The employee will serve as the Supervisory Histocompatibility Technologist within the Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Laboratory (HLA) section of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service (P&LMS) at the Iowa City Veteran's Affairs Health Care System (ICVAHCS) in Iowa City, Iowa.

Duties

***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** Duties include but are not limited to: Performs testing to ensure compatibility, engraftment and monitor rejection which will allow for transplantation for solid organ and bone marrow. Ensures execution of all program requirements as prescribed by United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), and/or The Joint Commission, and/or College of American Pathologists (CAP) and/or American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ASHI). Supervises nonsupervisory personnel. Recommends appointment, plans, and assigns work, provides advice and counsel, and evaluates work of subordinates. Monitors test analyses and specimen examinations to ensure acceptable levels of performance and initiate corrective action. Develops and updates technical policies and procedure manuals. Manages document control, develops performance standards, position descriptions and functional statements and is responsible for professional and administrative management of an assigned area to include budget execution. Performs other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 pm, rotating on-call Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. BASIC EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED): Requires successful completion of a Bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree with major study in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of a Supervisory Histocompatibility Technologist. This degree must be from an educational program from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. NOTE: Education cannot be credited without documentation. AND SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Requires at least one (1) full year of specialized experience, equivalent to at the least the next lower grade level (GS-11), that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of this Supervisory Histocompatibility Technologist. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: serving as a leader performing testing to ensure compatibility, engraftment, and monitor rejection to allow for transplantation of solid organ and bone marrow; and ensuring execution of all program requirements as prescribed by the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), and/or The Joint Commission, and/or College of American Pathologists (CAP), and/or American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ASHI). NOTE: Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must clearly indicate the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position: Analysis and Problem SolvingCritical ThinkingGeneticsTeaching Others IMPORTANT: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Physical Requirements: The work is moderately sedentary but does require occasional periods of standing and a good deal of walking. The work is performed both in an office setting and a clinical laboratory setting and, therefore, involves regular and recurring exposure to irritant chemicals and infectious materials. Special safety precautions are required, and the incumbent uses personal protective equipment as appropriate and/or required, such as laboratory coat and gloves. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

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

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

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 Iowa City VA Health Care System 601 Highway 6 West Iowa City, IA 52246 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]