Clinical Lab Scientist (Lab Information Manager)
- VA NY Harbor Healthcare System
- New York, New York
- Full Time
Clinical Lab Scientist (Lab Informion Manager)
Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Health Administrion
Veterans Health Administrion- New York Harbor Healthcare System
Summary
The New York Harbor Healthcare System is currently hiring a Clinical Laborory Scientist (Laborory Informion Manager) the Manhtan VA Medical Center
Summary
The New York Harbor Healthcare System is currently hiring a Clinical Laborory Scientist (Laborory Informion Manager) the Manhtan VA Medical Center
Overview
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Accepting applicions
Open & closing des
07/18/2025 to 07/28/2025
Salary
$127,413 to - $165,644 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 12
Locion
1 vacancy in the following locion:
New York, NY
1 vacancy
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
Yesas determined by the agency policy.
Travel Required
Not required
Relocion expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Excepted
Promotion potential
None
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
Suitability/Fitness
Credentialing
Announcement number
CBTE-12762930-25-RB
Control number
840992900
This job is open to
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The public
U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Clarificion from the agency
Open to all US Citizens
Videos
Duties
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Major Duties Include
- Investiges, troubleshoots, and resolves da collection; laborory operional and user reported problems as it pertains to laborory informion software.
- Communices operional problems th impact on the medical center with users of the laborory package and assists in developing alternive solutions while considering potential risks and supports contingency plans of action.
- Develops individual programs; exact test plans and /or reports such as computer activity or user interface.
- Is the program liaison to laborory supervisors, managers, and clinical laborory scientists, who resolve problems surrounding laborory test da.
- Assists in the development and maintenance of guidelines with regard to da management.
- Implements and maintains coding and mapping of laborory test, ordering reporting, billing and workload recording taking into account compliance principles.
- Analyzes emergency trends, software, and technology and adopts approprie methods for local programs to meet agency goals.
- Participes in the development of Phology and Laborory Medicine policy and procedures with respect to informion management.
- Assists all levels of medical center staff in obtaining da and developing programs, options, menus and extract a variety of Informion Management activities.
- Provides technical assistance in setting up new, revised or up-ded da collection procedures and protocols and assists both anomic and clinical laborory staff in any operion and /or reporting problems.
- Aids in applying analytical techniques and systems evaluion methodology.
- Reviews the medical center lab results as well as other medical center's lab results within VISN2 to ascertain if the medical center is cost effective and productive in relion to other laborories in the VISN. Establishes da collection record keeping systems to assure the accuracy and validity of specified lab testing protocols by accessing lab computer programs.
- Integres and correles test da with other laborory and pient da to lead to conclusions th benefit the medical center.
- Modifies standard practices and adopts computer systems to solve a variety of computer software problems sometimes making departure from established approaches on order to meet the specific requirements of any assignment.
- Analyzes and makes recommendions on major projects and participes as a team member on large multi-disciplinary projects.
- Analyzes emerging trends, software, and technology and adopts approprie methods for local programs to meet agency goals.
- Advises all organizional levels on various aspects of the functions and capabilities of the laborory informion system.
- Identifies the cause of interface malfunctions by trouble-shooting when there are minor problems which the scientist must resolve on site or make the corrective action by contacting Bio- Medical Engineering or Manufacturer.
- Ensures compliance with local and nional policies and procedures and federal regulions.
- Ensures local compliance with informion and cyber security requirement.
- Reports and resolves clinical, business operional and technical issues through approved channels
- Assesses and monitors clinical workflow and outcomes pre and post implemention.
- Submits reports as requested.
- Serves as the local expert for nional software developers for alpha or beta testing of software packages.
- Carries out day-to-day operions reled to laborory computer use.
- Ensures the reliability and efficiency of electronic interfaces including reporting of results and reference laborory requests.
- Sets short-term and long-term goals for the sections and plans and conducts studies on technical and administrive problems new technology and reporting systems and recommends changes based on findings.
- Performs other reled duties as assigned by Laborory Manager and /or Chief, PLMS
- Provides direction and guidance to staff on informion technology and computer issues.
Work Schedule : Mon-Fri 8 am - 4:30 pm
Telework : Available as directed by supervisor
Functional Stement # : 12246F
Relocion/Recruitment Incentives : Not authorized.
