Supervisory Technologist

Medical Technologist:

Duties of the Supervisory Technologist include, but are not limited to:

• Assures that all specimens are processed, tested and results verified and released in a timely and efficient manner with a minimum amount of errors.
• Reviews results (including results from off-hour and weekend shift(s) as appropriate for correctness as required by the accreditation body, directs involved technicians/technologists in the correction of errors, and notifies attending physicians as appropriate.
• Provides technical guidance to technicians/technologists when quality control or instrument problems occur.
• Designs and prepares appropriate instrument maintenance logs, reviews these logs monthly, and assures that proper routine maintenance is being done by technicians/technologists.
• Develops and updates technical policies and procedure manuals.
• Evaluates and implements the use of new methodologies and instrumentation in the identified Sections.
• Trains, verifies, or directs the training of lower grade technicians/technologists in the use of new and current procedures and instrumentation in the identified Sections.
• Maintains appropriate levels of supplies and reagents for the efficient operation of assigned sections.
• Assures that all employees under his/her supervision are aware of and abide by the appropriate hospital and laboratory safety regulations.
• Maintains all competency and evaluations documents for all employees under his/her supervision.
• Takes responsibility for the quality control program for the Sections, assures that appropriate records are maintained, and investigates complaints from the hospital staff concerning questionable results.
• Works as a technologist as needed and accomplishes duties specifically assigned to the technologists in the Sections supervised.
• Evaluates the validity of data in relation to the test system and assay procedures; correlates quantitative data with patient data (i.e., history, medications), to verify results; performs additional tests to clarify or confirm abnormal patient results; and recognizes abnormal results which require immediate attention by the physician and reports them directly.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 2:00pm-10:00pm, with rotating weekends and holidays. Tour-of-Duty may be adjusted based on the needs of the service
Recruitment/Relocation Incentive: Authorized
Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases.
Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.
Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66.
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
Telework: May be authorized based on the needs of the service (Ad-Hoc)
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 564-01193-F
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Starting at $91,918 Per Year (GS 11)