The Supervisory Pathology Specialist provides various services in anatomic pathology under the direction and supervision of a Pathologist. The incumbent provides accurate and timely processing of a variety of laboratory specimens, including comprehensive macroscopic examination and evaluation of all surgical pathological specimens To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 07/06/2022. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. Individual Occupational Requirement: Applicants who meet the Individual Occupational Requirements described below are fully qualified for the specified entry grade and must also meet the specialized experience and/or education requirements. Bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree: major study in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of the position. This degree must be from an educational program from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (external link) at the time the degree was obtained. (Transcript is required) You may qualify based on your experience as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-11 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: supervising subordinates; assists with autopsies; cuts and embeds specimens with little supervision; maintains complex instruments; locates and corrects errors; processes removed tissues; and handles surgical tissues.. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Information AssuranceLeadershipResearchTechnical Competence Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: The work requires long periods of standing while performing gross examinations, recurrent bending when performing frozen sections and autopsies, sitting, and walking moderate distances. It occasionally involves moving human bodies and lifting objects up to 40 pounds. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/. ["This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until July 6, 2022. The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be April 20, 2022 with subsequent cut-off dates every two (2) weeks.. Eligible applications received after that date will be referred at regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur on an as-needed basis until positions are filled. evaluates work performance of subordinates gives advice, counsel, or instruction to employees on both work and administrative matters assures proper specimen collection and submission prior to accessioning assures proper specimen handling and fixation prior to processing obtains and reviews pertinent clinical information and history, including imaging studies, laboratory results, and operative records assures proper autopsy authorization, permission, and release of body documents reviews the patient's medical record including imaging studies and laboratory results assists with preparation of the final summary/clinical pathologic correlation prepares and maintains quality assurance monitors Work Schedule: Monday-Friday; 8:00am-4:30pm\nVirtual: This is not a virtual position.\nPosition Description/PD#: Supervisory Pathology Specialist/PD035610\nRelocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized\nPermanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized\nFinancial Disclosure Report: Not required"]