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Oversees personnel, logistical, fiscal, and educational matters for the Boston Area Consolidated Laboratories (BACL) Anatomic Pathology (AP) Service;
Creates, formulates, writes and reviews BACL AP Service administrative and technical policies and procedures;
Prepares a variety of administrative material, committee reports, memoranda, etc.;
Oversees Quality Assurance functions of the BACL AP Service, including surgical pathology, autopsy services, immunohistochemistry services, Mohs cancer surgical service, and cytopathology services;
Reviews changing requirements for space, equipment, personnel, supporting material requirements, and proposed new programs;
Ensures the AP laboratories are adequately supplied, and monitors economic and cost-effective use of supplies;
Works with VA attorneys and the US Attorney's Office to identify and sequester patient cases under review for litigation;
Coordinates and provides documentation for all Pathologists' and residents' Credentialing and Privileging activities;
Performs initial examination and processing of surgical pathology specimens including fixing, gross examination, orientation, cutting and dissecting, photographing, and sectioning of patient biopsy and surgical excision specimens;
Participates in the teaching of residents and medical students;
Prepares all needed instruments, surfaces, and containers, reviewing the patient's clinical history;
Oversees maintenance of the autopsy suite area, properly disposing of chemicals and biohazard materials;
Performs frozen section microtomy and staining of specimens according to protocols in the pathology department;
Monitors stain quality documentation, preparation techniques, and workflow daily and oversees and coordinates Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy Service when necessary;
Performs a variety of supervisory duties to include selection of new employees; plans, schedules, and conducts projects and studies; performance evaluation; provides advice, counsel, and instruction to employees on both work and administrative matters; hears and resolves minor complaints and grievances; etc.; and,
Performs all other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm.

Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: May be authorized for highly qualified candidates.
Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• Subject to a background/security investigation
• Designated and/or random drug testing may be required
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• May be required to serve a probationary period
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process

Qualifications

This position includes a Selective Placement Factor (skill, knowledge, ability or other worker characteristic basic to - and essential for - satisfactory performance of the job). Selective Placement Factors are a prerequisite to appointment and represent minimum requirements for a position. Applicants who do not meet it are ineligible for further consideration.

The Selective Placement Factor for this position is: Experience with knowledge and specialized education as a Pathologist Assistant that is required to examine and process surgical pathology specimens.
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Basic Requirement: You must have successfully completed a Bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree, with a major study in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of the Supervisory Health Science Specialist - Anatomic Pathology Manager position (i.e. clinical biology, microbiology, physiology, pre-med, medical lab technology, etc.). This degree must be from an educational program from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. NOTE: Transcripts (unofficial or official) must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation.
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In addition to the Basic Education Requirement and Selective Placement Factor above, to qualify for this position at the GS-12 level, you must meet the following:
Experience: You must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-11) in the Federal service that has given you the particular knowledge, skills and abilities required to successfully perform the duties of a Supervisory Health Science Specialist - Anatomic Pathology Manager, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience includes performing as a Pathology Assistant and as a lead or supervisor; using gross examination and sectioning procedures to illustrate and document the pathologic process; applying regulatory, licensing, and accrediting agency requirements governing clinical laboratory operations; performing quality control and quality improvement functions; interpreting specialized tests and laboratory findings; modifying or adapting established methods and procedures; maintaining complex instruments and equipment associated with pathology; utilizing permanent and frozen section techniques; training of new employees in performing functions pertaining to pathology. NOTE: Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, duties, month and year start/end dates AND hours worked per week.


You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position:

• Communications
• Diagnostic Medical Testing
• Project Management
• Quality Management

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s).

Your responses to the assessment questionnaire will be reviewed along with the information provided in your resume and supporting documentation to determine if you are qualified for the position. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, your rating may be lowered and/or you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

Candidates who apply under All U.S. Citizens announcements will be rated and ranked using Category Rating procedures. Qualified candidates will be assigned to a quality category. The categories are defined as follows:

• Best qualified - applicants possessing experience that substantially exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are highly proficient in all requirements of the job and can perform effectively in the position;
• Highly qualified - applicants possessing experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in most of the requirements of the job;
• Well qualified - applicants possessing experience that meets the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in some, but not all, of the requirements of the job; and
• Qualified - applicants possessing experience and/or education that meets the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors.