Lead Clinical Laboratory Scientist Position Available In Columbia, Florida

Lead Clinical Laborory Scientist Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administrion Malcom Randall Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 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 05/15/2025 to 05/22/2025 Salary $95,390 – $124,012 per year Pay scale & grade GS 12 Locion 2 vacancies in the following locion: Lake City, FL 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 No Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

CBTC-12729770-25-SGP

Control number 837075500 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. 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 employee have first considerion. Videos Duties Lead Clinical Laborory Scientists facilite team or unit processes by working in collaborion with team members to ensure th tasks, priorities, goals and achievements are coordined with management. Responsible for all aspects of operion of the laborory including preparion and maintenance of records and reports, analysis of testing methodologies, training, instrumention and compliance. Acts as a liaison to other departments of the medical center for the Immunohemology Department.

Duties Include:

Selects, performs, evalues, and monitors the performance of test procedures using manual and/or instrumental techniques in accordance with established protocols Recognizes and reacts to indicors of malfunction; loces and implements corrections Evalues the suitability of the specimen for analysis, requesting new specimen if determined to be unusable Serves as primary operor on new systems Conducts quality control procedures on equipment, reagents, and products and maintains proper records for quality control reports Calibres, standardizes, adjusts and maintains instruments Verifies correct instrument operion using established procedures and quality control checks and monitoring Performs reagent lot to lot validions and new lot quality controls crossover studies Performs bi-annual linearity and AMR studies Assists in writing procedures and other documents as directed Evalues the validity of da in relion to the test system and accepted assay procedures Assumes the responsibility to maintain operions including preventive maintenance and training of technologists. Oversight of the clinical training experiences of technical and professional level. Performs additional tests to clarify or confirm abnormal pient results Recognizes abnormal results th require immedie tention by the physician and reports them directly Calcules final test results and applies knowledge of stistics to prepare and interpret quality control da (mean, standard deviion, and coefficient of variion) Responsible for the accure generion of laborory results from the work area into the laborory computer system and for editing and verificion of the results recorded into the computer system Recommends upded guidelines and policies in compliance with regulory requirements for non-routine or complex assignments Responsible for monitoring the section for inspection readiness Responsible for annual competency checklist completion, signure serves as knowledge verificion Coordines the section competency program Responsible for quality control review and recommend updes to procedure manuals for specific laborory function Responsible for a working knowledge of the established safety standards in order to maintain compliance and to assure protection from injury and biological hazards, practices standard precautions within all aspects of the laborory Performs sound independent work with minimal oversite of the Supervisor and maintain competency to lead staff work performance Performs Blood Bank duties Responsible for performing complex maintenance procedures and is consulted as the in-house expert for troubleshooting problems

Work Schedule :

Monday-Friday, 8am to 4:30pm 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 V8_EDRP_NFSG@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 # : 50075F 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. Must pass pre-employment physical examinion. Participion in the seasonal influenza vaccinion program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). Qualificions Applicants pending the completion of educional or certificion/licensure requirements may be referred and tentively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

Basic Requirements :

Citizenship. Be a citizen of the United Stes (U.S.). Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with38 U.S.C. § 7407(a). English Language Proficiency. Candides must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with 38 U.S.C. § 7403 (f). Educion-Documention Submitted. A bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited college or university.

Certificion-Documention Submitted:

Candides must meet one of the certificion options below. Generalist certificion as an MLS given by ASCP BOC or AMT. Generalist certificion as an MT given by ASCP BOR or AMT. Cegorical certificion or Specialist certificion by ASCP 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). Foreign Educion. To be creditable, educion completed outside the U.S. must be deemed least equivalent to th gained in a conventional U.S. program by a prive organizion specializing in the interpretion of foreign educional credentials. Gradues of foreign baccalauree degree programs meet the educional requirements if they meet either of the following: (1)Foreign transcripts are evalued by an acceptable evaluion agency, and the degree is found to be equivalent to a NAACLS-approved U.S. clinical laborory science degree program. OR (2)The applicant submits a letter from ASCP BOC or AMT sting the individual is eligible to take the certificion examinion.

NOTE:

Possession of a certificion identified in 4c above automically determines the foreign educion as creditable and no further documention or proof of equivalency is needed.

Grade Determinions :

Lead Clinical Laborory Scientist, GS-12. Assignments. For all GS-12 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-12 assignments. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. In addition to the experience or educion above, the candide must demonstre the following

KSAs:

Knowledge of medical technology applicable to a wide range of duties to solve complex problems involving diverse aspects of clinical laborory practice. Skill to maintain, troubleshoot, and repair laborory instrumention. Ability to develop procedures for new tests, and modify existing procedures and methods to resolve problems relive to complex and difficult situions. Ability to manage and coordine daily work activities and assignments in a section.(E)Ability to provide or coordine staff development and training. 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. Assignment. For all lead assignments, the individual must spend least 25% or more of their time performing lead duties over staff one grade level below. The Lead CLS communices the organizion’s stregic plan, mission, vision, and values. The Lead CLS identifies, distributes, balances work, coaches, and facilites with problem solving methods. The Lead CLS prepares reports and maintains records of work stus; resolves simple, informal complaints; reports performance, progress, and training needs of the team and on behavioral problems; and provides informion on promotions, reassignment, recognition of outstanding performance, and personnel needs. The Lead CLS is responsible for all aspects of operion in their area of specialty, including assignment of work responsibilities, workload management, and completion of assignments for staff or above the FPL as well as preparion and maintenance of records and reports, analysis of testing methodologies, training, instrumention, and compliance. The Lead CLS may act as a liaison to the supervisor and other departments/divisions of the medical center for the approprie laborory specialty. Duties may include, but are not limited to, oriention and evaluing the competency of assigned staff including identificion of continuing educion and training needs, coordining daily activity of the lab section(s), writing or modifying technical procedures, providing technical instruction, ensuring th policies, procedures and regulory requirements are followed, advising on course of action to follow when results or samples obtained are unacceptable, and coordining or performing quality control reviews and method verificion activities.

Reference:

For more informion on this qualificion standard, please . The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12.

Physical Requirements:

See VA Directive and Handbook 5019

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.

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. Area of Considerion – Eligible applicions reviewed and referred in the following order: Current permanent VA employees of the facility. All other VA employees. All other applicants. 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 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 (VA) certificion as an MLS given by ASCP BOC or AMT certificion as an MT given by ASCP BOR or AMT. certificion or Specialist certificion by ASCP or AMT. Resume 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 05/22/2025 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 Samantha Portuondo Phone Address Malcom Randall Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 1601 Southwest Archer Road Gainesville, FL 32608 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 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 (VA) certificion as an MLS given by ASCP BOC or AMT certificion as an MT given by ASCP BOR or AMT. certificion or Specialist certificion by ASCP or AMT. Resume 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 05/22/2025 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 Samantha Portuondo Phone Address Malcom Randall Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 1601 Southwest Archer Road Gainesville, FL 32608 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 05/15/2025 to 05/22/2025 Salary $95,390 – $124,012 per year Pay scale & grade GS 12 Locion 2 vacancies in the following locion: Lake City, FL 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 No Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

CBTC-12729770-25-SGP

Control number 837075500 ., .