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The U.S. Department of State is developing a rank-ordered list of eligible hires for a limited number of Foreign Service Regional Medical Laboratory Scientist (RMLS) positions. Learn more about Foreign Service medical careers at https://careers.state.gov/med.
There is more to joining the Foreign Service than just salary. Refer to the Benefits section for more information on total compensation.
Qualifications:
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
The Department has conducted extensive job analysis research to determine Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) and other attributes conducive to successful performance as an RMLS. An applicant’s education level, work experience, and other qualifications will be considered as part of the hiring decision-making process based on these KSA criteria.
Applicants must demonstrate a high degree of technical expertise with management experience.
The candidate must demonstrate the ability to manage the administrative aspects of a health unit laboratory, as well as the ability to cope with extraordinary issues, which may occur in remote and isolated settings. Previous experience working as a supervisor or section chief, or in an overseas setting, is advantageous.
The applicant must be a skilled and experienced medial laboratory scientist with excellent interpersonal skills. The applicant must be able to function well within a complex organization and have experience working in a high stress environment and recognize and understand the problems of delivering laboratory services to U.S. citizens posted in locations where local laboratory resources are limited or non-existent. The ability to objectively evaluate the quality of laboratory services based on observations and open-ended questions, and the ability to provide long distance assessment of issues via electronic communications such as telephone, radio, and email.
Specific medical knowledge areas required by the job include: medical laboratory science, clinical laboratory standards, medical laboratory equipment, specimen collection, computer medical records and programs, international air transport association (IATA) regulations, and water testing methods and standards.
Specific medical skills required by the job include: performing laboratory tests, collecting specimens, analyzing, observing, interviewing, and controlling laboratory documents.
Management skills required by the job include: supervising, overseeing, managing laboratories, training, organizing, multitasking, working with others of diverse backgrounds, managing resources, budgeting, contracting, and using computers.
Personal skills required by the job include: reading comprehension, active listening, active learning, oral and written communication, public speaking, complex problem identification, critical thinking, social perceptiveness, interpersonal skills, persuasion, service orientation, monitoring, coordination, process operation and control, and equipment selection and installation.
Other attributes required by the job include: compassionate, self-sufficient, independent but integrated with the department, interest in continuous learning and change, attention to detail, dependable, tolerance of travel, worldwide available, tolerance of living away from family, and tolerance of working and living in difficult and/or isolated or high-threat locations.
Superior oral and written communication skills: Foreign Service Specialists must consistently meet a high standard for English, both written (overall structure as well as grammar, spelling and punctuation) and spoken (overall structure as well as delivery, clarity and succinctness). Applicants must demonstrate a strong command of the English language to include grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
Essential Physical Requirements
The most important physical requirements of the job are: vision, speaking, mobility, dexterity, physical endurance, mental endurance, and hearing.
RMLSs may need to perform essential functions effectively with or without reasonable accommodation, in environments that pose physical or other occupational challenges. These duties may include:
Responsibilities:
The Bureau of Medical Services (MED) in the Department of State maintains and promotes the health and well-being of America’s diplomatic community who represent a wide range of United States government agencies abroad. The Department assigns Foreign Service Regional Medical Laboratory Scientists (RMLS), Regional Medical Officers (RMOs), Regional Medical Officer Psychiatrists (RMOPs), and Medical Providers (MPs) to selected posts overseas. Many of these posts have significant health risks and local medical care that is inadequate by U.S. standards.
The Foreign Service Regional Medical Laboratory Scientist (RMLS) performs a wide variety of tests and procedures in Parasitology, Microbiology, Chemistry, Immunology, Hematology, Blood Banking, and Urinalysis. Duties also include training laboratory and non-laboratory professionals, assessing local laboratories, and addressing food safety, environmental, and water quality issues. The RMLS travels at least 50 percent of the time to provide services at regional posts.
RMLS duties may include, but are not limited to the following at each regional post of responsibility:
Clinical
Diplomatic
Administrative
Emergency Preparedness
Regional Care Responsibilities
An RMLS is considered ‘essential personnel’ and is expected to be available on-call 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Full Time
$80k-101k (estimate)
01/05/2024
05/11/2024