- Position Title
- Clinical Laboratory Scientist
- Agency
- Veterans Health Administration
- Announcement Number
- CBTD-12724311-25-LRB Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Wednesday, April 23, 2025 to Friday, May 9, 2025
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Eligibilities
1.
Are you currently employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs?
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50). Your SF-50 must include enough information to be able to determine that time-in-grade requirements have been met (if applicable) and include your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure and the type of appointment (i.e. Competitive or Excepted). Please be aware that award SF-50's do not always include this pertinent information.
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50). Your SF-50 must include enough information to be able to determine that time-in-grade requirements have been met (if applicable) and include your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure and the type of appointment (i.e. Competitive or Excepted). Please be aware that award SF-50's do not always include this pertinent information.
2.
Are you an employee of the facility indicated for this position?
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50). Your SF-50 must include enough information to be able to determine that time-in-grade requirements have been met (if applicable) and include your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure and the type of appointment (i.e. Competitive or Excepted). Please be aware that award SF-50's do not always include this pertinent information.
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50). Your SF-50 must include enough information to be able to determine that time-in-grade requirements have been met (if applicable) and include your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure and the type of appointment (i.e. Competitive or Excepted). Please be aware that award SF-50's do not always include this pertinent information.
3.
Are you a Veterans Health Administration employee?
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.
Preferences
1.
Which of the following items describes your current or recent (within the last five years) political appointee service?
If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.
If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.
Your resume must be submitted in English and include the following information for each job listed:
- Job title Duties (be as detailed as possible)
- Month & year start/end dates (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008)
- Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week)
- Series and Grade, if applicable, for all Federal positions you have held
- Please be aware that your answers will be verified against information provided on your resume. Be sure that your resume clearly supports your responses to all of the questions by addressing your work experience in detail.
In order to receive appropriate consideration, you should submit proper documentation if you are claiming eligibility for Veterans' Preference, which includes a copy of your DD-214 (member copy 4 or earlier version that shows character of service). Applicant's claiming 10-Point preference should also submit an SF-15, Application for 10-Point Veterans' Preference along with the required documentation listed on the form (such as verification of service-connected disability percentage).
By submitting your application, you are certifying, to the best of your knowledge and belief, all the information submitted by you with your application for employment is true, complete, and made in good faith, and that you have truthfully and accurately represented your work experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education (degrees, accomplishments, etc.). The information you provide as part of your application may be investigated. You are also certifying, and acknowledging, that misrepresenting your experience or education, or providing false or fraudulent information in, or with your application, may affect your eligibility for appointment and/or continued employment. False or fraudulent statements may be punishable by fine or imprisonment (18 U.S.C. 1001).
Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in a Clinical Laboratory Scientist position with the Department of Veterans Affairs. We will evaluate your resume and your responses to this questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this position. Your responses are subject to verification. Please review your responses for accuracy before you submit this questionnaire.
Select the appropriate answer to each of the following questions based on your current level of education and/or experience that demonstrates your ability to perform the duties of the position. When answering the questionnaire, remember that your experience and education are subject to verification by investigation. You may be asked to provide specific examples or documentation of experience or education as proof to support your answers, or you may be required to verify a response by a practical demonstration of your claimed ability to perform a task.
Grandfathering Provision: Employees in VHA in this occupation under a permanent, appropriate, and legal placement on the effective date of this qualification standard, are considered to have met all qualification requirements for the grade and/or assignment held, including positive education and certification where applicable.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
1.
English Proficiency: Clinical Laboratory Scientist candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with 38 U.S.C. ? 7403 (f).
Are you proficient in spoken and written English?
Are you proficient in spoken and written English?
2.
Education: Candidates must have a bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university.
Do you possess a bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university? (Transcripts are required.)
Do you possess a bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university? (Transcripts are required.)
2a.
Please provide the following information regarding the academic institution/program from which you received your degree/training/certification:
- Name of Institution:
- City and State:
- Degree:
- Major/Program/Certification:
- Month and Year conferred:
3.
Certification: Candidates must meet one of the certification options below:
Exception for Non-Certified:
Please select the response which best describes how you meet the certification requirement for the Clinical Laboratory Scientist occupation:
- Generalist certification as an MLS given by ASCP BOC or AMT.
- Generalist certification as an MT given by ASCP BOR or AMT.
- Categorical certification or Specialist certification by ASCP or AMT.
Exception for Non-Certified:
- Applicants who do not currently hold valid certification may be hired by VA and actively work toward their certification if they meet one of the routes identified that makes them eligible to take the MLS certification exam through the ASCP BOC or the MLS certification exam through AMT Certification Agency.
