Medical Laboratory Scientist

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Assist in management of the laboratory and provide clinical services in accordance with KANA’s mission, policies, and procedures while applying standards of CLIA, CMS, and the Laboratory profession’s best practices. Demonstrate leadership and support clinical staff in their work direction. Provide expert level clinical medical technology testing services performing all areas involved in pre-analytic, analytic and post-analytic testing. Oversee maintenance of policies and procedures as technical consultant of the laboratory complying with all regulatory requirements.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Support the organization’s mission and goals, quality standards, and patient-centered medical home philosophy. Embrace KANA’s culture of serving the whole person through our provision of services. Incorporate KANA’s core values of Courtesy, Caring, Respect, Sharing, and Pride in all activities and decisions.
• Uphold KANA’s Code of Ethics by conducting professional activities with honesty, integrity, respect, fairness, and good faith in a manner that reflects positively upon the organization.
• Demonstrate personal initiative and accountability while participating in the department's inventory and budget. Forecast needs, allocate resources, and/or take corrective action as necessary.
• Provide oversight, support and back up to phlebotomy staff and their responsibilities including but not limited to: learn and utilize materials management ordering system, learn send-out processing and reporting, perform phlebotomy, specimen collection, and patient preparation when necessary.
• Ensure assigned staff complete training, competency, tests, and proficiency testing in all areas hematology, chemistry, microbiology, urinalysis, serology, etc. Ensure documentation is maintained per CMS retention requirements.
• Select test methodology appropriate for clinical use of test result, verify test procedures performed, accuracy of each test and test system as it pertains to the specialty assigned reporting and maintaining records following guidelines for Panic Value results and STAT requests.
• Establish a quality control (QC) program appropriate for the testing performed with parameters for acceptable levels of performance, ensuring that these levels are maintained throughout specimen analysis and monitor test analysis and specimen examinations through evaluation of QC records.
• Resolve technical problems, monitor test analysis and specimen examination through evaluation of proficiency testing and ensure that remedial action is taken and communicated to all testing personnel when necessary
• Participate in facilitating patient education throughout the Laboratory experience, reinforcing patient’s continued health care through teaching and/or referral to community agency follow-up
• Ensure the ongoing maintenance of a safe and productive work environment.

Supervisory Responsibilities This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Bachelor’s degree in Medical Laboratory Science or Medical Technology, or relevant Science Degree that is nationally registered or licensed as a Medical Laboratory Scientist, Clinical Laboratory Scientist or equivalent. Minimum one (1) year of general laboratory experience.

Demonstrated proficiency in analyzing situations, developing, and implementing appropriate solutions; must be able to effectively and efficiently make decisions independently.

Strong interpersonal are required as well as effective writing, speaking and reading comprehensive skills.

Ability to work independently without close supervision.