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Clinical Laboratory Scientist
Air Force Materiel Command
2021-12-03 09:06:23
salary: 84049.00 US Dollar . USD Annual
Eglin Afb,
Florida,
United States
Job type: fulltime
Job industry: Science & Technology
Job description
Summary
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The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a professional senior medical technologist for multiple laboratory departments with responsibility for performing highly complex procedures; as well as providing full responsibility for technical aspects, oversight, guidance, and quality assurance on the full range of processes conducted in the laboratory.
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Overview
- Accepting applications
- Open & closing dates
11/23/2021 to 11/29/2021 - Salary
$64,649 - $84,049 per year - Pay scale & grade
GS 11 - Help
Location
Few vacancies in the following location:
- Eglin AFB, FL
- Telework eligible
No - Travel Required
Occasional travel - This position may require travel. - Relocation expenses reimbursed
Yes-Relocation costs or other incentives MAY be available and considered by the organization. - Appointment type
Permanent - Work schedule
Full-time - Service
Competitive - Promotion potential
None - Job family (Series)
0644 Clinical Laboratory Science - Supervisory status
No - Security clearance
Other - Drug test
Yes - Announcement number
AFMC--459150-8I-SCH - Control number
This job is open to
- Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)
Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee. - Federal employees - Competitive service
Current or former competitive service federal employees. - Individuals with disabilities
- Internal to an agency
Current federal employees of this agency. - Land & base management
Certain current or former term or temporary federal employees of a land or base management agency. - Military spouses
- Veterans
Duties
- Provides advanced technical proficiency and full responsibility for the Medical Treatment Facility (MTF) diverse technical practices or procedural aspects for multiple laboratory departments.
- Provides oversight of the quality control/improvement system to ensure compliance with regulatory standards including quality control, proficiency testing, competency training, and continuing education
- Provides advisory services to medical treatment facility staff on Clinical Laboratory technical procedures and processes.
- Represents the organization with a variety of installation and functional area organizations.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- At a minimum, qualification requirements stipulated by the US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for the 0644 occupational series must be met.
- Relocation costs or other incentives may be available and considered by the organization.
- This position may require travel.
- This position may require drug testing and the candidate may be subject to passing a drug test upon selection.
- Selectee is expected to be granted with and/or maintain the appropriate security clearance required for the position.
- Selectee may be required to serve a probationary or trial period.
- This position may require a pre-employment physical and the candidate may be subject to passing a pre-employment physical upon selection.
- U.S. Citizenship Required
- Males must be registered for Selective Service, see .
- This posn is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program
- Employee must maintain current certifications
- Disclosure of Political Appointments
- Employee must comply with all requirements and aspects of appropriate Infection Control and Employee Health Programs.
- Position may be identified as having regular contact with children, requiring a criminal history background check to be completed on any person selected for the position IAW DOD guidance.
- Must possess a current Basic Life Support (BLS) certificate.
- May be required to work other than normal duty hours, to include weekends, holidays and shifts.
Experience requirements are described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, click here
BASIC REQUIREMENT OR INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT:
In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-09, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes knowledge of laboratory instruments, equipment and systems, and their technical and mechanical indicators of malfunction, sufficient to identify, correct, document, and prevent errors and problems; knowledge of professional medical technology involving clinical laboratory testing of human blood, urine, and other body fluids or tissues, using manual or automated techniques sufficient to direct the work of subordinates; knowledge of medicolegal/regulatory/accreditation standards sufficient to ensure work is consistent with standards; skill in quality control, calibrating, operating, maintaining and troubleshooting automated instruments, manual test kits, and equipment utilized in a clinical laboratory/blood bank setting; ability to monitor quality control and quality assurance/improvement programs, validate and implement new instruments/methods, calculate/correlate test results, and analyze workload and performance data; and to use computers various computer software relevant to laboratory and quality improvement activities. (NOTE: This same experience must be well-described in the application/resume that you complete and submit in addition to answering this questionnaire, and YOU MUST submit copies of your official transcripts).
OR
EDUCATION: Applicants meet the basic education requirements as outlined in the job announcement for the GS-0644-11 AND have completed 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. (NOTE: experience or graduate education must have been in (1) the general field of medical technology; (2) one of the disciplines or specialized areas of medical technology; or (3) a field directly related and applicable to medical technology or the position to be filled.) Education must have been obtained in an accredited technical school, junior college, college or university. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work). NOTE: You MUST submit copies of your official transcripts.
OR
COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: COMBINATION OF EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: Applicants meet the basic education requirements as outlined in the job announcement for the GS-644-11 but have less than the full amount of specialized experience described in the job opportunity announcement; however, and have at least one year of progressively higher level graduate education, but have not obtained a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. Therefore, have a combination of experience and education. (NOTE: experience or graduate education must have been in (1) the general field of medical technology; (2) one of the disciplines or specialized areas of medical technology; or (3) a field directly related and applicable to medical technology or the position to be filled.) Education must have been obtained in an accredited technical school, junior college, college or university. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. Note: You MUST submit a copy of official transcripts.
FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-09 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-11 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: