Clinical Laborory Scientist
Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Health Administrion
Veterans Health Administrion-VA New York Harbor Health Care
Summary
This position is eligible for the Educion Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP applicion within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Educion Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP applicion. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.
Summary
This position is eligible for the Educion Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP applicion within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Educion Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP applicion. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.
Overview
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Accepting applicions
Open & closing des
08/22/2025 to 09/03/2025
Salary
$108,880 to - $141,538 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 11
Locion
1 vacancy in the following locion:
New York, NY
1 vacancy
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
No
Travel Required
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Relocion expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Excepted
Promotion potential
None
Job family (Series)
0644 Clinical Laborory Science
Supervisory stus
No
Security clearance
Other
Drug test
Yes
Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
Trust determinion process
Suitability/Fitness
Credentialing
Financial disclosure
No
Bargaining unit stus
No
Announcement number
CBTE-12782161-25-RB
Control number
844065500
This job is open to
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The public
U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Clarificion from the agency
All U.S. Citizens
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Duties
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Major Duties Include
- Clinical Laborory Scientist works throughout the lab as a generalist and works weekends, holidays and the evening or night shift by themselves when priorities demonstre a need.
- Performs testing procedures on a variety of biological specimens and/or environmental sample using manual and automed techniques. Duties require competency in the areas of immunohemology, hemology, chemistry, coagulion, microbiology, serology, special chemistry, and urinalysis.
- Performs, evalue, interprets, and valides laborory results. In all areas, technologist prepares reagents, assembly equipment, and verifies correct instrument operion.
-Performs a broad range of laborory procedures. In Addition, performs advanced complex laborory procedures; recognizes deviion from expected results; analyzes and corrects problems using scientific principles. Recognizes and communices predefined critical results affecting pient care.
- Evalues and solves problems reled to collection and processing of biological specimens for analysis taking into account physiological processes and requirements.
- Maintain and documents the optimal functioning of laborory equipment. Uses, calibres, identifies malfunctions, repairs, and performs preventive maintenance of laborory equipment. Diagnoses deviions in test performance due to instrument malfunction.
- Performs an documents quality control and quality assurance activities and corrective actions reled to test performance using stistical principles and theories of performance improvement.
- Adheres to practice and regulions governing biosafety and biosecurity in the workplace.
- Ensures compliance with rules and regulions of assorted regulory agencies such as College of American Phologist (CAP), The Joint Commission (TJC), American Associion of Blood Banks (AABB), Federal Drugs administrion (FDA) and Occupional Safety and Health Administrion (OSHA). Assist in preparing the lab for regulory and accredition inspections.
- Identifies discrepancies, solve problems, and suggest solutions.
- Answers inquiries regarding test results, methodology, test specificity, test sensitivity, and specific factors, which influence test results. Interpret results and suggests follow-up test selection or procedures.
- Evalues and implements new techniques and procedures in the laborory in terms of equipment, method comparison, and establishment of reference intervals.
- Communice effectively and courteously while working as a healthcare team member. Provides excellent service as defined by the customer (healthcare providers, pients, and others). Gives direction and guidance using underlying principles of laborory testing.
- Organizes work and set priorities to meet deadlines.
- Maintains a professional currency through formal educion and professional training and networking.
- Attends on-site and off-site instrument training schools (completing the expert level course, if offered). Th expertise is then offered to other technical staff by conducting training events, competency testing exercise, review of correct procedures if problems arise and general oversight of instrument operion.
- Performed additional duties as assigned.
Work Schedule : 7:00 am - 3:30 pm; includes Holidays and Weekends
Telework : Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Stement # : 12249F
Relocion/Recruitment Incentives : Not Authorized
EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact ..., the EDRP Coordinor for questions/assistance. Learn more
Permanent Change of Stion (PCS): Not Authorized
Requirements
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Conditions of employment
You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
All applicants tentively selected for VA employment in a testing designed position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested denied employment with VA.
Selective Service Registrion is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
You may be required to serve a trial period.
Subject to background/security investigion.
