A Medical Technologist (Quality Management-CCR) facilitates team processes by working in collaboration with team members to ensure that tasks, priorities, goals, needs, and achievements are coordinated with management. Provides authoritative consultative services to management at all levels of the organization as it applies to quality management of contracts for supplies and services in a clinical laboratory setting.

Duties

Ensures laboratory contracts are established, monitored, documented, funded, and audited in accordance with the FAR, VISN 10 and local policies. Acts as Contracting Officer's Representative and as Quality Assurance Technologist for Laboratory Service contracts and quality management program. Assists Manager/Supervisors/Specialists to identify needs for all technical/instrumentation requirements; creates statement of work, sole source justification, independent government estimates, performs market research, requests funding documents according to policy and budget constraints. Ensures contract quality assurance and serves as primary PLMS representative for acquisition debriefing conferences as requested by VISN 10 Contracting Office. Ensures that laboratory policy and procedures are consistent with accrediting agencies 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. Serves as backup purchase card holder. Documents/uploads laboratory contracting requirements as prescribed by VISN 10 Contracting Office. Maintains quality documentation for all contracts on shared drive for use by laboratory management officials. Represents laboratory on appropriate medical center committees such as Equipment Committee; chairs laboratory contracting meetings/VISN 10 contract conference calls; and interacts with other medical center staff, such as CTVHCS Contracting (VISN 10), Fiscal Service and Logistics staff. Serves as liaison to VISN 10 Contracting office for uploading and monitoring requirements in ECMS and APP. Performs administrative work concerned with analyzing, developing, evaluating, or promoting improvements in the procurement process to maximize efficient operations for supply and services procurement. Assists the Laboratory Manager with the preparation of the Laboratory Management Inventory Program. Prepares and analyzes quality reports on contract status. Incumbent is responsible for management reports such as contractual evaluations, funding documents, option year renewals, sole source documentation (J&A), independent government cost estimates (ICGE), required reports to VISN 10 Contract Officers as requested and impending contract requirements. Advises the Supervisors 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. Manages reimbursement for research testing and prepares quality documents for the Laboratory Manager for appropriate cost transfer/billing. Is responsible for the documentation of new employee orientation checklists, yearly competence forms, and develops and maintains education records for on-site and off-site continuing education for Medical Center and CBOC laboratory personnel. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm (rotating weekends and holiday) Telework: Ad-Hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 93807-0 Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

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: (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: Candidates must have either (1) or (2) below: (1) Candidates must currently possess the appropriate certification as a MT, MLS, or CLS given by the ASCP-BOC, ASCP-BOR, or AMT. (2) 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). May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria). Grade Determinations: Medical Technologist GS-11( Quality Management Technologist): (a) Experience. 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, (b)Education. 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. (c) Assignment. Quality Management Technologist. Provides authoritative consultative services to management at all levels of the organization as it applies to quality management in a clinical laboratory setting. Maintains a laboratory quality management program and ensures monitoring of components and customer feedback. Identifies, defines and resolves issues associated with complex aspects of the collected data. Monitors laboratory quality control systems and performance indicators. Interacts with management officials and vendors providing inter-laboratory quality assurance and laboratory proficiency testing. Develops validation plans for equipment and methodology evaluations and evaluates statistical data collected. Responsible for laboratory continuous readiness for regulating agency inspections and accreditation from agencies such as the Joint Commission (JC) and the College of American Pathologists (CAP). In addition to the experience or education above, the candidate must demonstrate the following Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs): a. Advanced knowledge of the concepts, principles and practices of medical technology sufficient to perform the full range of duties involved in planning, coordinating and evaluating laboratory services. b. Knowledge of quality management standards. c. Knowledge of accrediting agencies and regulatory requirements pertaining to laboratory operations. d. Comprehensive knowledge of statistical evaluation and analysis. e. Knowledge of laboratory operations and relationships to the organization. f. Comprehensive knowledge of laboratory quality control/assurance policies, procedures and principles, as well as safety practices and regulations. Preferred Experience: Contracting and Quality management experience. References: VA HANDBOOK 5005/72PART II APPENDIX G24 Physical Requirements: While work is partially sedentary, there are demands for standing, walking, bending at times. May also require travel by auto or plane.

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 Ann Arbor VA Medical Center 2215 Fuller Road Ann Arbor, MI 48105 US
• Name: Jessica Kidd
• Phone: 734-596-3177
• Email: [email protected]