Clinical Lab Scientist
Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Health Administrion
Veterans Health Administrion
Summary
This position is eligible for the Educion 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 applicion 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 Educion Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP applicion.
Summary
This position is eligible for the Educion 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 applicion 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 Educion Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP applicion.
Overview
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Accepting applicions
Open & closing des
07/24/2025 to 08/04/2025
Salary
$72,128 to - $138,763 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 7 - 11
Locion
1 vacancy in the following locion:
Northport, NY
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
11
Job family (Series)
0644 Clinical Laborory Science
Supervisory stus
No
Security clearance
Other
Drug test
Yes
Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
Trust determinion process
Credentialing
Suitability/Fitness
Announcement number
JJYN-12770080-25-ST
Control number
841553100
This job is open to
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The public
U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Federal employees - Competitive service
Current federal employees whose agencies follow the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's hiring rules and pay scales.
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
Hybrid T38 JOA open to Internal, Other Federal Employees and the Public.
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Duties
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Major Duties include but are not limited to:
1. Develops, performs, evalues, interprets, correles, and valides the accuracy of laborory procedures and results ensuring all laborory regulory requirements are met.
2. Testing procedures are performed on a variety of biological specimens and/or environmental samples using manual or automed techniques, following practices and regulions governing biosafety and biosecurity in the workplace.
3. Requires a broad exercise of independent judgment and responsibility, including organizing and setting priorities with minimal technical supervision.
4. Carries out the day-to-day operions in the assigned Department within the Phology & Laborory Medicine Service.
5. Performs blood type and screen for antibodies following VBEC's protocols for da entry each step.
6. Performs crossmch of compible blood and processing of FFP, plelets, and other components, while maintaining awareness of ste and critical request.
7. Perform specimen processing, receiving all specimens th arrive in-house, Lab OPD, and CBOC's, ensuring pient identificion is verified and maintained.
8. Remain vigilant all times for critical values, immediely informing provider and documenting all elements of the critical call process in VistA.
9. Performs a broad range of laborory procedures including all testing and tasks of the medical laborory technician
occupion.
10. Selects, performs, evalues and monitors the performance of test procedures using manual and/automed techniques.
In addition, performs advanced and complex laborory procedures; tests include complex as well as routine
analysis.
11. Recognizes deviion from expected results; analyzes and corrects problems using scientific principles.
12. Recognizes and reacts to indicors of malfunction, loces and implements corrections.
13. Evalues and solves problems reled to collection and processing of biological specimens for analysis taking into account physiologic processes and requirements.
14. Maintains and documents the optimal functioning of laborory equipment.
15. Uses, calibres, identifies malfunctions, repairs, and performs preventive maintenance of laborory
equipment.
16. Calibres, standardizes, adjusts and maintains instruments.
17. Identifies the cause of common problems and makes simple repairs.
Perform all other duties assigned.
Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional
Work Schedule : Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm with roting weekends.
EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact ..., the EDRP Coordinor for questions/assistance. Learn more
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.
Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66 .
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
Telework : Not Available.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Stement # : ???????11974-F
Requirements
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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 trial 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 ( ). 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 evaluion.
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.
Note: Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, series and grades for all federal positions held, duties, month and year start/end des AND hour worked per week.
(Failure to provide an SF-50 th demonstres one-year time-in-grade will result in disqualificion from being considered)
You will not be contacted for additional informion.
Applicants deemed ineligible if supporting documention is not submitted.
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 in accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7403 (f)
Educion: A bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university. 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. Gradues of foreign baccalauree degree programs meet the educional requirements if they meet either of the following: (1) Foreign transcripts are evalued by an acceptable evaluion agency, and the degree is found to be equivalent to a NAACLS-approved U.S. clinical laborory science degree program. OR (2) The applicant submits a letter from ASCP BOC or AMT sting the individual is eligible to take the certificion examinion. NOTE: Possession of a certificion identified below automically determines the foreign educion as creditable and no further documention or proof of equivalency is needed.