Selected applicants required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identificion required to complete pre-employment requirements ( Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or ste-issued dentificion cards th are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identificion for employment.
Must pass pre-employment medical evaluion.
Participion in the seasonal influenza vaccinion program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
Qualificions
Basic Requirements :
United Stes Citizenship : Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
Educion . A bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university.
English Language Proficiency: Candides must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C.7403(f).
Certificion. Candides must meet one of the certificion options below.
Generalist certificion as an MLS given by ASCP BOC or AMT.
Generalist certificion as an MT given by ASCP BOR or AMT.
Cegorical certificion or Specialist certificion by ASCP or AMT.
May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfhering Provision as described in the VA Qualificion Standard for this occupion (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupion and meet the criteria).
Grade Determinions : In addition to the basic requirements for employment, candides must meet the following grade-determining criteria for placement:
Experience. 1 year of creditable experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-9). Examples of specialized experience includes: independently carrying out the day-to-day operions in the laborory. Develop, perform, evalue, interpret, correle, and valide the accuracy of laborory procedures and results in line with current laborory regulory requirements. This work performed may be in a variety of laborory specialties such as chemistry, microbiology, immunology, hemology, and immunohemology.
OR
Educion . Must have 3 full years of progressively higher-level gradue educion or a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in medical technology or a directly reled science.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. In addition to the experience or educion above, the candide must demonstre the following KSAs:
(a) Knowledge of professional clinical laborory science principles, practices, concepts, and theories th support sound, independent work.
(b) Knowledge of laborory quality control and quality assurance procedures and principles of performance improvement.
(c) Skill in informics, laborory da flow, and laborory processes.
(d) Ability to maintain, troubleshoot, and repair instrumention.
(e) Ability to use independent technical judgment to analyze and interpret laborory results.
(f) Ability to read, interpret, and apply complex written instructions.
(g) Ability to communice, consult, and interact with other members of the health care team, external relions, customer service, and pient educion.
Reference: For more informion on this qualificion standard, please .
Creditable Experience. To be creditable, the experience must have required the use of knowledge, skills, and abilities associed with current CLS practices. The experience sisfying this requirement may be paid or non-paid employment as a CLS in the health care field. Research laborory experience does not fulfill this requirement.
Part-Time Experience. Part-time experience is creditable according to its relionship to a full-time workweek. For example, an individual employed 20 hours per week, or on a half-time basis, would receive 1 full-time workweek of credit for each 2 weeks of service.
Quality of Experience. Qualifying experience must be a level comparable to CLS experience the next lower grade level of the position being filled.
The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-11. The actual grade which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is GS-11.
Physical Requirements: Modere lifting and carrying (15-44 lbs); As needed - Straight pulling, pushing, walking, standing, repeed bending, reaching above shoulder, use of fingers, both hands required; both legs required; ability for rapid mental and muscular coordinion simultaneously;ability to see and distinguish depth perception, basic colors, and shades of colors; hearing (aid permitted). In addition, the ability to deal with constant noise, work around machinery with moving parts, work closely with others or alone and work protracted or irregular hours.
Educion
Note: Only educion or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your educion here: . If you are using foreign educion to meet qualificion requirements, you must send a Certifice of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for th educion. For further informion, : .
Additional informion
Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacion) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave a re (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. This credited service can be used in determining the re which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment de and is not guaranteed.
During the applicion process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your applicion for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further considerion for additional positions.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive stus.
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-reled positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.
If you are unable to apply online or need an alterne method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.
Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentive job offer. For more informion about the Act and the complaint process, Human Resources and Administrion/Operions, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) The Fair Chance Act .
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Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution.
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A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits .
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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered.
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You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Your applicion, resume, C.V., and/or supporting documention verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect considerion for employment.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify informion provided by a candide (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candide's abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position.
It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those th have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.
Veterans and Transitioning Service Members : Please the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegrion support for military service members.
Benefits
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A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits .
Review our benefits
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered.
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Required Documents
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To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes:
Resume
The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please ensure you have included all documents required for your applicion, such as a copy of your transcript (if using educion to qualify), SF-50's (current/former Federal employees), etc.
