Supervisory Medical Laboratory Technician

Duties are but not limited to:

A Supervisory Medical Laboratory Technician at the GS-08 level performs higher-level duties that are of significant scope complexity (difficulty) and range in variety. The MLT must spend 25% or more of their time providing administrative and technical supervision in addition to perform major duties above those at the full performance level.

- Responsible for all aspects of operation in their area of specialty including preparation and maintenance of records and reports training and compliance.
- Assess work recommends appointments awards advancement and disciplinary actions of subordinate staff.
- Plans and assigns work based on priorities adjusting staffing levels and work procedures to accommodate resource allocations made at the executive levels.
- Ensures compliance with rules and regulation of assorted regulatory agencies such as CAP TJC OSHA and the National Enforcement Office. - Verifies orientation training and competency assessment of assigned staff.
- Establishes and monitors the quality of pre-analytical analytical and post-analytical processes initiation of corrective actions as need as part of the overall laboratory quality assurance/management program.
- Plans and implement performance and quality improvement projects that result in efficient laboratory operation.
- Serves as an expert providing authoritative advice and consultation for more markedly difficult complex unique and/or emerging tests requiring special knowledge.
- Develops and updates technical policies and procedure manuals maintain proper document control.
- Responsible for technical and administrative management of assigned areas including budget execution to include adequate par levels for supplies.
- Interacts with administrative and clinical onsite personnel and exercises significant independent decision-making authority.
- Maintains effective interdisciplinary and interprofessional relations with other services to accomplish medical center goals.
- Develops performance standards position descriptions and functional statements.


Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional

Work Schedule: Monday- Friday 6am- 5pm
Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized
Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases. When setting pay a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).
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 $144000 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 Statement #: 55081-F

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
• All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements ( Effective May 7 2025 drivers licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
• Complete all application requirements detailed in the Required Documents section of this announcement.

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Qualifications

Basic Requirements:

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• English Language Proficiency. MLT candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 7403(f).
• Education. Candidates must meet the applicable educational requirements for certification.
• Certification. (1) Candidates must currently possess one of the appropriate certifications as an MLT granted by the following organizations. (a) American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP) i ASCP Board of Certification. OR
• ii ASCP Board of Registry. (b) American Medical Technologists. OR
• (c) American Association of Bioanalysts.