Supervisory Clinical Laboratory Scientist Position Available In Orange, Florida

Supervisory Clinical Laborory Scientist Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administrion Orlando VA Healthcare System Summary This position is eligible for the Educion Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP applicion within four months of appointment. Program Approval , award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Educion Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP applicion. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 06/12/2025 to 06/19/2025 Salary $122,362 – $159,073 per year Pay scale & grade GS 13 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Orlando, FL 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus Yes Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

CBTC-12742382-25-OG

Control number 838677100 This job is open to The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Federal employees – Excepted service Current federal employees whose agencies have their own hiring rules, pay scales and evaluion criteria. Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement. Veterans Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference Clarificion from the agency This job is open to current permanent Department of Veteran Affairs employees, current permanent Federal employees of other agencies and all US Citizens. Facility has first considerion. Videos Duties The Orlando VA Healthcare System is seeking an experienced Supervisory Clinical Laborory Scientist (CLS). The Supervisory CLS is responsible for the technical, professional, and administrive oversight of operions, as well as for maintaining effective interdepartmental relions within the Clinical Laborory Hemology Section the main Hospital Medical Center Facility. The Supervisory Clinical Laborory Scientist (CLS) has full supervisory responsibility in a laborory complex level index group 1a based on the Hospital Complexity Level as designed in Office of Productivity, Efficiency, and Staffing (OPES) VHA Facility Complexity Model History the Orlando VA Healthcare System. The laborory performs over one million standard billable tests annually (reported to the Laborory Management Index Program). The Supervisory Clinical Laborory Scientist serves as Hemology Technical Supervisor for the Laborory section of Phology and Laborory Medicine Service (PLMS), reporting to the Supervisory CLS Laborory Manager. The candide must have prior recent experience in a busy hemology, coagulion, special coagulion, and flow cytometry laborory with quality assurance experience.

Some assigned duties are:

Supervising a large staff non-supervisory personnel including least one GS-12 subordine. Oversees day to day operions of highly complex test performance of more than one laborory specialty such as but not limited to Immunology, Hemology, Coagulion, Urinalysis, Body Fluids, and Flow Cytometry. Serves as the technical expert, prepares schedules and laborory Process Improvement (PI) programs, and assures corrective action is initied and completed, as needed. Coordines laborory procedures in other departments (intra/inter facility). Plans and schedules on-going work and huddles; defines bench assignments for optimum efficiency and workflow. Assures all procedure manuals remain up to de, monitors/forecast inventory levels, ordering supplies and follow up standing orders. Prepares administrive reports, manages fiscal mters, budget, and contracting and property management. Adjusts staffing levels or work procedures to accommode resource allocion decisions made the executive level. or as needed Recommends appointment, plans and assigns work, gives advice and counsel, and evalues work of subordines. Provides the full range of supervisory duties which would include the following work: interviewing, hiring, training, competency assessment and creion, performance evaluions, continuing educion, recommendions of awards, advancements, planning and assigning work as needed, conflict resolution, retraining, when necessary, reeducion and/or disciplinary actions. Other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule :

Monday through Friday,7:30am – 4:00pm; the tour of duty covers the first shift of a busy medium sized 24 hour Hospital Laborory and extended hours coverage based on facility needs. Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Stion (Relocion Assistance):

Not Authorized EDRP Authorized:

Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact Jamie Wunsch V8_EDRP_Orlando@va.gov , the EDRP Coordinor for questions/assistance.

Pay:

Competitive salary and regular salary increases When setting pay, a higher step re of the approprie grade may be determined after considerion of higher or unique qualificions or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Re of the Grade).

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 Stement # : 82393F Permanent Change of Stion (PCS): Not Authorized Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job. All applicants tentively selected for VA employment in a testing designed position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registrion is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. You may be required to serve a probionary period. Subject to background/security investigion. Selected applicants required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identificion required to complete pre-employment requirements ( ). Effective May 7, 2025, driver’s licenses or ste-issued dentificion cards th are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identificion for employment. Participion in the seasonal influenza vaccinion program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). You must meet all qualificion requirements within 30 days after the closing de of this announcement and before placement in the position.

Qualificions Basic Requirements :

United Stes Citizenship:

Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. Educion . A bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited college or university.

NOTE:

The Supervisory CLS (Laborory Director), GS-15, requires unique educion requirements. Please reference the educion requirements loced in th assignment below. Certificion. (1) Candides must meet one of the certificion options below. (a) Generalist certificion as an MLS given by ASCP BOC or AMT. (b) Generalist certificion as an MT given by ASCP BOR or AMT. May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfhering Provision as described in the VA Qualificion Standard for this occupion (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupion and meet the criteria).

Grade Determinions :

In addition to the basic requirements for employment, candides must meet the following grade-determining criteria for placement grade levels specified. Clinical Laborory Scientist, GS-13 Assignments. General . For all GS-13 assignments above the FPL, the higher-level duties must consist of significant scope, complexity (difficulty) and range of variety, and be performed by the CLS least 25% of the time. Candides this grade level are in one of the following assignments. Experience . 1 year of creditable experience equivalent to the next lower grade level is required for all GS-13 assignments. Supervisory Clinical Laborory Scientist, GS-13: The CLS has full supervisory responsibility in a laborory where least three of the five following conditions are met outlined below in (A) – (E). Lab is a complexity level index group 1 or 2 based on the Hospital Complexity Level as designed in Office of Productivity, Efficiency, and Staffing (OPES) VHA Facility Complexity Model History. The laborory performs least one million standard billable tests annually (as reported to the Laborory Management Index Program). The CLS supervises a staff of non-supervisory personnel including least one GS-12 subordine. Lack of on-site phologist. Oversight of more than one laborory specialty. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities . In addition to the experience above, the candide must demonstre the following