Cover Letter
DD-214/ Stement of Service
Disability Letter (Schedule A)
Disability Letter (VA)
License
Other (1)
PCS Orders
Professional Certificion
Resume
Separion Notice (RIF)
SF-15
SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action
Transcript
Veterans' Preference: Veteran's preference does not apply to the 0644 occupional series per OCHCO Bulletin for the annual determinion of staffing shortages as required by 38 U.S.C. 7412 ded October 2024.
If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements:
Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from
schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion .
Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring.
How to Apply
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All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 09/03/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click .
To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USA JOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire.
Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.
NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de.
Agency contact informion
Robert Boynton
...
Address
VA NY Harbor Healthcare System
423 East 23rd Street
New York, NY 10010
US
Next steps
Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made.
You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the USAJobs Help Center .
NOTE: Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full- and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities. HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities.
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
Criminal history inquiries
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
Financial suitability
New employee probionary period
Privacy Act
Reasonable accommodion policy
Selective Service
Signure and false stements
Social security number request
Required Documents
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To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes:
Resume
The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please ensure you have included all documents required for your applicion, such as a copy of your transcript (if using educion to qualify), SF-50's (current/former Federal employees), etc.
Cover Letter
DD-214/ Stement of Service
Disability Letter (Schedule A)
Disability Letter (VA)
License
Other (1)
PCS Orders
Professional Certificion
Resume
Separion Notice (RIF)
SF-15
SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action
Transcript
Veterans' Preference: Veteran's preference does not apply to the 0644 occupional series per OCHCO Bulletin for the annual determinion of staffing shortages as required by 38 U.S.C. 7412 ded October 2024.
If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements:
Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from
schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion .
Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring.
How to Apply
Help
All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 09/03/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click .
To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USA JOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire.
Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.
NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de.
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Agency contact informion
Robert Boynton
...
Address
VA NY Harbor Healthcare System
423 East 23rd Street
New York, NY 10010
US
Next steps
Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made.
You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the USAJobs Help Center .
NOTE: Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full- and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities. HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities.
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Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
Criminal history inquiries
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
Financial suitability
New employee probionary period
Privacy Act
Reasonable accommodion policy
Selective Service
Signure and false stements
Social security number request
Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 08/22/2025 to 09/03/2025 Salary $108,880 to - $141,538 per year Pay scale & grade GS 11 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: New York, NY 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number CBTE-12782161-25-RB Control number 844065500
Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Health Administrion
Veterans Health Administrion-VA New York Harbor Health Care
Summary
This position is eligible for the Educion Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP applicion within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Educion Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP applicion. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.
Summary
This position is eligible for the Educion Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP applicion within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Educion Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP applicion. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.
Overview
Help
Accepting applicions
Open & closing des
08/22/2025 to 09/03/2025
Salary
$108,880 to - $141,538 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 11
Locion
1 vacancy in the following locion:
New York, NY
1 vacancy
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
No
Travel Required
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Relocion expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Excepted
Promotion potential
None
Job family (Series)
0644 Clinical Laborory Science
Supervisory stus
No
Security clearance
Other
Drug test
Yes
Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
Trust determinion process
Suitability/Fitness
Credentialing
Financial disclosure
No
Bargaining unit stus
No
Announcement number
CBTE-12782161-25-RB
Control number
844065500
This job is open to
Help
The public
U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Clarificion from the agency
All U.S. Citizens
Videos
Duties
Help
Major Duties Include
- Clinical Laborory Scientist works throughout the lab as a generalist and works weekends, holidays and the evening or night shift by themselves when priorities demonstre a need.
- Performs testing procedures on a variety of biological specimens and/or environmental sample using manual and automed techniques. Duties require competency in the areas of immunohemology, hemology, chemistry, coagulion, microbiology, serology, special chemistry, and urinalysis.
- Performs, evalue, interprets, and valides laborory results. In all areas, technologist prepares reagents, assembly equipment, and verifies correct instrument operion.
