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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs · 12 hours ago

Clinical Laboratory Scientist (Quality Manager) - EDRP

El Paso, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

4+ years exp

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a Clinical Laboratory Scientist (Quality Manager) to oversee laboratory quality management and ensure compliance with accreditation standards. The role involves providing consultative services, maintaining quality improvement programs, and collaborating with various stakeholders to enhance laboratory operations.

GovernmentMedicalNational SecurityPublic Safety

Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Serves as the lab Clinical and Quality Management Technologist

This includes a large variety of reports and statistics generated monthly - quarterly and on an annual basis for the clinical lab

Serves as a recognized expert and provides authoritative consultative services to management at all levels of the organization

Serves as the point of contact for the Joint Commission (JC) accreditation program

Keeps all JC readiness documents current

Creates - applies and teaches reengineering and continuous performance improvement initiatives - both within the laboratory and/or the organization

Is considered a subject matter expert in performance improvement and the requisite tools used to demonstrate improvement

Attends performance improvement training offered by the VA

Maintains a laboratory performance improvement program and ensures monitoring and audits of components and customer feedback Identifies - defines and resolves issues associated with complex aspects of the collected data

Provides authoritative representation and interaction with management officials - test reagent and instrumentation manufacturers and with organizations involved in inter- laboratory quality assurance and proficiency testing

Applies concepts of quality design that are consistent with current and future series of standards for quality management

Maintains Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service (P&LMS) proficiency testing records and reports of contact

Ensures proper enrollment and tracking of proficiency testing required by regulatory agencies

Serves as back-up to the Ancillary Testing Coordinator/Point of Care Coordinator

Assists the Ancillary Testing Coordinator with non-laboratory staff training and competency assessment

Qualification

Generalist certification (MLS/MT)Quality management principlesLaboratory operations knowledgeStatistical evaluationAccreditation complianceTechnical guidancePerformance improvementEnglish proficiency

Required

Be a citizen of the United States (U.S.)

A bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university

Candidates must meet one of the certification options: (a) Generalist certification as an MLS given by ASCP BOC or AMT, (b) Generalist certification as an MT given by ASCP BOR or AMT, (c) Categorical certification or Specialist certification by ASCP or AMT

To be creditable, education completed outside the U.S. must be deemed at least equivalent to that gained in a conventional U.S. program by a private organization specializing in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials

Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7403 (f)

1 year of creditable experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-11) is required for this GS-12 assignment

Knowledge of the concepts, principles, and practices of medical technology sufficient to perform the full range of duties involved in planning, coordinating, and evaluating laboratory services

Knowledge of accrediting agencies and regulatory requirements pertaining to laboratory operations

Knowledge of laboratory operations and relationships to the organization

Skill in applying laboratory quality control/assurance policies, procedures, and principles and safety practices and regulations

Ability to apply quality management performance improvement principles, methodology, and processes to develop and manage a clinical laboratory quality management program

Ability to apply statistical evaluation and analysis to quality assurance data and implement corrective actions when indicated

Preferred

3-5+ years of recent, full-time experience performing high-complexity testing in core laboratory, including chemistry, hematology, urinalysis, coagulation, molecular, point of care and in phlebotomy in a CLIA-certified lab

At least 1 year of experience maintaining compliance with CAP, CLIA, TJC and related accreditation/regulatory standards, including preparing and presenting QA/QI metrics (e.g., turnaround times, critical values, delta checks, specimen rejection rates)

At least 1 year of experience in a lead, senior, or technical specialist role providing technical guidance, training, and competency assessment for staff in core laboratory

Demonstrated ability to develop, implement, and monitor section policies, procedures, and quality improvement plans, often across multiple sites or disciplines

Experience correlating abnormal results with clinical conditions and determining when additional or reflex testing is indicated

Benefits

Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program

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)

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: Ad-hoc Available