Clinical Laboratory Scientist

About the Position: This position is located at Blanchfield Army Community Hospital, Fort Campbell, Tennessee. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation. A recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized. Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service. Who May Apply: US Citizens. In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs such as Peace Corps or AmeriCorps and other organizations. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Basic Requirement for Clinical Laboratory Scientist: A . A Bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree from a regionally accredited college or university including courses in biological science, chemistry and mathematics, and successful completion of a Medical Laboratory Scientist/Clinical Laboratory Scientist program accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS) or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. B . At least a full four‑year course of study that included 12 months in a college or hospital–based medical technology program or medical technology school approved by a recognized accrediting organization. The professional medical technology curriculum may have consisted of a one‑year post‑bachelor's certificate program or the last one or two years of a four‑year program of study culminating in a bachelor's in medical technology. C . A bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree from an accredited college or university that included 16 semester hours of biological science (with one semester in microbiology), 16 semester hours of chemistry (with one semester in organic or biochemistry), one semester of mathematics, and five years of full‑time acceptable clinical laboratory experience in Blood Banking, Chemistry, Hematology, microbiology, Immunology and Urinalysis or Body Fluids. This combination of education and experience must have provided knowledge of the theories, principles and practices of medical technology equivalent to that provided by the full four‑year course of study described in A or B above. Acceptable experience is responsible professional or technician experience in a hospital laboratory, health agency, industrial medical laboratory, or pharmaceutical house; or teaching, test development or medical research program experience that provided an understanding of the methods and techniques applied in performing professional clinical laboratory work. Certification or licensure as a medical technologist obtained through written examination by a nationally recognized credentialing agency or State licensing body is a good indication that the quality of experience is acceptable. Exemption : You are exempt from the basic requirements above if you are a current federal employee occupying a position in the 0644 occupational series and have been continuously employed in this occupational series since September 27, 2017 or before. Note: you will be required to provide appropriate documentation to the Human Resources Office to validate your status. Evaluation of Education and Experience: The four major areas of clinical laboratory science are microbiology, clinical chemistry, hematology and immunohematology (blood banking). Qualifying course work in these areas includes bacteriology, mycology, mycobacteriology, tissue culture, virology, parasitology, endocrinology, enzymology, toxicology, urinalysis, coagulation, hemostasis, cell morphology, immunology, serology, immuno‑serology, immuno‑deficiency, hemolysis, histocompatibility, cytogenetics and similar disciplines or areas of laboratory practice. Related fields include physiology, anatomy, molecular biology, cell biology, embryology, pathology, genetics, pharmacology, histology, cytology, nuclear medicine, epidemiology, biostatistics, infection control, physics, statistics and similar areas of science where the work is directly related to the position to be filled. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience : One year of specialized experience which includes performing complex laboratory testing, calibrating and maintaining laboratory equipment, and establishing and monitoring quality control systems. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS‑07) or civilian equivalent. Education : Master's or equivalent graduate degree or two full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to do the work of the position such as medical technology, chemistry, biology or education directly related to the position. Combination of Education and Experience : A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages. #J-18808-Ljbffr