Lead Clinical Lab Scientist (Central Processing and Phlebotomy)

This Lead Clinical Laboratory Scientist is in Central Processing and Phlebotomy section of the Pathology and Laboratory Service at the West Haven, CT VA Medical Center. This position is a full-time at 40 hours per week. The duties of the Lead Clinical Laboratory Scientist GS-12 include but are not limited to: Communicates the organization's strategic plan, mission, vision, and values. Identifies, distributes, balances work, coaches, and facilitates with problem solving methods. Prepares reports and maintains records of work status. Orientating and evaluating the competency of assigned staff including identification of continuing education and training needs, coordinating daily activity of the lab section(s), writing or modifying technical procedures, providing technical instruction, ensuring that policies, procedures and regulatory requirements are followed, advising on course of action to follow when results or samples obtained are unacceptable, and coordinating or performing quality