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Veterans Health Administration is Hiring a Supervisory Medical Technologist Near Los Angeles, CA

Qualifications:

BASIC REQUIREMENTS:

• Citizenship: Citizen of the United States.
• Education and/or Experience Combination:
  • A bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university in medical laboratory science, medical technology, clinical laboratory science or in a related science (laboratory sciences such as chemistry, biochemistry, biology, microbiology, immunology, etc.), -AND- completion of a medical technology clinical practice program (Note: Clinical practice programs completed after 1974 must have been accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS), Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP, formerly CAHEA), or the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES). The professional curriculum may have consisted of a post-baccalaureate certificate program or be integrated into a four-year program of study that culminated in a baccalaureate degree. -OR-
  • A bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university, including 16 semester hours of biological science (with one course in microbiology), 16 semester hours of chemistry (with one course in organic or biochemistry) and one course in mathematics; -AND- two years of post-certification clinical laboratory experience (e.g., blood banking, chemistry, hematology, microbiology, immunology, clinical microscopy, etc.) within the last ten years as a certified Medical Laboratory Technician by the American Society for Clinical Pathology Board of Certification (ASCP-BOC), American Society of Clinical Pathology Board of Registry (ASCP-BOR), or American Medical Technologists (AMT). This experience must include performing moderate and/or high complexity testing in blood banking, chemistry, hematology, microbiology immunology and clinical microscopy (or categorical experience which matches categorical certification) in a clinical laboratory.-OR-
  • A bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university, including 16 semester hours of biological science (with one course in microbiology), 16 semester hours of chemistry (with one course in organic or biochemistry) and one course in mathematics, -AND- five years of clinical laboratory experience within the last ten years performing moderate and/or high complexity testing in blood banking, chemistry, hematology, microbiology, immunology and clinical microscopy (or categorical experience which matches categorical certification) in a clinical laboratory.
  • Graduates of foreign baccalaureate degree programs meet the educational and/or experience requirements if the degree is found to be equivalent to degree programs recognized by the NAACLS or clinical laboratory experience as described above. This finding may be based on either of the following:
    • (1) A letter from a college or university with a baccalaureate program recognized by the NAACLS stating that the individual's foreign degree has been evaluated and been found to be equivalent to its bachelor of medical technology degree.
    • (2) A letter from ASCP-BOC or AMT stating that the individual is eligible for the certification examination
• Certification: Candidates must currently possess the appropriate certification as a MT, MLS, or CLS given by the ASCP-BOC, ASCP-BOR, or AMT.

Grade Determinations: In addition to the basic requirements for employment, the following criteria must also be met:

GS-12 Supervisory Technologist
Experience: Applicants must have 1 year of creditable experience equivalent to the next lower grade level which is directly related to the position being filled. In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs:
1. Knowledge of Federal and state laws and regulations, laboratory accrediting and regulatory requirements in order to develop new policies and guidelines, formulate plans and the ability to judge effectiveness of the operation.
2. Knowledge of laboratory quality management procedures and principles sufficient to establish and monitor a laboratory quality management program and/or education and training of laboratory staff.
3. Knowledge of, and ability to, provide the full range of supervisory duties which would include responsibility for assignment of work to be performed; performance evaluations; selection of staff; recommendation of awards, advancements, and disciplinary actions.
4. Ability to analyze organizational, technical and administrative problems to develop and implement solutions that result in efficient overall laboratory operation.
5. Skill in interpersonal relations and conflict resolution to deal with employees, team leaders and managers.
6. Ability to manage fiscal matters, forecast resource and equipment needs and administer the allocated budget.
7. Ability to set short and/or long term goals for the section and conduct studies on technical and administrative problems, including personnel shortages, organizational structure, new technology, etc.
Assignment: The incumbent has full supervisory responsibility in a complexity index group 1 laboratory or in a complexity index group 2 laboratory that performs at least 1 million Standard Billable Tests annually (reported to the Laboratory Management Index Program). The incumbent supervises a large staff of nonsupervisory personnel including at least one GS-11 subordinate. Recommends appointment, plans and assigns work, provides advice and counsel and evaluates work of subordinates. The supervisor is responsible for monitoring test analyses and specimen examinations to ensure acceptable levels of performance and initiate corrective action. Verifies orientation, training and competency assessment of assigned staff. Develops and updates technical policies and procedure manuals. Ensures all staff and affiliate staff are in compliance with accrediting and regulating bodies. Adjusts staffing levels or work procedures to accommodate resource allocation decisions made at the executive level. This individual manages document control, develops performance standards, position descriptions and functional statements, and is responsible for professional and administrative management of an assigned area to include budget execution. The supervisor will maintain effective interdepartmental relations with other services to accomplish medical center goals.


References: VA Handbook 5005/72, Part II, Appendix G24 - Medical Technologist Qualification Standard, GS-644, Veterans Health Administration.

Physical Requirements: The work requires some physical exertion, such as regular and recurring standing, walking, repetitive motion, bending or lifting up to 40 lbs. In many situations, the duration of the activity (such as most of a workday) contributes to the arduous nature of the job. There may be special requirements for agility or dexterity such as exceptional hand/eye coordination and use of both arms. Must have color vision.

Responsibilities:

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Plan and schedule on-going work. Adjust staffing levels or work procedures.
• Supervise evening shift staff consisting of six medical laboratory scientists and two medical laboratory technicians.
• Choose methods for achieving work goals, objectives, and management strategies.
• Responsible for monitoring test analyses and specimen examinations to ensure acceptable levels of performance; assure corrective action is initiated when test performance deviates from established performance specifications.
• Approve and certify all leave related requests according local payroll policies.
• Assure corrective action is initiated when test performance deviates from established performance specifications.
• Assure orientation, training, and competency assessment of staff have been performed and appropriately documented.
• Implement and monitor quality management activities.
• Work in conjunction with the section Technical Specialist/ Lead Technologists and Pathologist to analyze emerging trends and technology and adopt appropriate methods and testing.
• Perform the full range of supervisory duties, including, but not limited to: recommendations for appointments, planning, scheduling and assigning work, setting priorities, evaluating the work of subordinates, performance evaluations, and providing advice and counsel.
• Responsible for informing the Laboratory Manager of major Service problems and decisions.
• Comply with established Federal, VA, and local acquisition regulations.
• Make individual authorized purchases; reconcile purchase card charges within the established time limits.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 1:00pm-11:30pm, rotating weekends.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 000000
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required.

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