Clinical Laboratory Scientist

This position is located in the Transfusion Transmitted Viruses (TTV) Laboratory, Department of Transfusion Medicine (DTM), at the NIH Clinical Center. The TTV Laboratory performs specialized serologic and molecular testing to support clinical diagnosis and research at NIH. PRINCIPALES MISSIONS : As a GS-0644-09/11 Clinical Laboratory Scientist, your duties will include, but are not limited to, the following: Receive, evaluate, and prepare clinical specimens for laboratory testing. Perform molecular, immunologic, serologic, and other laboratory tests for diagnostic or clinical research purposes. Review, interpret, and report test results, identifying unusual findings or conditions that may affect their accuracy. Perform quality control and quality assurance activities and maintain laboratory records in accordance with established procedures. Troubleshoot laboratory instruments, test methods, and testing problems, and document corrective actions. Participate in evaluating laboratory methods, updating procedures, and providing technical training. QUALIFICATIONS REQUISES : Basic Requirements Education A Bachelor's or graduate higher-level degree from a regionally accredited college 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. OR A full 4-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 1-year post- bachelor's certificate program or the last 1 or 2 years of a 4-year program of study culminating in a bachelor's in medical technology. OR A bachelor's or graduate higher level degree from an accredited college university, including 16 semester hours (24 quarter hours) of biological science (with one semester in microbiology), 16 semester hours (24 quarter hours) of chemistry (with one semester in organic or biochemistry), one semester (one quarter) of mathematics, AND five years of full time acceptable clinical laboratory experience in Blood Banking, Chemistry, Hematology, microbiology, Immunology and Urinalysis 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 4-year course of study described in 1 or 2 above. All science and mathematics courses must have been acceptable for credit toward meeting the requirements for a science major at an accredited college or university. 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 licensure as a medical technologist (generalist) 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. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS To qualify for the GS-09 position: You must have completed two (2) years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree or equivalent graduate degree that is directly related to the duties of this position. OR You must demonstrate in your resume at least one (1) year of qualifying experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following tasks: 1)Performing molecular, immu

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The National Institutes of Health (NIH), a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the largest biomedical research funding organization in the world. NIH is made up of 27 Institutes and Centers, each with a specific research agenda, often focusing on particular diseases or body systems. NIH employs approximately 18,000 employees in varied occupations, all supporting research efforts that improve health and save lives. For more information on NIH's mission and goals, and its 27 Institutes and Centers, visit the NIH website. Virtually explore the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) Bethesda campus, learn about scientific research, and get to know NIH community members who are working to help people live longer, healthier lives: https://www.nih.gov/virtual-tour/. The Department of Transfusion Medicine includes an FDA-licensed blood collecting facility as well as a transfusion service, diagnostic testing laboratories, and an FDA-registered cell processing facility. D