Position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application.
Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.
Selected applicant will be placed no earlier than 1/24/2027. However, a sooner date may become available. The incumbent is a qualified, experienced Clinical Laboratory Scientist who serves as the Blood Bank Technical Specialist and the Tissue Bank Coordinator for the Lexington, KY VAMC Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service, a large, diversified clinical and anatomical laboratory in the VA Health Care System.
VA Medical Center Lexington, KY is a member of VA Complexity Index Group 1 and performs more than 1 million Standard Billable Tests (SBT's) annually as reported to the Laboratory Management Index Program (LMIP). Duties may include but are not limited to: Consulted on incompatible crossmatches, antibody problems, single & multiple unit transfusions, transfusion reactions, WARM Auto Absorptions, and patient phenotyping in the blood bank.
Identified as the person at the Clinical Laboratory Scientist level responsible for the coordination and quality of all the work and duties in the tissue bank and performs complex testing in the Transfusion Service. Is responsible for control, procurement, processing and storage of patient and donor blood and blood/tissue products, as well as any other necessary transactions with the local blood supply agency, and all companies procuring the tissues.
Performs additional, often more difficult, less frequent tests with meticulous accuracy to clarify or confirm patient testing as deemed necessary. Helps the supervisor evaluate the validity of data in relation to methodologies used. Takes corrective action when erroneous or discrepant results occur.
Determines if additional information is needed for clarification of patient results and/or to establish a definitive diagnosis and confers with physicians as necessary regarding blood and tissue implants. Compatibility testing/tissue storage procedures directly affect the well-being of patients; therefore, strict adherence of exact techniques and stringent quality control are required.
Discusses problems encountered with physicians and other laboratory personnel and may be asked specific advice in tissue implant cases. Staff physicians will discuss problems regarding the availability and preparing of blood and blood/tissue products and the presence, identification, and significance of atypical antibodies.
Additional responsibilities involve the development and implementation of new tissue procedures, modification of current tissue procedures, which will aid the Tissue Bank section to provide more efficient and better patient care. Monitors conformity to protocols and is responsible for developing and implementing Quality Control in the Tissue Bank. Maintains a current procedural manual. Reviews and revises procedure manuals as necessary.
The incumbent instructs cross trained and off tour Technologists, house staff, medical students, and Laboratory Science students assigned to the blood bank /tissue bank. Reviews all QC and paperwork performed in the Tissue Bank during all shifts as required by FDA and the tissue vendors. Serves as a member on the Transfusion & Tissue Review Committee (T&TRC) and assists the T&TRC with tissue data and vendor information for approval.
Work Schedule: 7:00am-3:30pm or 8:00am-4:30pm (Monday-Friday) with rotating weekends. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 30815-F Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact rannetta.evans@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
addison.davault@va.gov · (618) 751-1407
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $104578 – $135955/yr.
Applications close on 2026-10-06.
This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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