Supervisory Clinical Laboratory Scientist (Blood Bank/Phlebotomy)

Quick Facts - Supervisory responsibility for clinical laboratory personnel (including at least one GS-12 CLS) - Focus: Blood Bank/Phlebotomy laboratory operations and quality management - Work schedule: 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM, Monday–Friday Description This role provides full supervisory responsibility for a clinical laboratory and its subordinate non-supervisory staff, including planning, directing, and evaluating daily work. You will ensure compliance with accrediting and regulatory requirements, oversee quality across pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical processes, and lead performance and quality improvement projects. You will also manage an assigned area’s technical and administrative functions, including document control, performance standards, and budget execution. Responsibilities - Plan, assign, and assess work of subordinate staff; provide guidance and evaluate performance - Recommend staffing actions (appointments, awards, advancement, disciplinary actions) - Verify orientation, training, and competency assessments; develop/update technical policies and procedure manuals - Adjust staffing levels or procedures to align with executive-level resource decisions - Maintain compliance with accrediting agencies and regulatory requirements; initiate corrective actions when needed - Plan and execute performance and quality improvement projects - Manage document control and develop performance standards, position descriptions, and functional statements - Provide technical and administrative management for an assigned area, including budget execution - Exercise independent decision-making and coordinate with administrative and clinical onsite personnel Requirements - U.S. citizenship - Proficiency in written and spoken English - Meet background/security investigation requirements - Complete pre-employment onboarding, acceptable identification requirements, and pre-employment physical - Pass required urinalysis screening (if selected for a testing-designated position) - Meet applicable vaccination requirement for VA Health Care Personnel - Complete trial period requirements with certification for continued employment - Education/certification pathway as specified (accredited bachelor’s degree with clinical practice program and appropriate MLS/MT generalist or eligible categorical/specialist certification) - Experience requirements for GS-13 (creditable experience equivalent to the next lower grade) - Demonstrated knowledge and skills in clinical laboratory regulatory compliance, problem solving, administrative management, and project/tactical/strategic planning Benefits - Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) eligibility (up to $200,000; application within four months of start date) - Competitive salary with regular salary increases - Paid time off: 37–50 days annual paid time off per year - Parental leave up to 12 weeks paid after 12 months of employment - Federal retirement pension and 401(k) with up to 5% contributions - Federal insurance options (health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care) formatted_html_description :

Quick Facts

• Supervisory responsibility for clinical laboratory personnel (including at least one GS-12 CLS)
• Focus: Blood Bank/Phlebotomy laboratory operations and quality management
• Work schedule: 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM, Monday–Friday

Description

This role provides full supervisory responsibility for a clinical laboratory and its subordinate non-supervisory staff, including planning, directing, and evaluating daily work. You will ensure compliance with accrediting and regulatory requirements, oversee quality across pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical processes, and lead performance and quality improvement projects. You will also manage an assigned area’s technical and administrative functions, including document control, performance standards, and budget execution.

Responsibilities

• Plan, assign, and assess work of subordinate staff; provide guidance and evaluate performance
• Recommend staffing actions (appointments, awards, advancement, disciplinary actions)
• Verify orientation, training, and competency assessments; develop/update technical policies and procedure manuals
• Adjust staffing levels or procedures to align with executive-level resource decisions
• Maintain compliance with accrediting agencies and regulatory requirements; initiate corrective actions when needed
• Plan and execute performance and quality improvement projects
• Manage document control and develop performance standards, position descriptions, and functional statements
• Provide technical and administrative management for an assigned area, including budget execution
• Exercise independent decision-making and coordinate with administrative and clinical onsite personnel

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship
• Proficiency in written and spoken English
• Meet background/security investigation requirements
• Complete pre-employment onboarding, acceptable identification requirements, and pre-employment physical
• Pass required urinalysis screening (if selected for a testing-designated position)
• Meet applicable vaccination requirement for VA Health Care Personnel
• Complete trial period requirements with certification for continued employment
• Education/certification pathway as specified (accredited bachelor’s degree with clinical practice program and appropriate MLS/MT generalist or eligible categorical/specialist certification)
• Experience requirements for GS-13 (creditable experience equivalent to the next lower grade)
• Demonstrated knowledge and skills in clinical laboratory regulatory compliance, problem solving, administrative management, and project/tactical/strategic planning

Benefits

• Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) eligibility (up to $200,000; application within four months of start date)
• Competitive salary with regular salary increases
• Paid time off: 37–50 days annual paid time off per year
• Parental leave up to 12 weeks paid after 12 months of employment
• Federal retirement pension and 401(k) with up to 5% contributions
• Federal insurance options (health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care)