-Performs a broad range of laborory procedures. In Addition, performs advanced complex laborory procedures; recognizes deviion from expected results; analyzes and corrects problems using scientific principles. Recognizes and communices predefined critical results affecting pient care.
- Evalues and solves problems reled to collection and processing of biological specimens for analysis taking into account physiological processes and requirements.
- Maintain and documents the optimal functioning of laborory equipment. Uses, calibres, identifies malfunctions, repairs, and performs preventive maintenance of laborory equipment. Diagnoses deviions in test performance due to instrument malfunction.
- Performs an documents quality control and quality assurance activities and corrective actions reled to test performance using stistical principles and theories of performance improvement.
- Adheres to practice and regulions governing biosafety and biosecurity in the workplace.
- Ensures compliance with rules and regulions of assorted regulory agencies such as College of American Phologist (CAP), The Joint Commission (TJC), American Associion of Blood Banks (AABB), Federal Drugs administrion (FDA) and Occupional Safety and Health Administrion (OSHA). Assist in preparing the lab for regulory and accredition inspections.
- Identifies discrepancies, solve problems, and suggest solutions.
- Answers inquiries regarding test results, methodology, test specificity, test sensitivity, and specific factors, which influence test results. Interpret results and suggests follow-up test selection or procedures.
- Evalues and implements new techniques and procedures in the laborory in terms of equipment, method comparison, and establishment of reference intervals.
- Communice effectively and courteously while working as a healthcare team member. Provides excellent service as defined by the customer (healthcare providers, pients, and others). Gives direction and guidance using underlying principles of laborory testing.
- Organizes work and set priorities to meet deadlines.
- Maintains a professional currency through formal educion and professional training and networking.
- Attends on-site and off-site instrument training schools (completing the expert level course, if offered). Th expertise is then offered to other technical staff by conducting training events, competency testing exercise, review of correct procedures if problems arise and general oversight of instrument operion.
- Performed additional duties as assigned.
Work Schedule : 7:00 am - 3:30 pm; includes Holidays and Weekends
Telework : Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Stement # : 12249F
Relocion/Recruitment Incentives : Not Authorized
EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact ..., the EDRP Coordinor for questions/assistance. Learn more
Permanent Change of Stion (PCS): Not Authorized
Requirements
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Conditions of employment
You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
All applicants tentively selected for VA employment in a testing designed position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested denied employment with VA.
Selective Service Registrion is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
You may be required to serve a trial period.
Subject to background/security investigion.
Selected applicants required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identificion required to complete pre-employment requirements ( Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or ste-issued dentificion cards th are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identificion for employment.
Must pass pre-employment medical evaluion.
Participion in the seasonal influenza vaccinion program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
Qualificions
Basic Requirements :
United Stes Citizenship : Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
Educion . A bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university.
English Language Proficiency: Candides must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C.7403(f).
Certificion. Candides must meet one of the certificion options below.
Generalist certificion as an MLS given by ASCP BOC or AMT.
Generalist certificion as an MT given by ASCP BOR or AMT.
Cegorical certificion or Specialist certificion by ASCP or AMT.
May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfhering Provision as described in the VA Qualificion Standard for this occupion (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupion and meet the criteria).
Grade Determinions : In addition to the basic requirements for employment, candides must meet the following grade-determining criteria for placement:
Experience. 1 year of creditable experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-9). Examples of specialized experience includes: independently carrying out the day-to-day operions in the laborory. Develop, perform, evalue, interpret, correle, and valide the accuracy of laborory procedures and results in line with current laborory regulory requirements. This work performed may be in a variety of laborory specialties such as chemistry, microbiology, immunology, hemology, and immunohemology.
OR
Educion . Must have 3 full years of progressively higher-level gradue educion or a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in medical technology or a directly reled science.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. In addition to the experience or educion above, the candide must demonstre the following KSAs:
(a) Knowledge of professional clinical laborory science principles, practices, concepts, and theories th support sound, independent work.
(b) Knowledge of laborory quality control and quality assurance procedures and principles of performance improvement.
