Supervisory Clinical Laboratory Scientist Microbiology/Molecular

This position is eligible for the Education 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 application 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 Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application.

• Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Required to know regulatory - licensing - accrediting agency requirements and statutes governing clinical laboratory operations used in planning - implementing - and monitoring laboratory programs and services
• Problem solves and applies analytical and evaluative methods and techniques to measure and improve program effectiveness and/or organizational productivity
• Develops new or modified work methods - organizational structures - records and files - management processes - and staffing patterns
• Responsible for administrative management such as budgeting - contracting - procurement - and property management in accordance with VHA regulations
• Balances administrative and clinical functions to coordinate and manage programs and resources
• Plans and executes short-range and long-range programs and/or goals through project management and tactical/strategic planning
• Effectively communicates - orally and in writing - technical information with a wide variety of individuals including senior managers in a medical center or health care setting or higher-level managers in regional or national offices (for example - VISN-level staff and VHA Central Office staff)
• The duties and responsibilities of the Supervisory Clinical Laboratory Scientist (Microbiology/Molecular) include but are not limited to the following: Possesses experience in all aspects of Microbiology/Molecular testing particularly experience in plate reading and microbial identification Chooses methods for achieving work goals - objectives - and management strategies
• Day-to-day supervision of performance ensuring that staff comply with requirements from accrediting and regulating bodies
• In conjunction with Section Medical Director - plans and completes required validation for instrumentation and methodologies
• Consults with other services in issues of infection control and complex microbiology testing
• Is responsible for monitoring specimen collection - identification - and processing/shipping integrity to ensure acceptability for in-house and referral lab requirements
• Assures corrective action is initiated when test performance deviates from established performance specifications
• Verifies orientation - training - and competency assessment of section staff - other staff performing microbiology or molecular or mycology or virology or immunology or mycobacteriology or any combination thereof - including contract staff and students rotating through P&LMS
• Implements and monitors quality management activities
• develops - collects - and analyzes data for quality monitors covering the section activities
• Planning and executing performance and quality improvement projects as needed
• Develops and updates technical policies and procedure manuals
• Manages document control - develops performance standards - position descriptions/functional statements and is responsible for the technical and administrative management of the assigned area(s) including budget execution
• Works with Pathologist(s) to select tests and analytical instrumentation
• schedules and performs required validation studies and submits summary statistics of method validation to pathologist(s) for approval
• Prepares administrative reports as required
• Interacts with administrative and clinical onsite personnel and exercises significant independent decision-making authority
• Performs the full range of supervisory duties including assigning work - conducting performance evaluations - selecting staff - and making recommendations for awards - advancements - and disciplinary actions
• Plans and assigns work based on priorities - requirements of assignments - and abilities of employees
• provides advice and counsel
• and evaluates work of subordinates
• Ensures compliance with accrediting agencies and regulatory requirements and established and monitors the quality of pre-analytical - analytical - and post analytical process in their area(s) - initiates corrective actions as needed as part of the overall laboratory quality management program
• Reviews and optimizes workflow efficiency for areas supervised
• Adjusting staffing levels or work procedures to accommodate resource allocation decisions made at the executive level
• Processes - performs - and reports results for all procedures in Microbiology and Molecular section
• Other duties as assigned Work Schedule: Full-time - Monday-Friday - 7:00am-3:30pm Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases 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
• Telework: Not available Functional Statement #: 635-60654-0