Sr Medical Technologist

Overview

This position serves as a technical resource person providing guidance, on-going education and training to employees of the department, under limited supervision. This position will provide input into the development of procedures and protocol. Ensures compliance and provides interpretation of procedural intent as requested and/or required. This position will monitor the workflow and staff performance to ensure compliance with established policies and procedures.

Guides the daily activities of the group to ensure efficient and uninterrupted operations. Maintains workflow efficiency and turnaround expectations. Provides input to evaluate staff performance, which includes performance reviews and disciplinary actions.

• 40% a or b or c
• Clinical Laboratory Technical Specialist: Works within the department to analyze and process biological specimens, organize workload and set-up test procedures. Monitors productivity and work flow patterns to achieve turnaround times in the 90th percentile.
• Cytology Technical Specialist: Screen, interpret and sign out negative reports for gynecological cytology preparations. Process, screen and interpret for non-gynecological cytology preparations. Assists clinicians with fine needle (FNA) biopsies as well as prepares screens, interprets the FNA material. Works within the Cytology and Histology departments to accomplish daily work. Monitors productivity and work flow patterns to achieve turnaround times in the 90th percentile.
• Histology Technical Specialist: Processes pathology samples by embedding, cutting and immunohistochemical staining. Assists Pathologists with frozen and gross duties as needed. Able to perform all other duties listed in Histotechnologist job description. Works within the Cytology and Histology departments to accomplish daily work. Monitors productivity and work flow patterns to achieve turnaround times in the 90th percentile.

• 20% Evaluates appropriateness of patient and quality control results and enters into the Laboratory information system. Strictly follows critical notification policy when results meet stated criteria.
• 20% Maintains inventory and reorders reagents. Stocks shelves. Disposes of biohazards, chemicals, etc. in a safe manner following department procedure. Maintains and troubleshoots instruments.
• 20% Serves as the technical resource person in matters related to equipment: quality control, calibration, maintenance, trouble-shooting and inventory. Routinely provides input for updates to standard operating procedures. Assures that routine procedures are in compliance with all applicable regulations. Provides practical, hands-on training for new employees and when procedural changes occur.

• Monitors compliance with supply and usage guidelines.
• Provides upkeep of departmental inventory of supplies and requests.
• Assist the Manager to improve performance of the department.
• Provides Manager with input for scheduling and staffing needs.
• Supervision exercised:
  May provide leadership in the absence of the Manager.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• For High complexity tests, this position may serve as a General supervisor (CLIA definition) and for moderately complexity testing may serve as a Technical Consultant (TC) defined in laboratory policy, to ensure: remedial actions are taken when test systems deviate from the laboratory's established performance specifications; patient test results are not reported until all corrective actions have been taken and the test system functions properly;
  
  orientation is provided to all testing personnel; and annual personnel performance evaluations and documentation of testing personnel performance competency.

Credential: MT:
Medical Technologist ASCP

Equivalent

Experience:

MT/MLT - Medical Technologist/Technician ASCP - Must hold and maintain an active, national MLS certification within 12 months of hire. It is preferred the first attempt occurs within 3 months of hire. CT - Cytotechnologist ASCP or equivalent required. HT - Histotechnologist ASCP or equivalent required.

Education:

BACH

Equivalent

Experience:

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