Medical Technologist - Las Vegas, NV, United States - Veterans Health Administration

Description

Summary This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program.

You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment.

Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application.

United States Citizenship:
Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy


English Language Proficiency:
Medical Technologists (MT) must be proficient in spoken and written English


Education and/or Experience Combination:
(1) 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)
• 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 (3) 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

• 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

(Grade Determinations:
Medical Technologist (Technical Specialist, Microbiology), 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 equivalent doctoral degree in medical technology or a directly related field

• Examples include, but are not limited to, molecular/deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)/genetic testing, bone marrow examination, and flow cytometry
• Advises all organizational levels on various aspects of specialized testing, including appropriateness that takes into consideration clinical context
• Advises on alternate testing to overcome ambiguities in the clinical diagnoses
• Analyzes emerging trends and technology and adopts appropriate methods and testing
• Applies policies, precedents, regulatory, licensing and accrediting requirements to establish, monitor and maintain the specialized testing
• The technical specialist often works independently and is given freedom of action under the general guidance of a pathologist or other laboratory practitioner
• Advanced knowledge and understanding of concepts, principles, methodology of medical laboratory technology, regulatory and accrediting agency requirements, medicolegal requirements and pertinent statistics sufficient to perform complex diagnostic tests
• Skill to apply new scientific/technical developments and theories to laboratory testing
• Advanced knowledge of instructional techniques to instruct newly hired technologists and clinical pathology residents in proper performance of tests and applications of the laboratory procedures

Preferred Experience:
At least 2 years of Microbiology Experience in a hospital setting

• (Full time)

References:
VA HANDBOOK 5005/72 PART II APPENDIX G24, Dated MAY 12, 2014 The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-11

• Advises all organizational levels on various aspects of the specialized testing including appropriateness that takes into consideration clinical context.

The technical specialist often works independently and is given freedom of action under the general guidance of the pathologist or other laboratory practitioner.

Advises all organizational levels on various aspects of the specialized testing, including the appropriateness of specific tests and takes into consideration the clinical context and usefulness of the test information.

Advises on alternate testing to overcome ambiguities in the clinical diagnoses.
Identifies training needs appropriate for the type and complexity of the laboratory services performed.

Identifies, defines, and resolves issues associated with complex aspects of data or unique or controversial aspects of the testing where no direct precedent exists.

Analyzes emerging trends and technology and adopts appropriate methods and testing.
Applies laws, policies, precedents, regulatory, licensing, and accrediting requirements to establish, monitor, and maintain the specialized testing.
Maintains process control in a specialty area through a multifaceted quality assurance program.

Work Schedule:
Full-time; Monday to Friday, 7:00am to 3:30pm, rotating some holidays and weekends Telework:

Not Available Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:
Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive.
Learn more Permanent Change of Station (PCS):

Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report:
Not required"