This position is located the Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Service, Louis A Johnson VAMC, Clarksburg, WV. The incumbent provides authoritative consultative services to management at all levels of the organization as it applies to inventory management and contracting for supplies and services in a clinical laboratory setting.

Duties

Total-Rewards-of-an-Allied-Health-VA-Career-Brochure.pdf Medical Technologist: vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Total-Rewards-of-a-Medical-Technologist-Career-Flyer.pdf The incumbent manages the PLMS control points. This includes all purchasing request related activities, completion of required documents for the acquisition packages, reconciliation of all acquisition paperwork, resolution for open orders and payables, inventory management activities, completion of CPARS documents, and other COR related functions. The incumbent must possess a sound, general knowledge of medical technology practice, procedures and accreditation requirements. Duties/Task Ensures laboratory contracts are established, monitored, documented, funded and audited in accordance with the FAR, VISN 5 and local policies Acts as Contracting Officer's Representative for Laboratory Service contracts. Assists Lead Technologists and Laboratory Manager and creates statement of work, sole source justification, independent government estimates, performs market research, requests funding documents according to policy and budget constraints. Ensures that laboratory policy and procedures are consistent with accrediting agency standards and requirements as they relate to contracting. Ensures staff awareness of how to request and order supplies and services required for normal operations of the laboratory. Documents laboratory contracting requirements in eCMS. Represents laboratory on appropriate medical center committees; chairs laboratory contracting meetings; and interacts with other medical center staff, Fiscal Service and Logistics staff. Performs administrative work concerned with analyzing, developing, evaluating or promoting improvements in the procurement process to maximize efficient operations for supply and services procurement. Prepares annual expenditure reports and supporting documents needed for the annual budget submission. Prepares and analyzes reports on contract status. Incumbent is responsible for management reports such as contractual evaluations, funding documents, option year renewals and impending contract requirements. Advises the Lead Technologists and Laboratory Manager of these issues as needed. Communicates effectively and courteously while working as a healthcare team member. Provides excellent service as defined by the customer (healthcare providers, patients, and others). Gives direction and guidance using underlying principles of laboratory testing and contractual policies. Organizes work and sets priorities to meet deadlines. Manages and maintains all CMRs of the Laboratory Equipment Inventory, including turn-ins. Performs EIL equipment inventory. Assists with all aspects of document control. Scans laboratory documents. Takes initiative to organize work and sets priorities to meet deadlines. Performs other administrative duties as assigned. Ensures staff awareness of how to request and order supplies and services required for normal operations of the laboratory. Serves as backup Timekeeper Maintains competency to assist with Medical Technologist duties when needed. Work Schedule: M -F day shift rotating weekend and holidays Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience. 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) Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. 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/or Experience Combination 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 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 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. Grade Determinations: GS-11 Must have 1 year of creditable experience equivalent to the full performance level (GS-9), which is directly related to the position to be filled. OR Must have 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education or a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in medical technology or a directly related field. In addition to the experience or education, the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs: Advanced knowledge and understanding of concepts, principles, methodology of medical laboratory technology, regulatory and accrediting agency requirements, medicolegal requirements and pertinent statistics sufficient to perform complex diagnostic tests. Skill to apply new scientific/technical developments and theories to laboratory testing. Advanced knowledge of instructional techniques to instruct newly hired technologists and clinical pathology residents in proper performance of tests and applications of the laboratory procedures. Ability to develop procedures for new tests and modify existing procedures and methods in order to resolve problems relative to complex and difficult situations. Advanced knowledge of a particular discipline or function with wide latitude for exercising sound independent judgment. References: See VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G24 - GS-644 The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-11. Physical Requirements: The incumbent must be able to perform moderate lifting up to 35 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 both 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 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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address Louis A Johnson VA Medical Center 1 Medical Center Drive Clarksburg, WV 26301 US
• Name: Javay Holmes
• Phone: (202) 531-6350
• Email: [email protected]