensures participation in acceptable proficiency testing from external sources in all areas of PLMS testing to include tracking of specimens and ensuring results are sent in the appropriate time frames. Responsible for quality assurance activities in all sections of the service to include Ancillary Testing sites (all point-of-care activities); Ensures that all appropriate written policies and procedures are maintained and current for a comprehensive Performance Improvement Program designed to monitor and evaluate the overall laboratory testing procedures at all testing sites in the Medical Center and Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC) outreach functions; Participates in the review and evaluation of PLMS program objectives such as CAP (College of American Pathologists), JC (Joint Commission), FDA (Food and Drug Administration) and AABB (American Association of Blood Banks); Evaluates the quality of laboratory services through inspections and review of reports and data. Assures compliance with Performance Improvement and Proficiency Testing Programs, accreditation standards, and agency policies; Chairs the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service Performance Improvement Committee. Analyzes historical data and trends. Writes reports/summaries on topics concerning laboratory services and quality management; Coordinates training and development needs of employees in Performance Improvement Initiatives; Develops and coordinates an ongoing standardized system of monthly Performance Improvement monitors to be utilized by each Section Supervisor, Lead Technologist and Laboratory Program Coordinator; Develops and coordinates training for Section Supervisors, Lead Technologists and Support Technologists in Performance Improvement as defined by the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI); Coordinates ongoing training for Section Supervisors and staff in statistical quality control analysis to include steps encountered in the pre-analytic, analytic, and post-analytic phases of laboratory testing; Plans, implements, and coordinates with Medical Center Quality Management and Patient Safety Offices to ensure all PLMS accreditation and regulatory (Joint Commission, College of American Pathologists, CLIA, VHA National Enforcement Office) standards are met, monitored, and maintained; Monitors departmental supervisor's maintenance of competency and training of service personnel to meet all requirements required for accreditation; Assists the Section Supervisors, Laboratory Manager, and Chief, PLMS in the development of working internal and external benchmarks for laboratory services provided by PLMS; Serves as back-up Ancillary Testing Coordinator; Oversees Client Services to include performance evaluations for the supervisor and serving as his or her back up. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Subject to change based upon agency needs) Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Contact Olympia Smith at [email protected], the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

Basic Requirements: Citizenship: 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/or Experience Combination: (1) 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. Foreign Graduates. Graduates of foreign baccalaureate degree programs meet the educational and/or experience requirements if the degree is found to be equivalent to degree programs recognized by the NAACLS or clinical laboratory experience as described in paragraph 2b(2) or (3) above. This finding may be based on either of the following:(1) A letter from a college or university with a baccalaureate program recognized by the NAACLS stating that the individual's foreign degree has been evaluated and been found to be equivalent to its bachelor of medical technology degree.(2) A letter from ASCP-BOC or AMT stating that the individual is eligible for the certification examination. Certification. All candidates must currently possess the appropriate certification as a medical technologist (MT), medical laboratory scientist (MLS) or clinical laboratory scientist (CLS) given 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). English Language Proficiency. MTs must be proficient in spoken and written English Grade Determinations: In addition to the basic requirements applicants must possess the grade requirements listed below. GS-12 Medical Technologist (Supervisory) Experience: Must have 1 year of creditable experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-11) which is directly related to the position being filled. In addition to the experience or education above, the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs: a. 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. b. 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. c. 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. d. Ability to analyze organizational, technical and administrative problems to develop and implement solutions that result in efficient overall laboratory operation. e. Skill in interpersonal relations and conflict resolution to deal with employees, team leaders and managers. f. Ability to manage fiscal matters, forecast resource and equipment needs and administer the allocated budget. g. 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: ASCP or AMT Board Certified. References: VA Handbook 5005/72, Part II, Appendix G24, dated May 12, 2014 The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12. ???????Physical Requirements: The incumbent must be able to perform moderate lifting up to 20 lbs., straight pulling, pushing, reaching above the shoulder, use of fingers and both hands, walking, standing for up to 4 hours, kneeling, repeated bending, use of both arms and legs. Specific visual requirements include use of eyes, depth perception, ability to distinguish colors and shades of colors, hearing (aids permitted) clear, high cognitive function and emotional stability; ability to read ordinary type without eye strain.

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 GV Sonny Montgomery VAMC 1500 East Woodrow Wilson Drive Jackson, MS 39216 US
• Name: Richard Cohen
• Phone: 504-422-9343
• Email: [email protected]