Certificion: Candides must meet one of the certificion options below. (a) Generalist certificion as an MLS given by ASCP BOC or AMT. (b) Generalist certificion as an MT given by ASCP BOR or AMT. (c) Cegorical certificion or Specialist certificion by ASCP or AMT. NOTE: Cegorical and specialist certificions are not acceptable for CLS Generalist positions or lab sections unreled to the cegorical or specialist certificion held. Cegorical or specialist certificions are acceptable for higher-graded positions within the relevant lab section or one of the non-section specific assignments (including, Ancillary Testing Coordinor, Educion Coordinor, Laborory Informion Manager, Quality Manager, Laborory Manager, Regional Technical Specialist, Nional Quality and Compliance Agent, Regional Program Manager, Regional Director, Laborory Director, or Nional Quality and Compliance Officer).
Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019, Employee Occupional Health Service for requirements.
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).
Grade Determinions : In addition to the basic requirements above, applicants must meet the following grade requirements.
GS-11 Clinical Laborory Scientist
Experience or Educion Candides this level must meet one of the criteria below:
(a) Experience. 1 year of creditable experience equivalent to the next lower grade level. OR
(b) Educion. Must have 3 full years of progressively higher-level gradue educion or a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in medical technology or a directly reled science.
Clinical Laborory Scientist, GS-11. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: In addition to the experience above, the candide must demonstre the following KSAs:
(a) Knowledge of professional clinical laborory science principles, practices, concepts, and theories th support sound, independent work.
(b) Knowledge of laborory quality control and quality assurance procedures and principles of performance improvement.
(c) Skill in informics, laborory da flow, and laborory processes.
(d) Ability to maintain, troubleshoot, and repair instrumention.
(e) Ability to use independent technical judgment to analyze and interpret laborory results.
(f) Ability to read, interpret, and apply complex written instructions.
(g) Ability to communice, consult, and interact with other members of the health care team, external relions, customer service, and pient educion.
Preferred Experience: One year of clinical laborory scientist experience preferred.
Reference: For more informion on this qualificion standard, please .The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-11. The actual grade which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is GS-11.
Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019, Employee Occupional Health Service for requirements.
Educion
IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your applicion if you are basing all or part of your qualificions on 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
Note: Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, series and grades for all federal positions held, duties, month and year start/end des AND hour worked per week.
(Failure to provide an SF-50 th demonstres one-year time-in-grade will result in disqualificion from being considered)
You will not be contacted for additional informion.
Applicants deemed ineligible if supporting documention is not submitted.
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 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.
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, Human Resources and Administrion/Operions, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) The Fair Chance Act .
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Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution.
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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 Learn more about federal benefits .
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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 evalued
You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.
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 VA for Vets 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
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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 Learn more about federal benefits .
Review our benefits
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
Required Documents
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To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes:
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.
Cover Letter
DD-214/ Stement of Service
Disability Letter (Schedule A)
Disability Letter (VA)
License
Other (1)
PCS Orders
Professional Certificion
Resume
Separion Notice (RIF)
SF-15
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
schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion .
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
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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 08/04/2025 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 USA JOBS 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
Shawndolyn Trotter
...
Address
Northport VA Medical Center
79 Middleville Road Building 200
Northport, NY 11768
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 USAJobs Help Center .
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 and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
Criminal history inquiries
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
Financial suitability
New employee probionary period
Privacy Act
Reasonable accommodion policy
Selective Service
Signure and false stements
Social security number request
Required Documents
Help
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes:
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.
Cover Letter
DD-214/ Stement of Service
Disability Letter (Schedule A)
Disability Letter (VA)
License
Other (1)
PCS Orders
Professional Certificion
Resume
Separion Notice (RIF)
SF-15
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
schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion .
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
Help
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 08/04/2025 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 USA JOBS 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.
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Agency contact informion
Shawndolyn Trotter
...
Address
Northport VA Medical Center
79 Middleville Road Building 200
Northport, NY 11768
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 USAJobs Help Center .
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.
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Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
Criminal history inquiries
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
Financial suitability
New employee probionary period
Privacy Act
Reasonable accommodion policy
Selective Service
Signure and false stements
Social security number request
Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 07/24/2025 to 08/04/2025 Salary $72,128 to - $138,763 per year Pay scale & grade GS 7 - 11 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Northport, NY 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 11 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Announcement number JJYN-12770080-25-ST Control number 841553100
Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Health Administrion
Veterans Health Administrion
Summary
This position is eligible for the Educion 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 applicion 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 Educion Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP applicion.
