Supervisory Clinical Laboratory Scientist

US Military Treatment Facilities under DHA; Fort Benning (GA); On-site; USD 56,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Martin Army Community Hospital in Fort Benning, GA, is seeking an Infection Control Specialist to join the Department of Pathology. The role focuses on monitoring the infection prevention program, data collection, and staff training.

Candidates must meet federal requirements, with a degree in health sciences and specialized experience or advanced education. The position offers federal benefits and a pathway to GS-09 pay scale.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or graduate degree in medical field, health sciences or allied sciences; accredited program.
• One year of specialized experience in infection prevention and control, monitoring, data collection and staff training.
• Education: Ph.D. or doctoral degree or 3 years of graduate education in Infection Prevention or related field (transcripts required).
• Combination of education and experience may qualify if percentage requirements total 100%.

Skills

Infection prevention

Data collection

Staff training

Education

Bachelor's or higher in health sciences related field

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

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.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:

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).

OR

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.)

OR

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.