Lead Clinical Laboratory Scientist

Veterans Health Administration; Louisiana (MO); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

EDRP

Job summary

Veterans Health Administration seeks a Lead Clinical Laboratory Scientist (GS-12) to oversee complex clinical lab tasks and guide a team. The role requires strong knowledge of medical technology, ability to troubleshoot instrumentation, and capability to develop or modify procedures to resolve difficult problems.

Applicants must meet citizenship and English proficiency requirements. Experience: 1 year at the next lower grade level is required.

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship is required or as allowed by VA policy.
• English language proficiency in accordance with law.

Skills

Medical technology

Instrumentation repair

Test development

Staff coordination

Technical leadership

Job description

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply. 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.
• English Language Proficiency. Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with 38 U.S.C. § 7403 (f).

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

GS-12

Lead Clinical Laboratory Scientist

Experience.

1 year of creditable experience equivalent to the next lower grade level is required for all GS-12 assignments.

AND Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities.

• (a) Knowledge of medical technology applicable to a wide range of duties to solve complex problems involving diverse aspects of clinical laboratory practice.
• (b) Skill to maintain, troubleshoot, and repair laboratory instrumentation.
• (c) Ability to develop procedures for new tests, and modify existing procedures and methods to resolve problems relative to complex and difficult situations.
• (d) Ability to manage and coordinate daily work activities and assignments in a section.
• (e) Ability to provide or coordinate staff development and training.
• (f) Ability to provide guidance and technical direction to a wide variety of individuals including physicians, nurses, and other clinical staff regarding technical aspects of testing, specimen requirements and results.

Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.

The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12.