Summary
This position is eligible for the Educion 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 applicion 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 Educion Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP applicion.
Overview
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Accepting applicions
Open & closing des
07/24/2025 to 08/04/2025
Salary
$72,128 to - $138,763 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 7 - 11
Locion
1 vacancy in the following locion:
Northport, NY
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
11
Job family (Series)
0644 Clinical Laborory Science
Supervisory stus
No
Security clearance
Other
Drug test
Yes
Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
Trust determinion process
Credentialing
Suitability/Fitness
Announcement number
JJYN-12770080-25-ST
Control number
841553100
This job is open to
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The public
U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Federal employees - Competitive service
Current federal employees whose agencies follow the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's hiring rules and pay scales.
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
Hybrid T38 JOA open to Internal, Other Federal Employees and the Public.
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Duties
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Major Duties include but are not limited to:
1. Develops, performs, evalues, interprets, correles, and valides the accuracy of laborory procedures and results ensuring all laborory regulory requirements are met.
2. Testing procedures are performed on a variety of biological specimens and/or environmental samples using manual or automed techniques, following practices and regulions governing biosafety and biosecurity in the workplace.
3. Requires a broad exercise of independent judgment and responsibility, including organizing and setting priorities with minimal technical supervision.
4. Carries out the day-to-day operions in the assigned Department within the Phology & Laborory Medicine Service.
5. Performs blood type and screen for antibodies following VBEC's protocols for da entry each step.
6. Performs crossmch of compible blood and processing of FFP, plelets, and other components, while maintaining awareness of ste and critical request.
7. Perform specimen processing, receiving all specimens th arrive in-house, Lab OPD, and CBOC's, ensuring pient identificion is verified and maintained.
8. Remain vigilant all times for critical values, immediely informing provider and documenting all elements of the critical call process in VistA.
9. Performs a broad range of laborory procedures including all testing and tasks of the medical laborory technician
occupion.
10. Selects, performs, evalues and monitors the performance of test procedures using manual and/automed techniques.
In addition, performs advanced and complex laborory procedures; tests include complex as well as routine
analysis.
11. Recognizes deviion from expected results; analyzes and corrects problems using scientific principles.
12. Recognizes and reacts to indicors of malfunction, loces and implements corrections.
13. Evalues and solves problems reled to collection and processing of biological specimens for analysis taking into account physiologic processes and requirements.
14. Maintains and documents the optimal functioning of laborory equipment.
15. Uses, calibres, identifies malfunctions, repairs, and performs preventive maintenance of laborory
equipment.
16. Calibres, standardizes, adjusts and maintains instruments.
17. Identifies the cause of common problems and makes simple repairs.
Perform all other duties assigned.
Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional
Work Schedule : Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm with roting weekends.
EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact ..., the EDRP Coordinor for questions/assistance. Learn more
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.
Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66 .
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
Telework : Not Available.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Stement # : ???????11974-F
Requirements
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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 trial 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 ( ). 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 evaluion.
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.
Note: Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, series and grades for all federal positions held, duties, month and year start/end des AND hour worked per week.
(Failure to provide an SF-50 th demonstres one-year time-in-grade will result in disqualificion from being considered)
You will not be contacted for additional informion.
Applicants deemed ineligible if supporting documention is not submitted.
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 in accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7403 (f)
Educion: A bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university. 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. Gradues of foreign baccalauree degree programs meet the educional requirements if they meet either of the following: (1) Foreign transcripts are evalued by an acceptable evaluion agency, and the degree is found to be equivalent to a NAACLS-approved U.S. clinical laborory science degree program. OR (2) The applicant submits a letter from ASCP BOC or AMT sting the individual is eligible to take the certificion examinion. NOTE: Possession of a certificion identified below automically determines the foreign educion as creditable and no further documention or proof of equivalency is needed.