- Non-Certified applicants who otherwise meet the eligibility requirements for licensure may be given a temporary appointment CLS under the authority of 38 U.S.C. ? 7405(c)(2).
- Non-Certified individuals may only provide care under the supervision of a certified CLS at or above the FPL.
- Non-certified individuals may only be appointed at the entry level and may not be promoted/converted until certification is obtained.
- Temporary appointments of non-certified CLS may not be extended beyond 2 years or be converted to a new temporary appointment.
Please select the response which best describes how you meet the certification requirement for the Clinical Laboratory Scientist occupation:
3a.
Please provide the following information regarding the academic institution/program from which you received your certification:
- Name of Institution:
- City and State:
- Certification:
- Certification issued and expiration dates:
Grade Determination:
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
4.
Clinical Laboratory Scientist, GS-07:
Experience: None beyond the basic requirements.
Assignments: Employee at this level serves in a Clinical Laboratory Scientist entry-level position. It is expected that they receive guidance from more experienced staff members and require daily direct supervision.
Do you possess the required basic requirement to be considered for the GS-07 Level?
Experience: None beyond the basic requirements.
Assignments: Employee at this level serves in a Clinical Laboratory Scientist entry-level position. It is expected that they receive guidance from more experienced staff members and require daily direct supervision.
Do you possess the required basic requirement to be considered for the GS-07 Level?
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
5.
Clinical Laboratory Scientist, GS-09:
Experience or Education: Candidates at this level must meet one of the criteria below:
Experience: One (1) year of creditable experience equivalent to the next lower grade, GS-07.
OR
Education: Master's degree or 2 academic years of progressively higher-level graduate education in medical technology or a directly related science. (Transcripts required)
AND
Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: In addition to the experience or education above, the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs:
Do you meet the education/experience requirement and the demonstrated knowledge, skills, and abilities listed above to be considered for the GS-09 Level?
Experience or Education: Candidates at this level must meet one of the criteria below:
Experience: One (1) year of creditable experience equivalent to the next lower grade, GS-07.
OR
Education: Master's degree or 2 academic years of progressively higher-level graduate education in medical technology or a directly related science. (Transcripts required)
AND
Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: In addition to the experience or education above, the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs:
- Knowledge of policies and procedures of clinical laboratory testing.
- Knowledge of laboratory quality control and quality assurance principles.
- Knowledge of laboratory equipment and routine maintenance.
- Ability to work as a team member and effectively complete assignments.
- Ability to read and interpret written instructions.
- Ability to accurately perform pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical phases of testing.
Do you meet the education/experience requirement and the demonstrated knowledge, skills, and abilities listed above to be considered for the GS-09 Level?
5a.
Please provide the following information regarding the academic institution/program from which you received your degree/training/certification:
- Name of Institution:
- City and State:
- Degree:
- Major/Program/Certification:
- Month and Year conferred:
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
6.
Clinical Laboratory Scientist, GS-11 (Full Performance Level):
Experience or Education: Candidates at this level must meet one of the criteria below:
Experience: One (1) year of creditable experience equivalent to the next lower grade, GS-09.
OR
Education: Must have 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education or a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in medical technology or a directly related science. (Transcripts required)
AND
Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: In addition to the experience or education above, the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs:
Do you meet the education/experience requirement and the demonstrated knowledge, skills, and abilities listed above to be considered for the GS-11 Level?
Experience or Education: Candidates at this level must meet one of the criteria below:
Experience: One (1) year of creditable experience equivalent to the next lower grade, GS-09.
OR
Education: Must have 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education or a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in medical technology or a directly related science. (Transcripts required)
AND
Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: In addition to the experience or education above, the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs:
- Knowledge of professional clinical laboratory science principles, practices, concepts, and theories that support sound, independent work.
- Knowledge of laboratory quality control and quality assurance procedures and principles of performance improvement.
- Skill in informatics, laboratory data flow, and laboratory processes.
- Ability to maintain, troubleshoot, and repair instrumentation.
- Ability to use independent technical judgment to analyze and interpret laboratory results.
- Ability to read, interpret, and apply complex written instructions.
- Ability to communicate, consult, and interact with other members of the health care team, external relations, customer service, and patient education.
Do you meet the education/experience requirement and the demonstrated knowledge, skills, and abilities listed above to be considered for the GS-11 Level?
6a.
Please provide the following information regarding the academic institution/program from which you received your degree/training/certification:
- Name of Institution:
- City and State:
- Degree:
- Major/Program/Certification:
- Month and Year conferred: