Clinical Laboratory Scientist Coordinator
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Job Location:
Woodland, WA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Where Youll Work
Dignity Health Woodland Memorial Hospital is Yolo Countys largest health care provider serving the community since 1905. Woodland Memorial Hospital is a 108-bed acute care facility offering the most comprehensive range of health care services in Yolo County including inpatient and outpatient surgical services family birth center/labor and delivery emergency services home health services palliative care inpatient mental health services sleep disorders center and cancer care services. With strong ties to our community we believe in providing compassionate high-quality health care to you and your family close to home. Woodland Memorial Hospital is part of Dignity Health one of the nations largest health care systems with a 22-state network. For more information please visit our website here at Community. One Mission. One California
Job Summary and Responsibilities
Job Summary:
The incumbent performs chemical microscopic and/or bacteriologic tests and verifies results for use in the diagnosis and/or treatment of disease. Coordinates the technical operations of the laboratory sections for which responsible. Demonstrates competency in patient testing for neonate pediatric adult and geriatric patients.
Job Duties:
- Demonstrates competency in age-specific patient testing for neonate pediatric adult and geriatric patients.
- Properly identifies patient sample and/or result and maintains sample integrity throughout the analytical and reporting process.
- Performs technical procedures accurately correlating technical data and evaluating results for reasonableness and maintaining required documentation.
- Accurately reports results via computer entry and verification or recording on manual report forms.
- Makes appropriate workflow decisions considering clinical needs test priority and response to expedited requests. Helps lab to achieve 88-93% lab average TAT during the evaluation period. Completes fair share of patient workload as determined by random TAT audits and assures timely performance of non-testing duties.
- Recognizes and reports critical values according to policy.
- Prepares calibrates and maintains equipment trouble-shooting as needed documenting actions and reporting instrument status to co-workers.
- Recognizes and takes action on all quality control situations requiring remedial action.
- Ensures weekly QC audits are performed.
- Maintains work area in a neat and orderly manner disinfecting work area at least once per shift and cleaning up reagent or specimen spills as soon as possible.
- As required records date of receipt expiration date lot number date put into use and identification of reagent/supplies.
- Assures good transition at end of shift by checking that adequate supplies/reagents are available for the next shift. Documents inventory needs and restocks work area.
- Provides for orientation and training of new section personnel.
- Prepares sections for and participates in inspections.
- Evaluates and implements new procedures and equipment including writing policies and procedures and maintaining updated procedure manuals in compliance with all regulatory standards.
- Supports the management of the laboratory particularly in the absence of the supervisor. Adjusts daily staffing as necessary to match workload with hours.
Job Requirements
Minimum Requirement:
Education and Experience:
- 2 years Clinical Laboratory Scientist in a clinical laboratory.
- Bachelors Degree with a major in a biological science.
- 1 year internship in a hospital clinical laboratory.
Licensure:
- Registration as a Medical Technologist by the Registry Board of the American Society of Clinical Pathologists.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Laboratory Experience
- Immunoassays
- Machine Learning
- Biochemistry
- Assays
- Research Experience
- Spectroscopy
- Research & Development
- cGMP
- Cell Culture
- Molecular Biology
- Data Analysis Skills
About Company
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