Supervisory Clinical Laboratory Scientist

Military Treatment Facilities under DHA; Fort Benning (GA); On-site; USD 56,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Martin Army Community Hospital at Fort Benning, GA seeks an Infection Control Specialist to support the Department of Pathology. The role involves monitoring the hospital's infection prevention program, data collection, surveillance, and staff training to ensure patient safety.

Applicants must have a relevant degree and experience; federal direct hire processes may apply, with salary negotiation possible for new federal employees.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in health sciences or related field.
• One year of specialized infection control experience.
• Experience monitoring infection prevention programs and data.

Skills

Infection control

Data collection

Staff training

Education

Bachelor's degree in health sciences

Job description

About the Position

This position is located at Martin Army Community Hospital; within, Department of Pathology Martin Army Community Hospital, Ft. Benning, GA Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

Who May Apply

US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Basic Requirement for Infection Control Specialist

Degree: Bachelor's or graduate (or 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 the position. This degree must be from an educational program accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained.

• Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes monitoring the Hospital's Infection Prevention and Control program; collecting data and performing on-site evaluations and surveillance activities; entering and retrieve data into a database; and conducting infection prevention training to the hospital staff. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09).
• Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Infection Prevention and Control, Patient Safety or similar type degree. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.)
• Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages.