Lead Clinical Lab Scientist Position Available In Orange, Florida

Lead Clinical Lab Scientist Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administrion Orlando VA Healthcare System (OVAHCS) Summary This position is eligible for the Educion Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP applicion within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Educion Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP applicion. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply. Overview Open & closing des 06/24/2025 to 07/01/2025 This job will close when we have received 50 applicions which may be sooner than the closing de. Salary $102,900•$133,775 per year Pay scale & grade GS 12 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 12 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-12741682-25-MAC

Control number 839273500 This job is open to 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 Open to All U.S. Citizens•First Considerion given to Current Permanent Employees of the Orlando VA Healthcare System (OVAHCS), followed by Agency Employees, HPTs, and Federal Employees.

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This position is excluded from Veterans Preference. Videos Duties The Lead CLS is responsible for all aspects of operion in their area of specialty 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 approprie laborory specialty. Performs waived and nonwaived testing on a variety of clinical biological specimens using manual or automed techniques. Lead Clinical Lab Scientist duties may include, but not limited to the following: 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. Solves complex problems reled to generalist bench rotion coverage, performs complex maintenance procedures, may tend vendor training for an analytical instrument, is consulted as the in-house expert for troubleshooting, has responsibility for instrument reagent management program, and is able to recognize system failures th may lead to erroneous results. Coordines training in the methods and techniques of the approprie laborory specialty area. Provides effective and professional training to newly hired CLS staff, students, and other clinical staff on the theoretical and practical aspects of clinical laborory specialties and in unique handling of specimens and testing procedures. Stays abreast of new developments and changes in the profession. Performs quality control procedures on equipment, reagents, and products and maintains proper records for quality control reports. Responsible for review of quality control and problem resolution in assigned department. Assists in investigion of complaints from hospital staff concerning test results. Oversees the operion of assigned department by coordining technologist assignments assuring th all workload and maintenance is completed in a timely manner. Assigns and prioritizes work based on workload and requirements of assignment. Aids supervisor with the development, implemention, and reassessment of the testing personnel competency program. Assists supervisor with departmental needs for laborory accredition and serves as the point-of-contact for regulory inspections. Oversees the daily work of Clinical Laborory Scientist and/or Medical Laborory Technicians (MLTs Title Hybrid 38 and Title 5 phlebotomists), as directed. Prepares reports, maintains records, administrive informion, and presents work-reled informion to supervisor. Researches qualitive and quantitive methods in the approprie laborory specialty area. Performs stistical analysis on quality control and quality assurance monitors. Is responsible as a primary source of informion for maintaining current instrumention and/or assays. Oversight of instrumention and equipment to ensure correct performance. Troubleshoots instrumention and equipment problems during the shift to ensure uninterrupted testing. Is responsible for evaluion of new and evolving developments in laborory instrumention and automion. Recognizes methodology limitions such as linearity, interference, sensitivity, and specificity and considers these when drawing conclusions about the validity of testing results. Performs all assigned duties in a timely and efficient manner. Ensures compliance with rules and regulions of assorted regulory agencies such as VHA Nional Enforcement Office (NEO), OIG, FDA, CAP, TJC, AABB, EPA, and OSHA. Assist in the investigion, corrective actions, and record/document retention of FDA Manufacturer instruments/reagents’ recall. Initie and assist the section supervisor in Laborory Process Improvement activities and/or audits. Acts as a liaison to other departments of the medical center for the approprie laborory specialty area.

Work Schedule :

Monday to Friday, 3:00 pm•11:30 pm with roting weekend and holidays.

Telework :

Not Available Virtual:

This is not a virtual position. Functional Stement # : 80315

F Relocion/Recruitment Incentives :

Not Authorized EDRP Authorized:

Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact , the EDRP Coordinor for questions/assistance. 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 (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). 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:

United Stes Citizenship:

Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. English Language Proficiency. Candides must be proficient in spoken and written English. Educion. A bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited college or university. Certificion-Documention Supplied (if Applicable)•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. GRADE DETERMINATIONS.

In addition to the basic requirements for employment, candides must meet the following grade-determining criteria for placement grade levels specified. Lead Clinical Laborory Scientist, GS-12. 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. 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. 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). Grandfhering Provision. Employees in VHA in this occupion under a permanent, approprie, and legal placement on the effective de of this qualificion standard, are considered to have met all qualificion requirements for the grade and/or assignment held, including positive educion and certificion where applicable. For employees who do not meet all the basic requirements of this standard but met the qualificions applicable to the position the time they were appointed, the following provisions apply: Employees may be reassigned, promoted up to and including the full performance (journey) level, or be changed to a lower grade within the occupion but may not be promoted beyond the journeyman level or newly placed in supervisory or managerial positions. If an assignment above the FPL requires an additional certificion over and above the basic requirements, employees must meet the assignment-specific requirement before they can be promoted. Employees who are appointed on a temporary basis prior to the effective de of the qualificion standard may not have their temporary appointment extended or be reappointed on a temporary or permanent basis until they fully meet the basic requirements of the standard. Employees retained in this occupion under this provision who subsequently leave the occupion lose protected stus and must meet the full VA qualificion standard requirements in effect the time of re-entry to the occupion. Employees initially grandfhered into this occupion who subsequently obtain certificion th meets all the basic requirements of this qualificion standard must maintain the required credentials as a condition of employment in the occupion.

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This provision is not intended to regularize appointments / placements. 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.

Preferred Experience:

Minimum of three years of experience as a Clinical Laborory Scientist/Medical Technologist. Expertise in conducting and overseeing laborory tests across multiple disciplines, including hemology, microbiology, chemistry, coagulion and urinalysis. Proven ability to mentor, train, and provide guidance to laborory staff, ensuring high standards of performance and efficiency. Strong experience in troubleshooting complex laborory equipment and resolving technical issues. Familiarity with quality assurance processes, accredition standards (e. g., CLIA, CAP, Joint Commission), and regulory compliance. Demonstred ability to develop, implement, and optimize laborory procedures for improved workflow and accuracy. Effective leadership and communicion skills to collabore with healthcare professionals, manage laborory operions, and support decision-making. Experience managing inventory, ordering supplies, and coordining resources for smooth laborory function. Proficiency in laborory informion systems Vista and CPRS.

Reference:

For more informion on this qualificion standard, please . The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12 . The actual grade which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is GS-12 .

Physical Requirements:

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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 is Bargaining Unit Position. 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: Current permanent VA employees of the Facility. All other VA employees. HPTs Current permanent Federal employees of other agencies.

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: Professional Certificion 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. DD-214/ Stement of Service Disability Letter (VA) License 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. Professional Certificion Resume Separion Notice (RIF) 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 07/01/2025 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.

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It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. Agency contact informion Manuel Colon 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 .

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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: Professional Certificion 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. DD-214/ Stement of Service Disability Letter (VA) License 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. Professional Certificion Resume Separion Notice (RIF) 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 07/01/2025 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 Manuel Colon 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 Open & closing des 06/24/2025 to 07/01/2025 This job will close when we have received 50 applicions which may be sooner than the closing de. Salary $102,900•$133,775 per year Pay scale & grade GS 12 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 12 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-12741682-25-MAC

Control number 839273500 ., .