Supervisory Clinical Laboratory Scientist

Veterans Health Administration; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 126,000 - 164,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Traditional federal pension

Federal health/vision/dental

401K with up to 5% agency match

Job summary

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Oklahoma City seeks a Supervisory Clinical Laboratory Scientist (Ancillary Testing Coordinator). The role leads staff, ensures regulatory compliance, and directs quality management across the lab workflow.

The position includes responsibilities for budgeting, policy development, staff training, and coordination with CAP and other accrediting bodies. Schedule is 7:00am-3:30pm, Mon-Fri, full-time, with federal benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience planning, directing, and evaluating staff in a clinical lab context.
• Knowledge of Federal and state laws and regulations governing lab operations.
• Familiarity with quality management programs and accreditation processes.

Responsibilities

• Plan and assign work based on priorities and staff abilities.
• Ensure compliance with accrediting bodies and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee quality control across pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical processes.
• Manage fiscal matters, including budgeting and resource forecasting.
• Provide orientation, training, and competency assessment for staff.

Skills

Supervisory duties

Quality management

Regulatory compliance

COR training

Tools

CAP proficiency testing

Job description

Supervisory Clinical Laboratory Scientist

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

The Oklahoma City VA Health Care System is hiring for (1) Supervisory Clinical Laboratory Scientist (Ancillary Testing Coordinator).

Key Responsibilities

Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional The supervisory CLS- ATC exercises a full range of supervisory responsibilities in planning, directing, and assessing work of subordinate staff. The supervisory CLS- ATC recommends appointments, awards, advancement, and disciplinary actions. The supervisory CLS- ATC plans and assigns work based on priorities, requirements of assignments, and abilities of employees; provides advice and counsel; and evaluates work of subordinates.

The supervisor ensures compliance with accrediting agencies and regulatory requirements and establishes and monitors the quality of pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical processes, initiating corrective actions as needed as part of the overall laboratory quality management program.

Other duties include but are not limited to: Supervisory Duties: Required to know all Federal and state laws and regulations, laboratory accrediting, and regulatory requirements to develop new policies and guidelines, formulate plans, and judge effectiveness of the operation.

Required to know all laboratory quality management procedures and principles sufficient to establish and monitor a laboratory quality management program and/or the education and training of laboratory staff. Provides the full range of supervisory duties, including responsibility for assignment of work, performance evaluations, selection of staff, and recommendation of awards, advancements, and disciplinary actions.

Manages fiscal matters, forecasts resource and equipment needs, and administers the allocated budget. Sets short and/or long-term goals for the section and conducts studies on technical and administrative problems including personnel shortages, organizational structure, and new technology.

Assures orientation, training, and competency assessment of assigned laboratory and non-laboratory staff, including affiliate staff; ensures appropriate correlation among different instrumentation and methodologies; implements and monitors quality management activities. Tracks contract funding and payments, follows up on audit discrepancies, and informs the Laboratory Manager of unexpected changes in contracting needs or funding in a timely manner to avoid ratifications.

Uses scientific knowledge and applies highly technical skills in all areas of the laboratory; reads, interprets, evaluates, and judges the reliability of test results, and evaluates, modifies, and introduces advanced test procedures. x Maintains comprehensive quality management knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and maintains COR training and certification; initiates required documents for COR nomination and new laboratory contracts for supplies and services.

Ancillary Testing (Point of Care) Serves as a recognized technical authority, offering expert consultation on quality control/assurance, records management, proficiency testing, inspection, and accreditation for point of care (POC) testing across all organizational levels.

Conducts travel to OKCVAHCS Community-Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) for training, instrument installation, implementation, and to ensure adherence to quality standards for ancillary testing, with a minimum of quarterly visits to each CBOC.

Oversees proficiency testing (PT) for ancillary testing, including staff training on PT procedures, data entry into the CAP website, monitoring of PT practices, evaluation of PT reports, and investigation and submission of responses for unacceptable PT results. x Validates new instrumentation in compliance with policy and regulatory requirements.

Evaluates ancillary testing activities to assess ongoing day-to-day compliance with established procedures, policies, and accreditation requirements. Work Schedule: 7:00am-3:30pm, M-F, full-time Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases.

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. Functional Statement #: PD616360

Requirements & 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/.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $125831 – $163583/yr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-09.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.