Permanent Change of Stion (PCS): Not authorized
PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not authorized
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
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.
Educion . A bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university.
English Language Proficiency: Candides must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C.7403(f).
Certificion. Candides must meet one of the certificion options below.
Generalist certificion as an MLS given by ASCP BOC or AMT.
Generalist certificion as an MT given by ASCP BOR or AMT.
Cegorical certificion or Specialist certificion by ASCP or AMT.
Grandfhering Provision: 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).
GS-12 Clinical Lab Scientist (Lab Informion Manager)
Grade Determinions : In addition to the basic requirements for employment, candides must meet the following grade-determining criteria for placement:
Experience: 1 year of creditable experience equivalent to the next lower grade (GS-11) is required. This experience may include, but is not limited to; develops, performs, evalues, interprets, correles, and valides the accuracy of laborory procedures and results in line with current laborory regulory requirements.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. In addition to the experience or educion above, the candide must demonstre the following KSAs:
(A) Knowledge of concepts, principles, and methodology of clinical laborory technology in relion to laborory informion systems.
(B) Knowledge of laborory operions and their relionship to the organizion.
(C) Knowledge of laborory computer systems sufficient to implement various laborory associed packages and sustain operion of the laborory system.
D) Knowledge of compliance and regulory requirements for laborory functions.
(E) Ability to adapt, implement and integre the use of software to specific laborory applicions and processes, including the use of office automion software.
(F) Ability to independently plan, organize, set priorities, work as a team member, and effectively complete assignments.
Preferred Experience: Specific training or educion reled to laborory result interfaces, auto-verificion, and rule-writing
Creditable Experience. To be creditable, the experience must have required the use of knowledge, skills, and abilities associed with current CLS practices. The experience sisfying this requirement may be paid or non-paid employment as a CLS in the health care field. Research laborory experience does not fulfill this requirement.
Part-Time Experience. Part-time experience is creditable according to its relionship to a full-time workweek. For example, an individual employed 20 hours per week, or on a half-time basis, would receive 1 full-time workweek of credit for each 2 weeks of service.
Quality of Experience. Qualifying experience must be a level comparable to CLS experience the next lower grade level of the position being filled. For all assignments above the full performance level (FPL), the higher-level duties must consist of significant scope, administrive independence, complexity, and range of variety as described in this standard the specified grade level and be performed by the incumbent least 25% of the time.
Reference: For more informion on this qualificion standard, please .
The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12. The actual grade which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is in the range of GS-12 to.
Physical Requirements: Modere lifting and carrying (15-44 lbs); As needed - Straight pulling, pushing, walking, standing, repeed bending, reaching above shoulder, use of fingers, both hands required; both legs required; ability for rapid mental and muscular coordinion simultaneously;
ability to see and distinguish depth perception, basic colors, and shades of colors; hearing (aid permitted). In addition, the ability to deal with constant noise, work around machinery with moving parts, work closely with others or alone and work protracted or irregular hours.
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
Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacion) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave a re (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. This credited service can be used in determining the re which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment de and is not guaranteed.
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 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.
If you are unable to apply online or need an alterne method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.
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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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.
DD-214/ Stement of Service
Disability Letter (Schedule A)
Disability Letter (VA)
License
Professional Certificion
Resume
SF-15
SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action
Transcript
Veterans' Preference: Veteran's preference does not apply to the 0644 occupional series per OCHCO Bulletin for the annual determinion of staffing shortages as required by 38 U.S.C. 7412 ded October 2024.
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 07/28/2025 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
Robert Boynton
...
Address
VA NY Harbor Healthcare System
423 East 23rd Street
New York, NY 10010
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.
DD-214/ Stement of Service
Disability Letter (Schedule A)
Disability Letter (VA)
License
Professional Certificion
Resume
SF-15
SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action
Transcript
Veterans' Preference: Veteran's preference does not apply to the 0644 occupional series per OCHCO Bulletin for the annual determinion of staffing shortages as required by 38 U.S.C. 7412 ded October 2024.
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 07/28/2025 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
Robert Boynton
...
