Clinical Laboratory Scientist - Generalist

We need to produce HTML fragment with sections for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. Must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info, remove boilerplate, duplicated lines, application instructions. Must not create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". Must only include sections when posting has real specific content. Let's parse the posting. Key info: - Summary: This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program. Must meet specific individual eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval - award amount (up to $200 -000) and eligibility period (one to five years) determined by VHA Education Loan Repayment Services after review. - Qualifications: Applicants pending completion of educational or certification/licensure may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements met. - Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens per VA Policy. Education: A bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university. Certification: Candidates must meet one of the certification options below: 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. Grandfathering Provision... (some details). Foreign Education... etc. Physical Requirements... English Language Proficiency... Grade Determinations: GS-11, GS-9, GS-7 criteria. - Assignment: This is considered FPL for a CLSA CLS at this level independently carries out day-to-day operations... (list of duties). This is basically responsibilities. - Duties: "Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional This position is located in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service at the Joseph Maxwell Cleland Atlanta VA Medical Center Duties includes but are not limited to:" then a long list of duties. - Work Schedule: "3:30p.m.-12Midnight - Monday through Friday with rotating weekends and holidays(Work schedule is subject to change based on agency needs)" - Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized; Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized; EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive; Contact vhaedrpprogramsupport@va.gov - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance; Learn more Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases When setting pay - a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique We need to extract substantive content and map to sections. Potential sections: - About the role: Could include summary about EDRP eligibility, location, maybe assignment description. The posting includes "Summary" about EDRP, and "Assignment" description. Could combine. - Responsibilities: The duties list under "Duties includes but are not limited to:" plus maybe assignment description. - Requirements: Could include basic requirements (citizenship, education, certification, foreign ed, English proficiency, physical requirements). Also grade determinations? Might be qualifications. - Qualifications: Could include the grade-specific qualifications (GS-11, GS-9, GS-7) and KSAs. - Skills: Could include KSAs (knowledge, skills, abilities) maybe separate. - Benefits: EDRP details (student loan repayment program) maybe also mention "Competitive salary and regular salary increases". Also maybe mention "Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional". But we need to avoid filler. The posting mentions "Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional" but not details. It might be just a heading. We'll include EDRP as benefit. - Pay: "Competitive salary and regular salary increases" plus mention of higher step rate. That's specific enough? It says "Competitive salary and regular salary increases". Not a number but it's specific statement. We can include Pay section. - Schedule: Work schedule details. We must not create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". The Pay section content is "Competitive salary and regular salary increases". That's not filler like "varies". It's okay. We must not repeat job title as heading. Not include Job ID. We must not include boilerplate like EEO, legal, etc. Remove contact email? The instruction says remove application instructions. Contact email for EDRP coordinator might be considered application instructions? It's a contact for questions/assistance. Might be considered application instruction? Probably we should remove it as it's not substantive job info. However the EDRP contact could be considered part of benefits? But it's contact info. Safer to remove. We must preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep details like award amount up to $200,000, eligibility period one to five years, etc. We need to ensure we don't lose any substantive info. Let's extract each piece. Summary/EDRP: - This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program. - Must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. - Program Approval - award amount (up to $200 -000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application. Note: there is a typo "$200 -000" likely means $200,000. We'll keep as "$200,000". We'll preserve the info. Qualifications (basic): - Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Basic Requirements: - United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. - Education: A bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university. - Certification: Candidates must meet one of the certification options below: * 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 - 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. For employees who do not meet all the basic requirements of this standard but met the qualifications applicable to the position at the time they were appointed - the following provisions apply (text continues but seems cut off). We'll keep the provision description as is. - Foreign Education: To be creditable - education completed outside the U.S. must be deemed at least equivalent to that gained in a conventional U.S. program by a private organization specializing in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials. Graduates of foreign baccalaureate degree programs meet the educational requirements if they meet either of the following: * Foreign transcripts are evaluated by an acceptable evaluation agency - and the degree is found to be equivalent to a NAACLS-approved U.S. clinical laboratory science degree program * OR The applicant submits a letter from ASCP BOC or AMT stating the individual is eligible to take the certification examination Note: Possession of a certification identified above automatically determines the foreign education as creditable and no further documentation or proof of equivalency is needed. - Physical Requirements: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/ (we can keep as a reference link? It's a URL; maybe we keep as part of requirements.) - English Language Proficiency: Candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with 38 U.S.C.7403 (f). May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria). - Grade Determinations: In addition to the basic requirements for employment - candidate must meet the following grade-determining criteria for placement at grade levels specified. * GS-11 Clinical Laboratory Scientist: Experience or Education - Experience: 1 year of creditable experience equivalent to the next lower grade level - 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 - 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 - Assignment: This is considered FPL for a CLSA CLS at this level independently carries out the day-to-day operations in the laboratory The CLS develops - performs - evaluates - interprets - correlates - and validates the accuracy of laboratory procedures and results in line with current laboratory regulatory requirements The work performed may be in a variety of laboratory specialties such as chemistry - microbiology - immunology - hematology - and immunohematology Testing procedures are performed on a variety of biological specimens and/or environmental samples using manual or automated methods In addition to routine testing - the CLS conducts quality control and routine maintenance of instrumentation and troubleshooting The CLS correlates abnormal lab data with pathological states - determines the validity of test results - and the need for additional tests Specific targeted laboratory responsibilities or projects may include laboratory safety officer - analyzer specialist - primary operator on new test systems - quality control specialist - supply control - and/or coordinator for the laboratory competency assessment or proficiency/survey program This assignment may include limited duties in areas such as lab information management and ancillary testing These tasks require a broad exercise of independent judgment and responsibility - including organizing and setting priorities with minimal technical supervision * GS-9 Clinical Laboratory Scientist: Experience or Education - Experience: 1 year of creditable experience equivalent to the next lower grade - OR Master's degree or 2 academic years of progressively higher-level graduate education in medical technology or a directly related science - 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 - Assignment: An individual at this grade level serves as a developmental CLS The CLS is responsible for evaluating - performing - interpreting - and validating the accuracy and validity of test results The CLS demonstrates a clear progression of clinical knowledge and experience by performing testing procedures on a variety of biological specimens using manual or automated methods This includes routine testing - quality control - routine maintenance of instrumentation - and troubleshooting that applies innovative procedures and problem solving Deviations from regular procedures - unanticipated problems - and unfamiliar situations are referred to more experienced staff for a decision or assistance Assignments at this level will