Certificion: Candides must meet one of the certificion options below. (a) Generalist certificion as an MLS given by ASCP BOC or AMT. (b) Generalist certificion as an MT given by ASCP BOR or AMT. (c) Cegorical certificion or Specialist certificion by ASCP or AMT. NOTE: Cegorical and specialist certificions are not acceptable for CLS Generalist positions or lab sections unreled to the cegorical or specialist certificion held. Cegorical or specialist certificions are acceptable for higher-graded positions within the relevant lab section or one of the non-section specific assignments (including, Ancillary Testing Coordinor, Educion Coordinor, Laborory Informion Manager, Quality Manager, Laborory Manager, Regional Technical Specialist, Nional Quality and Compliance Agent, Regional Program Manager, Regional Director, Laborory Director, or Nional Quality and Compliance Officer).
Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019, Employee Occupional Health Service for requirements.
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).
Grade Determinions : In addition to the basic requirements above, applicants must meet the following grade requirements.
GS-11 Clinical Laborory Scientist
Experience or Educion Candides this level must meet one of the criteria below:
(a) Experience. 1 year of creditable experience equivalent to the next lower grade level. OR
(b) Educion. Must have 3 full years of progressively higher-level gradue educion or a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in medical technology or a directly reled science.
Clinical Laborory Scientist, GS-11. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: In addition to the experience above, the candide must demonstre the following KSAs:
(a) Knowledge of professional clinical laborory science principles, practices, concepts, and theories th support sound, independent work.
(b) Knowledge of laborory quality control and quality assurance procedures and principles of performance improvement.
(c) Skill in informics, laborory da flow, and laborory processes.
(d) Ability to maintain, troubleshoot, and repair instrumention.
(e) Ability to use independent technical judgment to analyze and interpret laborory results.
(f) Ability to read, interpret, and apply complex written instructions.
(g) Ability to communice, consult, and interact with other members of the health care team, external relions, customer service, and pient educion.
Preferred Experience: One year of clinical laborory scientist experience preferred.
Reference: For more informion on this qualificion standard, please .The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-11. The actual grade which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is GS-11.
Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019, Employee Occupional Health Service for requirements.
Educion
IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your applicion if you are basing all or part of your qualificions on 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
Note: Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, series and grades for all federal positions held, duties, month and year start/end des AND hour worked per week.
(Failure to provide an SF-50 th demonstres one-year time-in-grade will result in disqualificion from being considered)
You will not be contacted for additional informion.
Applicants deemed ineligible if supporting documention is not submitted.
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 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.
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, Human Resources and Administrion/Operions, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) The Fair Chance Act .
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Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution.
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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 VA for Vets 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.
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To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes:
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.
Cover Letter
DD-214/ Stement of Service
Disability Letter (Schedule A)
Disability Letter (VA)
License
Other (1)
PCS Orders
Professional Certificion
Resume
Separion Notice (RIF)
SF-15
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
schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion .
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
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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 08/04/2025 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 USA JOBS 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
Shawndolyn Trotter
...
Address
Northport VA Medical Center
79 Middleville Road Building 200
Northport, NY 11768
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 USAJobs Help Center .
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 and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
Criminal history inquiries
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
Financial suitability
New employee probionary period
Privacy Act
Reasonable accommodion policy
Selective Service
Signure and false stements
Social security number request
Required Documents
Help
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes:
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.
Cover Letter
DD-214/ Stement of Service
Disability Letter (Schedule A)
Disability Letter (VA)
License
Other (1)
PCS Orders
Professional Certificion
Resume
Separion Notice (RIF)
SF-15
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
schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion .
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
Help
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 08/04/2025 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 USA JOBS 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.
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Agency contact informion
Shawndolyn Trotter
...
Address
Northport VA Medical Center
79 Middleville Road Building 200
Northport, NY 11768
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 USAJobs Help Center .
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.
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Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
Criminal history inquiries
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
Financial suitability
New employee probionary period
Privacy Act
Reasonable accommodion policy
Selective Service
Signure and false stements
Social security number request
Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 07/24/2025 to 08/04/2025 Salary $72,128 to - $138,763 per year Pay scale & grade GS 7 - 11 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Northport, NY 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 11 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Announcement number JJYN-12770080-25-ST Control number 841553100
Job ID: 486977334
Originally Posted on: 7/26/2025
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