Address
VA NY Harbor Healthcare System
423 East 23rd Street
New York, NY 10010
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 07/18/2025 to 07/28/2025 Salary $127,413 to - $165,644 per year Pay scale & grade GS 12 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: New York, NY 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible Yesas determined by the agency policy. Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Announcement number CBTE-12762930-25-RB Control number 840992900
Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Health Administrion
Veterans Health Administrion- New York Harbor Healthcare System
Summary
The New York Harbor Healthcare System is currently hiring a Clinical Laborory Scientist (Laborory Informion Manager) the Manhtan VA Medical Center
Summary
The New York Harbor Healthcare System is currently hiring a Clinical Laborory Scientist (Laborory Informion Manager) the Manhtan VA Medical Center
Overview
Help
Accepting applicions
Open & closing des
07/18/2025 to 07/28/2025
Salary
$127,413 to - $165,644 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 12
Locion
1 vacancy in the following locion:
New York, NY
1 vacancy
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
Yesas determined by the agency policy.
Travel Required
Not required
Relocion expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Excepted
Promotion potential
None
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
Suitability/Fitness
Credentialing
Announcement number
CBTE-12762930-25-RB
Control number
840992900
This job is open to
Help
The public
U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Clarificion from the agency
Open to all US Citizens
Videos
Duties
Help
Major Duties Include
- Investiges, troubleshoots, and resolves da collection; laborory operional and user reported problems as it pertains to laborory informion software.
- Communices operional problems th impact on the medical center with users of the laborory package and assists in developing alternive solutions while considering potential risks and supports contingency plans of action.
- Develops individual programs; exact test plans and /or reports such as computer activity or user interface.
- Is the program liaison to laborory supervisors, managers, and clinical laborory scientists, who resolve problems surrounding laborory test da.
- Assists in the development and maintenance of guidelines with regard to da management.
- Implements and maintains coding and mapping of laborory test, ordering reporting, billing and workload recording taking into account compliance principles.
- Analyzes emergency trends, software, and technology and adopts approprie methods for local programs to meet agency goals.
- Participes in the development of Phology and Laborory Medicine policy and procedures with respect to informion management.
- Assists all levels of medical center staff in obtaining da and developing programs, options, menus and extract a variety of Informion Management activities.
- Provides technical assistance in setting up new, revised or up-ded da collection procedures and protocols and assists both anomic and clinical laborory staff in any operion and /or reporting problems.
- Aids in applying analytical techniques and systems evaluion methodology.
- Reviews the medical center lab results as well as other medical center's lab results within VISN2 to ascertain if the medical center is cost effective and productive in relion to other laborories in the VISN. Establishes da collection record keeping systems to assure the accuracy and validity of specified lab testing protocols by accessing lab computer programs.
- Integres and correles test da with other laborory and pient da to lead to conclusions th benefit the medical center.
- Modifies standard practices and adopts computer systems to solve a variety of computer software problems sometimes making departure from established approaches on order to meet the specific requirements of any assignment.
- Analyzes and makes recommendions on major projects and participes as a team member on large multi-disciplinary projects.
- Analyzes emerging trends, software, and technology and adopts approprie methods for local programs to meet agency goals.
- Advises all organizional levels on various aspects of the functions and capabilities of the laborory informion system.
- Identifies the cause of interface malfunctions by trouble-shooting when there are minor problems which the scientist must resolve on site or make the corrective action by contacting Bio- Medical Engineering or Manufacturer.
- Ensures compliance with local and nional policies and procedures and federal regulions.
- Ensures local compliance with informion and cyber security requirement.
- Reports and resolves clinical, business operional and technical issues through approved channels
- Assesses and monitors clinical workflow and outcomes pre and post implemention.
- Submits reports as requested.
- Serves as the local expert for nional software developers for alpha or beta testing of software packages.
- Carries out day-to-day operions reled to laborory computer use.
- Ensures the reliability and efficiency of electronic interfaces including reporting of results and reference laborory requests.
- Sets short-term and long-term goals for the sections and plans and conducts studies on technical and administrive problems new technology and reporting systems and recommends changes based on findings.
- Performs other reled duties as assigned by Laborory Manager and /or Chief, PLMS
- Provides direction and guidance to staff on informion technology and computer issues.
Work Schedule : Mon-Fri 8 am - 4:30 pm
Telework : Available as directed by supervisor
Functional Stement # : 12246F
Relocion/Recruitment Incentives : Not authorized.
Permanent Change of Stion (PCS): Not authorized
PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not authorized
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
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.
Educion . A bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university.
