Supervisory Cytotechnologist

Pay Range

$98,811.00/yr - $/yr

This position is located in the Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Service - Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center - in Aurora - CO.

• 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.
• United States Citizenship:
  Non‑citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• Education:
  
  Individuals must have successfully completed a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college/university and successfully completed a Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs accredited cytotechnology program.
• Foreign
  
  Education:
  
  To be creditable – education completed outside the U.S. must have been submitted to a private organization approved by the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) that specializes in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials; such education must have been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. programs.
• Certification: (1) Candidates must currently possess the Cytotechnologist (CT) (ASCP) or Specialist in Cytotechnology (SCT) (ASCP) certification given by the ASCP Board of Certification; (2) Loss of Certification – an employee who fails to maintain the required certification must be removed from the occupation, which may also result in termination of employment.
• English Language Proficiency:
  Cytotechnologists must be proficient in spoken and written English.
• See 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, the following criteria must be met when determining the grade of candidates:
  • Cytotechnologist (Supervisory) – GS‑12:
  Experience – at this level the candidate must have one year of creditable experience equivalent to the GS‑11 grade level that is directly related to the position to be filled.
• Assignments:
  For all assignments above the journey level – the higher‑level duties must consist of significant scope, complexity, range of variety, and be performed by the incumbent at least 25% of the time.
• The supervisory cytotechnologist performs a full range of supervisory duties for one or more sections of the laboratory.
• The supervisor makes work assignments, writes performance evaluations and staff competencies, and solves administrative problems.
• The supervisory cytotechnologist plans, organizes, and communicates management goals, and ensures compliance with regulations.
• The cytotechnologist demonstrates leadership and managerial skills – including interpersonal relations and conflict resolution – to effectively interact with employees, team leads, and managers.
• The supervisory cytotechnologist uses federal and state laws, regulations, and laboratory quality management procedures and principles to develop plans that aid in the laboratory quality management program and education, testing, and training of staff.
• In accordance with the CAP guidelines, the cytotechnologist may be responsible for rescreening previously screened negative cases and those designated “high risk” cases before the diagnostic interpretation is released from the cytopathology laboratory.
• Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
  In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate all of the following KSAs:
  • Leadership and managerial skills, interpersonal relations, conflict resolution, planning, organization, goal setting, study of technical and administrative problems, communication of management goals, supervision of work assignments, performance evaluations, compliance with policies, and knowledge of federal, state, and accrediting/regulatory requirements.
• Knowledge of laboratory quality management procedures and principles sufficient to establish and monitor a laboratory quality management program and educate and train…