lab_technician – Medical Lab Scientist/Medical Technologist

Specialty: Medical Lab Scientist/Medical Technologist
Facility: Sharp HealthCare – 7901 Frost Street, Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA
State License: CA
Certs/Licenses: ASCPCalifornia Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) Generalist license
Years of Experience:
Shift: 8H/E PM/evening shift (1430 – 2300), Every other weekend with variable weekdays 5×8 Hr
Guaranteed Hours: 40.00
Description: Specialty: Clinical Laboratory ScientistFacility: Sharp HealthCareState License: CACerts/Licenses: ASCPCalifornia Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) Generalist licenseYears of Experience: Shift: 8H/E PM/evening shift (1430 – 2300), Every other weekend with variable weekdays 5×8 HrGuaranteed Hours: 40.00Description: Analytic Testing Procedures:Completes testing procedures using written policies, procedures, and other appropriate resources; identifies issues in and submits necessary revisions to policies and procedures. Performs new procedures and policies within acceptable training time intervals; meets department turnaround time goals. Documents activities and results consistently, thoroughly, and legibly; proofreads and double checks own work to achieve zero defects and zero harm. Reviews operational reports for possible clerical and analytical errors and make correction as necessary. Evaluates data for accuracy and verifies any questionable finding with thorough investigation and appropriate follow through. Performs pre-analytical (patient reception, sample collection, processing) and analytical procedures and demonstrates assessment of testing factors regarding patient age and population specific groups. Demonstrates emotional intelligence, critical thinking and logical decision making, especially under critical and stressful situations to reach acceptable resolutions. Acts as a key resource for employee/student training, development, and competency assessment. Act as a key operator for testing, validation, analyzers and technology. Performs additional duties to meet operational needs. Participates in writing and revision of policies and procedures.Equipment management:Utilizes equipment (including phone, copier, fax, printer, etc.,) analyzers, products, and other tools per manufacturers and training instructions and according to established procedures; facilitates issue resolution. Reports, documents, and resolves or facilitates resolution of equipment/analyzers/tool/reagent issues and failures in a timely and efficient manner. Removes defective equipment/analyzers from use, documents problem, and notifies appropriate personnel for repair; verifies equipment/analyzers inspections are up to date. Follows through on problem resolution and validates equipment/analyzers performance post repair. Participates in analyzer and test methodology, evaluation and selection and provides input in decision making processes. Demonstrates competency and efficient use of tool applications (IS, PC, other system/software) and equipment to produce the product. Performs and validates required preventive and corrective maintenance on equipment/analyzers/tools. Actively manages inventory and demonstrates ability to evaluate consumables (reagent/supply) inventory to prevent shortages; alerts ordering personnel. Schedule Notes:PM/evening shift (1430 2300), Every other weekend with variable weekdaysSkills: Quality assurance:Coordinates and completes processes to meet standards established to maintain quality testing, including collaboration and engagement in continuous improvement of processes. Represent laboratory department in entity or system committees, taskforces, or workgroups as necessary. Communicates clearly using tools Closed Loop and SBAR.Supervises work activities performed by Medical Lab Technicians, Certified Phlebotomy Technicians and Laboratory Assistants, and promotes accountability, mutual respect and teamwork. Completes and assesses QC performance, proficiency testing, test validation/calibration/linearity with indicated corrective action and resolution as needed.Has knowledge of and reviews quality assurance indicators and monitors and works with the laboratory team to meet/exceed the established thresholds. Completes and validates daily position tasks within expected timeframes to meet QA indicator goal expectations. Identifies errors and follows-through with investigation, correction, documentation, and notification to appropriate caregiver and lab leadership. Demonstrates process of self-discovery, including knowledge of strengths and weaknesses and views deficiencies as opportunities for growth; sets goals for self-improvement. Performs shift lead duties as necessary. Receives feedback well and provides thoughtful feedback to others. Participates in regulatory and safety compliance activities as assigned.California Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) Generalist license -REQUIREDASCP preferred.3y CLS recent experience RequiredANALYTIC TESTING PROCEDURESPOLICY REVISIONTURNAROUND TIME MANAGEMENTDOCUMENTATIONPROOFREADINGAdditionalERROR CORRECTIONDATA EVALUATIONPRE-ANALYTICAL PROCEDURESANALYTICAL PROCEDURESASSESSMENT OF TESTING FACTORSEMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCECRITICAL THINKINGLOGICAL DECISION-MAKINGTRAINING AND DEVELOPMENTCOMPETENCY ASSESSMENTTESTING VALIDATIONANALYZER OPERATIONTECHNOLOGY OPERATIONEQUIPMENT UTILIZATIONISSUE RESOLUTIONEQUIPMENT INSPECTIONPROBLEM RESOLUTIONPREVENTIVE MAINTENANCECORRECTIVE MAINTENANCEINVENTORY MANAGEMENTCONSUMABLES EVALUATIONQUALITY ASSURANCECONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENTCLOSED LOOP COMMUNICATIONSBAR COMMUNICATIONSUPERVISIONACCOUNTABILITYTEAMWORKQC PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTPROFICIENCY TESTINGTEST VALIDATIONCALIBRATIONLINEARITY TESTINGERROR INVESTIGATIONSELF-DISCOVERYEducation: Education required for CA State CLS or CLS specialty.;Languages: English ;Read ;Write ;Speak English(Speak, Read, Write)Job Category: Clinical – Allied – TravelShift: 8H/ESchedule notes/approved time off: PM/evening shift (1430 2300), Every other weekend with variable weekdaysMin. Pay Rate: 49Max. Pay Rate: 73Hourly Pay Rate: 0Weekly Stipend: 0; 8H/E PM/evening shift (1430 – 2300), Every other weekend with variable weekdays 5×8 Hr