English Language Proficiency: Candides must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C.7403(f).
Certificion. Candides must meet one of the certificion options below.
Generalist certificion as an MLS given by ASCP BOC or AMT.
Generalist certificion as an MT given by ASCP BOR or AMT.
Cegorical certificion or Specialist certificion by ASCP or AMT.
Grandfhering Provision: 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).
GS-12 Clinical Lab Scientist (Lab Informion Manager)
Grade Determinions : In addition to the basic requirements for employment, candides must meet the following grade-determining criteria for placement:
Experience: 1 year of creditable experience equivalent to the next lower grade (GS-11) is required. This experience may include, but is not limited to; develops, performs, evalues, interprets, correles, and valides the accuracy of laborory procedures and results in line with current laborory regulory requirements.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. In addition to the experience or educion above, the candide must demonstre the following KSAs:
(A) Knowledge of concepts, principles, and methodology of clinical laborory technology in relion to laborory informion systems.
(B) Knowledge of laborory operions and their relionship to the organizion.
(C) Knowledge of laborory computer systems sufficient to implement various laborory associed packages and sustain operion of the laborory system.
D) Knowledge of compliance and regulory requirements for laborory functions.
(E) Ability to adapt, implement and integre the use of software to specific laborory applicions and processes, including the use of office automion software.
(F) Ability to independently plan, organize, set priorities, work as a team member, and effectively complete assignments.
Preferred Experience: Specific training or educion reled to laborory result interfaces, auto-verificion, and rule-writing
Creditable Experience. To be creditable, the experience must have required the use of knowledge, skills, and abilities associed with current CLS practices. The experience sisfying this requirement may be paid or non-paid employment as a CLS in the health care field. Research laborory experience does not fulfill this requirement.
Part-Time Experience. Part-time experience is creditable according to its relionship to a full-time workweek. For example, an individual employed 20 hours per week, or on a half-time basis, would receive 1 full-time workweek of credit for each 2 weeks of service.
Quality of Experience. Qualifying experience must be a level comparable to CLS experience the next lower grade level of the position being filled. For all assignments above the full performance level (FPL), the higher-level duties must consist of significant scope, administrive independence, complexity, and range of variety as described in this standard the specified grade level and be performed by the incumbent least 25% of the time.
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The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-12. The actual grade which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is in the range of GS-12 to.
Physical Requirements: Modere lifting and carrying (15-44 lbs); As needed - Straight pulling, pushing, walking, standing, repeed bending, reaching above shoulder, use of fingers, both hands required; both legs required; ability for rapid mental and muscular coordinion simultaneously;
ability to see and distinguish depth perception, basic colors, and shades of colors; hearing (aid permitted). In addition, the ability to deal with constant noise, work around machinery with moving parts, work closely with others or alone and work protracted or irregular hours.
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, : .
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Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacion) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave a re (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. This credited service can be used in determining the re which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment de and is not guaranteed.
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 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.
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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.
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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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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.
DD-214/ Stement of Service
Disability Letter (Schedule A)
Disability Letter (VA)
License
Professional Certificion
Resume
SF-15
SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action
Transcript
Veterans' Preference: Veteran's preference does not apply to the 0644 occupional series per OCHCO Bulletin for the annual determinion of staffing shortages as required by 38 U.S.C. 7412 ded October 2024.
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.
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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 07/28/2025 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
Robert Boynton
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Address
VA NY Harbor Healthcare System
423 East 23rd Street
New York, NY 10010
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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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.
DD-214/ Stement of Service
Disability Letter (Schedule A)
Disability Letter (VA)
License
Professional Certificion
Resume
SF-15
SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action
Transcript
Veterans' Preference: Veteran's preference does not apply to the 0644 occupional series per OCHCO Bulletin for the annual determinion of staffing shortages as required by 38 U.S.C. 7412 ded October 2024.
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 07/28/2025 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
Robert Boynton
...
Address
VA NY Harbor Healthcare System
423 East 23rd Street
New York, NY 10010
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 07/18/2025 to 07/28/2025 Salary $127,413 to - $165,644 per year Pay scale & grade GS 12 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: New York, NY 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible Yesas determined by the agency policy. Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Announcement number CBTE-12762930-25-RB Control number 840992900
Job ID: 486691745
Originally Posted on: 7/24/2025
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