Supervisory Medical Technologist (Phlebotomy)
Company: Veterans Health Administration
Location: San Antonio
Posted on: April 9, 2021
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Job Description:
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.
Education and/or Experience Combination:
(1) A bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or
university in medical laboratory science, medical technology,
clinical laboratory science or in a related science (e.g.,
laboratory sciences such as chemistry, biochemistry, biology,
microbiology, immunology, etc.). AND completion of a medical
technology clinical practice program. Clinical practice programs
completed after 1974 must have been accredited by the National
Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS),
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
(CAAHEP, formerly CAHEA), or the Accrediting Bureau of Health
Education Schools (ABHES). The professional curriculum may have
consisted of a post-baccalaureate certificate program or be
integrated into a four-year program of study that culminated in a
baccalaureate degree.
OR,
(2) A bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university,
including 16 semester hours of biological science (with one course
in microbiology), 16 semester hours of chemistry (with one course
in organic or biochemistry) and one course in mathematics, AND two
years of post-certification clinical laboratory experience (e.g.,
blood banking, chemistry, hematology, microbiology, immunology,
clinical microscopy, etc.) within the last ten years as a certified
Medical Laboratory Technician by the American Society for Clinical
Pathology Board of Certification (ASCP-BOC), American Society of
Clinical Pathology Board of Registry (ASCP-BOR) or American Medical
Technologists (AMT). This experience must include performing
moderate and/or high complexity testing in blood banking,
chemistry, hematology, microbiology immunology and clinical
microscopy (or categorical experience which matches categorical
certification) in a clinical laboratory.
OR,
A bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university,
including 16 semester hours of biological science (with one course
in microbiology), 16 semester hours of chemistry (with one course
in organic or biochemistry) and one course in mathematics, AND five
years of clinical laboratory experience within the last ten years
performing moderate and/or high complexity testing in blood
banking, chemistry, hematology, microbiology, immunology and
clinical microscopy (or categorical experience which matches
categorical certification) in a clinical laboratory.
Foreign Graduates. Graduates of foreign baccalaureate degree
programs meet the educational and/or experience requirements if the
degree is found to be equivalent to degree programs recognized by
the NAACLS or clinical laboratory experience as described in
paragraph 2b(2) or (3) above. This finding may be based on either
of the following: (1) A letter from a college or university with a
baccalaureate program recognized by the NAACLS stating that the
individual's foreign degree has been evaluated and been found to be
equivalent to its bachelor of medical technology degree. (2) A
letter from ASCP-BOC or AMT stating that the individual is eligible
for the certification examination.
Certification. Candidates must have either (1) or (2) below:(1)
Candidates must currently possess the appropriate certification as
a MT, MLS, or CLS given by the ASCP-BOC, ASCP-BOR, or AMT.(2) For
positions up to the full performance level, candidates must
currently possess the categorical or specialist technologist level
certification from the certification agencies listed above, such
as, but not limited to, chemistry (C/SC), hematology (H/SH),
microbiology (M/SM), molecular biology (MB/SMB) and blood bank
(BB/SBB). Technologists with categorical or specialist
certifications may only perform duties within the area of the
laboratory specific to their categorical certification (e. g., an
individual with a chemistry (C) certification can only perform
duties in chemistry).
Physical Requirements. See VA Directive and Handbook 5019, Employee
Occupational Health Services.
English Language Proficiency. Medical Technologist's must be
proficient in spoken and written English. Preferred Experience:
* Experience in Employee Relations/Labor Relations
* General knowledge of phlebotomy
* 1 Year leadership experience Grade Determinations:
GS-11
Experience. Must have 1 year of creditable experience equivalent to
the full performance level (GS-9), which is directly related to the
position to be filled.
OR,
Education. Must have 3 full years of progressively higher-level
graduate education or a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in
medical technology or a directly related field. Supervisory
Technologist. The incumbent has full supervisory responsibility for
smaller, less complex laboratories or laboratories having no GS-11
positions subordinate to the supervisor. Employees in this
assignment perform the full range of supervisory duties for one or
more sections of the laboratory, including responsibility for
assignment of work performed; performance evaluations;
recommendations for appointment, awards, advancement and
disciplinary actions; identification of continuing education and
training needs. The individual ensures compliance with accrediting
agency and regulatory requirements; establishes and monitors the
quality of the pre-analytical processes as part of the overall
laboratory quality management program, and initiates corrective
action. This individual will develop policies and procedures,
manage document control, develop performance standards, position
descriptions and functional statements. Responsible for
professional and administrative management of an assigned area, to
include budget execution, orientation and competency assessment of
assigned staff. The supervisor will maintain effective
interdepartmental relations with other services in order to
accomplish medical center goals. Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills and
Abilities. In addition to the experience or education above, the
candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs:
a. Knowledge of Federal and state laws, regulations and
accrediting/regulatory requirements in order to develop plans and
procedures for the laboratory.
b. Knowledge of laboratory quality management procedures and
principles sufficient to establish and monitor a laboratory quality
management program and/or education and training of laboratory
staff.
c. Demonstrated leadership and managerial skills including skill in
interpersonal relations and conflict resolution in order to deal
with employees, team leaders and managers.
d. Ability to perform the full range of supervisory duties which
includes responsibility for assignment of work, performance
evaluations, selection of staff, recommendation of awards,
advancements and disciplinary actions.
e. Ability to plan, organize, set short and/or long term goals and
conduct studies on technical and administrative problems, including
personnel shortages, organizational structure, new technology,
etc.
f. Knowledge of concepts, principles and methods of clinical
laboratory technology and operations.
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