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Clinical Laboratory Scientist – Third Shift
Veterans Health Administration · Cleveland, Ohio · Closes in 4 days
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: Federal employees - Competitive service, The public, Federal employees - Excepted service, Internal to an agency.
Open to U.S. citizens, nationals, and those who owe allegiance to the U.S., including current federal employees. Current permanent VA employees are reviewed first, then other VA employees, then all other applicants.
Experience: GS-7 needs no experience beyond the basic requirements. GS-9 and GS-11 each need 1 year of experience equal to the next lower grade level.
Education: A bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university is a basic requirement. For GS-9, a master's degree or 2 academic years of graduate study in medical technology or a directly related science can be used instead of experience. For GS-11, 3 full years of graduate study or a Ph.D. or doctorate in medical technology or a directly related science can be used instead of experience.
Licenses and certifications:
- Generalist certification as an MLS from ASCP BOC or AMT, or as an MT from ASCP BOR or AMT
- Categorical or specialist certification is not accepted for generalist CLS positions
- Applicants without certification may be hired under certain exceptions and must work toward certification
Experience can be paid or unpaid, volunteer work included: if it matches the duties, it counts. The full rules are in the announcement.
2 Resume and documents
Write a federal resume for this job. For each job you held, give the month and year you started and ended, your hours per week and what you did, using the words of the experience the announcement asks for. Many announcements accept resumes of up to 2 pages: check this one.
3 Apply on USAJOBS
Closes in 4 days (November 9, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).
You sign in to USAJOBS with a Login.gov account, answer the questionnaire and upload your documents, then you submit. Answer the questionnaire honestly: your resume must show what you claim.
How they rate you: You will be rated on how well you meet the qualifications, based on your questionnaire and documents. Your application, resume, and documents will be verified, and errors or missing information may lower your rating or make you ineligible.
4 After you apply
In USAJOBS, under Applications, you can see where your application stands: received, reviewed, referred to the hiring manager or not, then selected or not. It can take a few weeks.
For the interview, prepare three examples with the STAR method: the Situation, the Task, what you did (Action) and the Result.
If they choose you: a tentative offer, then a background check, then the final offer with your start date.
Tips for this job:
- Your resume or CV should be detailed and clear; the 2-page resume limit does not apply to this job.
- Upload your professional certification and transcript, because both are required for the application package.
- Submit the complete package, including all documents, by 11:59 PM ET on 11/09/2026.
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