Clinical Lab Scientist

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement programme. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services programme office after review of the EDRP application.

Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.

Major duties include, but are not limited to:

• Maintain, troubleshoot, and repair instrumentation.
• Use independent technical judgement to analyse and interpret laboratory results.
• Communicate, consult, and interact with other members of the healthcare team, external relations, customer service, and patient education.
• Greets / identifies patients; secures and accession appropriate laboratory orders and requests written follow‑up / 'read back' for verbal orders from ordering personnel; performs phlebotomy on in‑patients and out‑patients; and labels specimen containers per accreditation agency standards / SOP.
• Utilises available resources to independently resolve questions regarding specimen collection, handling, processing, and shipping requirements.
• Ensures phlebotomy supplies are adequate and re‑stocked as necessary.
• Performs point‑of‑care testing as needed and provides lab consultation for external point‑of‑care testing resolution.
• Evaluates specimen suitability for analysis, requesting new specimen (or recollection) if necessary. Documents specimen rejections and corrective actions according to lab SOP. Logs in all acceptable specimens received into the appropriate accession areas during the pre‑analytical phase of processing.
• Prepares specimens for analysis, ensuring that the physiologic state of specimen and correct identity of patient with sample is maintained (includes reference lab and surgical / pathology samples).
• Follows all applicable regulations when preparing specimens for commercial transport systems (DOT / IATA / USPS / Private courier / VA Driver). Maintains current knowledge of transportation regulations by participating in continuing education as available to ensure active certification for specimen shipping / transport.
• Assesses specimens for additional laboratory testing orders and performs additional lab testing as indicated.
• Assures that all specimens are processed in a timely and efficient manner with a minimum number of errors that require corrective action and/or follow‑up by other technologists.
• Prepares and handles reagents and reference materials (standards, calibrators, reagents, controls, survey samples) per the manufacturer’s instructions.
• Performs testing in accordance with established laboratory SOPs. Utilises section‑specific LIS programs to document testing actions performed.
• Reviews and inputs reference test results and incorporates appropriate clinical interpretive comments into the test result.

Work Schedule:

Tour to be discussed during the interview process. Telework:
Not eligibility Virtual:
This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #:07400F Relocation/Recruitment

Incentives:

Not Authorized EDRP Authorized:
Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive.

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OEEDRP, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistant. Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
Not authorized.