KSAs:

Knowledge of Federal and ste laws and regulions, laborory accrediting, and regulory requirements to develop new policies and guidelines, formule plans, and judge effectiveness of the operion. Knowledge of laborory quality management procedures and principles sufficient to establish and monitor a laborory quality management program and/or the educion and training of laborory staff. Skill in interpersonal relions and conflict resolution. Ability to provide the full range of supervisory duties, which includes responsibility for assignment of work to be performed, performance evaluions, selection of staff, recommendion of awards, advancements, and disciplinary actions. Ability to analyze organizional, technical, and administrive problems to develop and implement solutions th result in efficient laborory operion. Ability to manage fiscal mters, forecast resource and equipment needs, and administer the alloced budget. Ability to set short and/or long-term goals for the section and conduct studies on technical and administrive problems including personnel shortages, organizional structure, and new technology. Assignment . For all supervisory assignments, the CLS must spend 25% or more of their time providing administrive and technical supervision and perform major duties above those the FPL th consist of significant scope, complexity, difficulty, and variety. The CLS must supervise least one staff member the GS-12 grade level. The supervisory CLS exercises a full range of supervisory responsibilities in planning, directing, and assessing work of subordine staff. The supervisory CLS recommends appointments, awards, advancement, and disciplinary actions. The CLS plans and assigns work based on priorities, requirements of assignments, and abilities of employees; provides advice and counsel; and evalues work of subordines. The supervisor ensures compliance with accrediting agencies and regulory requirements and establishes and monitors the quality of pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical processes, initiing corrective actions as needed as part of the overall laborory quality management program. The supervisory CLS plans and executes performance and quality improvement projects. The supervisory CLS verifies oriention, training, and competency assessment of assigned staff and develops and updes technical policies and procedure manuals. The supervisory CLS ensures all staff and affilie staff comply with accrediting and reguling bodies. The supervisory CLS adjusts staffing levels or work procedures to accommode resource allocion decisions made the executive level. This individual manages document control, develops performance standards, position descriptions, and functional stements and is responsible for technical and administrive management of an assigned area including budget execution. The supervisory CLS interacts with administrive and clinical onsite personnel and exercises significant independent decision-making authority. The supervisory CLS maintains effective interdisciplinary and interprofessional relions with other services to accomplish medical center goals.

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Preferred Experience:

Prior supervisory experience and/or 4+ years of full-time experience working in the clinical laborory specialties of hemology, coagulion, body fluids, immunology, and flow cytometry. The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-13.

Physical Requirements:

May require standing, lifting, carrying, sitting, stooping, bending, pulling and pushing. May be required to wear personal protective equipment and undergo annual TB screening or testing as conditions of employment. Must be able to perform modere lifting of 15-50 pounds, straight pulling, pushing, reaching above shoulder, use of fingers and both hands, walking 4-8 hours, standing 4-8 hours, kneeling, repeed bending, and use of both arms and legs. Specific visual requirements include both eyes, depth perception, the ability to distinguish colors and shades or colors, and the ability to ready ordinary type without strain. Must have adeque hearing (aids permitted), and the emotional stability and mental stability to deal with stressful situions.

Educion Note:

Only educion or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your educion here: . If you are using foreign educion to meet qualificion requirements, you must send a Certifice of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for th educion. For further informion, : . Additional informion Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacion)

Leave:

Federal Employees earn annual leave a re (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. This credited service can be used in determining the re which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment de and is not guaranteed. During the applicion process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your applicion for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further considerion for additional positions. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive stus. VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-reled positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority. If you are unable to apply online or need an alterne method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement. Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant’s criminal history prior to accepting a tentive job offer. For more informion about the Act and the complaint process, . Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How You Will Be Evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Area of Considerion – Eligible applicions reviewed and referred in the following order: 1.Current permanent VA employees of the facility. 2.All other VA employees. 3.All other applicants.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Your applicion, resume, C.V., and/or supporting documention verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect considerion for employment. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify informion provided by a candide (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candide’s abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position. It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those th have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

Veterans and Transitioning Service Members :

Please the site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegrion support for military service members. Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required Documents As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have – whether you’re a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you’re eligible under their policies. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: Resume Transcript The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please ensure you have included all documents required for your applicion, such as a copy of your transcript (if using educion to qualify), SF-50’s (current/former Federal employees), etc. Cover Letter DD-214/ Stement of Service Disability Letter (Schedule A) Disability Letter (VA) Generalist certificion as an MLS or MT given by ASCP BOC or AMT. Professional Certificion Resume Separion Notice (RIF) SF-15 SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 06/19/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click . To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your

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resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.

NOTE:

It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. Agency contact informion Olivia Gregg Phone Address Orlando VA Medical Center 13800 Veterans Way Orlando, FL 32827 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the .

NOTE:

Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full- and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities. HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities. Fair and Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Required Documents To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: Resume Transcript The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please ensure you have included all documents required for your applicion, such as a copy of your transcript (if using educion to qualify), SF-50’s (current/former Federal employees), etc. Cover Letter DD-214/ Stement of Service Disability Letter (Schedule A) Disability Letter (VA) Generalist certificion as an MLS or MT given by ASCP BOC or AMT. Professional Certificion Resume Separion Notice (RIF) SF-15 SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 06/19/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click . To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your

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resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.

NOTE:

It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. Agency contact informion Olivia Gregg Phone Address Orlando VA Medical Center 13800 Veterans Way Orlando, FL 32827 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the .

NOTE:

Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full- and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities. HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities. Fair & Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 06/12/2025 to 06/19/2025 Salary $122,362 – $159,073 per year Pay scale & grade GS 13 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Orlando, FL 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus Yes Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

CBTC-12742382-25-OG

Control number 838677100 ., .