This position is eligible for the Education 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 application 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 Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application.
Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional This Supervisory Clinical Laboratory Scientist (Laboratory Manager) serves the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service (P&LMS) and is responsible for the overall supervision of the Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) Laboratory, located in Joplin, Missouri.
Duties of the Supervisory Clinical Laboratory Scientist (Laboratory Manager) include, but are not limited to: Assures that all specimens are processed, tested and results verified and released in a timely and efficient manner with a minimum amount of errors.
Incumbent is responsible for the testing in Chemistry, Hematology, Coagulation, Serology, and Urinalysis that occurs at the clinic Reviews results for correctness, as required by the accreditation body, and directs involved technicians/technologists in the correction of errors and notifies attending physicians as appropriate Provides technical guidance to technicians/technologists when quality control or instrument problems occur Designs and prepares appropriate instrument maintenance logs, reviews logs monthly, and assures that proper routine maintenance is being done by technicians/technologists.
All appropriate logs will be available for review by Pathologist and/or P&LMS Laboratory Manager during clinic visits Evaluates and implements the use of new methodologies and instrumentation as appropriate for the clinic laboratory Responsibility for the day-to-day supervision of the clinic laboratory, prepares work schedules, and assigns duties to subordinates to assure efficient and timely performance of all tests and procedures Assures that all employees under his/her supervision are aware of and abide by appropriate laboratory safety regulations, policies, and guidelines Responsible for the quality control program for the laboratory, assures that appropriate records are maintained, and investigates complaints from the hospital staff concerning questionable results Assures that all standards of the accreditation body are met and/or practiced at all times in the clinic laboratory, and that the laboratory will achieve and maintain accreditation by the P&LMS accreditation body Serves as mentor and trainer for new staff members and students from affiliated training programs when required Serves as the subject matter expert for P&LMS on all questions concerning laboratory medicine while assigned to the clinic Performs other related duties as related to the position and assigned by the Laboratory Director or P&LMS Laboratory Manager Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:00am-3:30pm (Subject to change based on the needs of the service) Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive.
Contact vhafavhrsbu@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more 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 $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: Available, per supervisor discretion Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 564-01409-F 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/.
alan.stagg-scalia@va.gov · (228) 229-3031
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $134569 – $174942/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
Applications close on 2026-09-07.
This position is open under the 'Fed Competitive' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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