(c) Skill in informics, laborory da flow, and laborory processes.
(d) Ability to maintain, troubleshoot, and repair instrumention.
(e) Ability to use independent technical judgment to analyze and interpret laborory results.
(f) Ability to read, interpret, and apply complex written instructions.
(g) Ability to communice, consult, and interact with other members of the health care team, external relions, customer service, and pient educion.
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Creditable Experience. To be creditable, the experience must have required the use of knowledge, skills, and abilities associed with current CLS practices. The experience sisfying this requirement may be paid or non-paid employment as a CLS in the health care field. Research laborory experience does not fulfill this requirement.
Part-Time Experience. Part-time experience is creditable according to its relionship to a full-time workweek. For example, an individual employed 20 hours per week, or on a half-time basis, would receive 1 full-time workweek of credit for each 2 weeks of service.
Quality of Experience. Qualifying experience must be a level comparable to CLS experience the next lower grade level of the position being filled.
The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-11. The actual grade which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is GS-11.
Physical Requirements: Modere lifting and carrying (15-44 lbs); As needed - Straight pulling, pushing, walking, standing, repeed bending, reaching above shoulder, use of fingers, both hands required; both legs required; ability for rapid mental and muscular coordinion simultaneously;ability to see and distinguish depth perception, basic colors, and shades of colors; hearing (aid permitted). In addition, the ability to deal with constant noise, work around machinery with moving parts, work closely with others or alone and work protracted or irregular hours.
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The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please ensure you have included all documents required for your applicion, such as a copy of your transcript (if using educion to qualify), SF-50's (current/former Federal employees), etc.
Cover Letter
DD-214/ Stement of Service
Disability Letter (Schedule A)
Disability Letter (VA)
License
Other (1)
PCS Orders
Professional Certificion
Resume
Separion Notice (RIF)
SF-15
SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action
Transcript
Veterans' Preference: Veteran's preference does not apply to the 0644 occupional series per OCHCO Bulletin for the annual determinion of staffing shortages as required by 38 U.S.C. 7412 ded October 2024.
If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements:
Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from
schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion .
Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring.
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To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USA JOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire.
Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.
NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de.
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Robert Boynton
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Address
VA NY Harbor Healthcare System
423 East 23rd Street
New York, NY 10010
US
Next steps
Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made.
You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the USAJobs Help Center .
NOTE: Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full- and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities. HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities.
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The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
Criminal history inquiries
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
Financial suitability
New employee probionary period
Privacy Act
Reasonable accommodion policy
Selective Service
Signure and false stements
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Required Documents
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To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes:
Resume
The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please ensure you have included all documents required for your applicion, such as a copy of your transcript (if using educion to qualify), SF-50's (current/former Federal employees), etc.
Cover Letter
DD-214/ Stement of Service
Disability Letter (Schedule A)
Disability Letter (VA)
License
Other (1)
PCS Orders
Professional Certificion
Resume
Separion Notice (RIF)
SF-15
SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action
Transcript
Veterans' Preference: Veteran's preference does not apply to the 0644 occupional series per OCHCO Bulletin for the annual determinion of staffing shortages as required by 38 U.S.C. 7412 ded October 2024.
If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements:
Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from
schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion .
Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring.
How to Apply
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All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 09/03/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click .
To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USA JOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire.
Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.
NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de.
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Agency contact informion
Robert Boynton
...
Address
VA NY Harbor Healthcare System
423 East 23rd Street
New York, NY 10010
US
Next steps
Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made.
You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the USAJobs Help Center .
NOTE: Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full- and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities. HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities.
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Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
Criminal history inquiries
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
Financial suitability
New employee probionary period
Privacy Act
Reasonable accommodion policy
Selective Service
Signure and false stements
Social security number request
Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 08/22/2025 to 09/03/2025 Salary $108,880 to - $141,538 per year Pay scale & grade GS 11 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: New York, NY 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number CBTE-12782161-25-RB Control number 844065500
Job ID: 490594214
Originally Posted on: 8/24/2025
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