•Recruitment and relocation incentives may be authorized for highly qualified candidates

•There are two (2) positions located in the Anatomic Pathology Service at VA Bay Pines Health Care System - C.W. Bill Young VA Medical Center in Bay Pines, FL. The Pathology Specialist functions as a team with the anatomic pathologists by participating in the accessioning, examination, dissection; processing of tissue samples; functioning as an autopsy assistant; and performing autopsies as needed.

Qualifications:

Basic Requirement:

The following are basic requirements for appointment as a Pathology Specialist in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), which all applicants must meet.

Basic Education :

Bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree: major study in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of the position (i.e., Pathology Specialist). This degree must be from an educational program from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. (UNOFFICIAL

TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED

If you do not submit your transcript, your application may not be reviewed.)

Minimum Requirement:

In addition to meeting the basic requirements, one of the following minimum requirement criteria must be met to be qualified for this position. Specialized Experience (GS-11): You must have one (1) year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (i.e., GS-09) in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Qualifying examples of specialized experience would typically include but are not limited to: performing professional-level anatomic pathology and related medical laboratory functions; examining gross and microscopic human tissues; performing surgical pathology and histology procedures; applying permanent and frozen section techniques and standard biochemical stains; applying immunohistochemistry techniques; selecting and sampling surgical tissues for diagnostic evaluation; and applying quality assurance, laboratory accreditation, regulatory, safety, and infection-control requirements to anatomic pathology operations. (CLEAR

DETAILS OF EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

Your resume must show complete information for each job entry, such as beginning and ending dates of employment, duties performed, and/or total hours worked per week.) OR, Education (GS-11): Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree that provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position (i.e., Pathology Specialist).

NOTE:

One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent 1 year of full-time study. If that information cannot be obtained from the school, 18 semester hours should be considered as satisfying the 1 year of full-time study requirement. Part-time graduate education is creditable in accordance with its relationship to a year of full-time study at the school attended. (UNOFFICIAL

TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED

If you do not submit your transcript, your application may not be reviewed.) OR, Combination (GS-11): Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have a combination of specialized experience and education as described above. Only graduate level education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level (i.e., 36 semester hours) may be combined with experience. (UNOFFICIAL

TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED

If you do not submit your transcript, your application may not be reviewed.) For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/ .