HIL Clinical Lab Coordinator.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for communication between HIL and Transplant Teams Regarding Patient Samples, orders, Results, and Reports. This position should demonstrate appropriate experience and knowledge to utilize EPIC, HistoTrac, Unet, and NMDP, and other Histocompatibility Lab software. Excellent organizational, oral and written communication skills, and 3-5 years of HLA Laboratory Experience required.

Requirements

Excellent organizational, oral and written communication skills
3-5 years of HLA Laboratory Experience required
Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate data analysis in practical data analysis applications of moderate difficulty.
Navigates within established technology environments to locate, validate, extract, and format data for data analysis.
Able to modify and run queries and standard reports from data tools and provide to users.
Can identify data values and data sources.
Is familiar with data modeling.
Can interview business customers to elicit data requirements and understand the relationships between data items.
Has provided continuous analysis and evaluation of assignment work processes, constantly striving for improvement in the way tasks and activities are accomplished by questioning their value to the process and contributing creative solutions.
Has participated in the process of establishing, communicating, and monitoring standards for quality and excellence.
Demonstrates the ability to work on and improve a current business process, product, or service.
Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate the ability to maintain equipment, products, or systems in practical applications of moderate difficulty.
Assures that parts inventory is sufficient.
Demonstrates proficiency of diagnostic testing in practical applications.
Possesses sufficient knowledge, training, and experience to be capable of successfully delivering results.
Constructively trains and mentors others by providing positive direction and feedback.
Has provided constructive suggestions to improve a situation.
Knows how to remove roadblocks to success and always avoids judgments.
Makes a concerted effort to pass on experiences and job information that can be learned easily.
Executes job responsibilities with the understanding of how output would affect and impact other areas related to own job area/team with occasional guidance.
Analyzes moderately complex problems using technical experience and judgment.
Has expanded knowledge gained through experience within a professional area.
Provides informal guidance and support to team members.
Develops Self and Others: Invests time, energy, and enthusiasm in developing self/others to help improve performance and gain knowledge in new areas.
Builds and Maintains Relationships: Maintains regular contact with key colleagues and stakeholders using formal and informal opportunities to expand and strengthen relationships.
Communicates Effectively: Recognizes group interactions and modifies one's own communication style to suit different situations and audiences.
Serves Others with Compassion: Seeks to understand current and future needs of relevant stakeholders and customizes services to better address them.
Solves Complex Problems: Approaches problems from different angles; Identifies new possibilities to interpret opportunities and develop concrete solutions.
Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Provides ongoing support and coaching in a constructive manner to increase employees' effectiveness.
Performs Excellent Work: Engages regularly in formal and informal dialogue about quality; directly addresses quality issues promptly.
Ensures Continuous Improvement: Applies various learning experiences by looking beyond symptoms to uncover underlying causes of problems and identifies ways to resolve them.
Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Understands all aspects of providing a safe environment and performs routine safety checks to prevent safety hazards from occurring.
Demonstrates Accountability: Demonstrates a sense of ownership, focusing on and driving critical issues to closure.
Stewards Organizational Resources: Applies understanding of the departmental work to effectively manage resources for a department/area.
Makes Data Driven Decisions: Demonstrates strong understanding of the information or data to identify and elevate opportunities.
Generates New Ideas: Proactively identifies new ideas/opportunities from multiple sources or methods to improve processes beyond conventional approaches.
Applies Technology: Demonstrates an enthusiasm for learning new technologies, tools, and procedures to address short-term challenges.
Adapts to Change: Views difficult situations and/or problems as opportunities for improvement; actively embraces change instead of emphasizing negative elements.
LIC-Medical Laboratory Act - Tennessee
Medical Laboratory Scientist - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
Medical Technologist - American Medical Technologists (AMT)
Relevant Work Experience
Bachelor's (Required)

Nice To Haves

Utilize EPIC, HistoTrac, Unet, and NMDP, and other Histocompatibility Lab software.

Responsibilities

Maintains communication with the transplant Program via Phone/email/TEAMS
Ensure that all testing and sample related questions are followed up and resolved.
Responds to inquiries regarding Result status
Maintains UNOS Active waitlist in HistoTrac
Maintains NMDP form submission for form 22/form 117
Maintains communication with Biotouch,and monitor the monthly waitlist batch upload.
Assist in maintaining UNOS Database for TIEDI, Unacceptable updates, and HLA verification.
Assist in maintaining NKR database for Unacceptable listing, and HLA Typing entering or verifying
Assist in ordering and reporting virtual crossmatches.
Contribute to HIL test Analysis, Review, signoff, and Reporting.
Contribute to QC and PT reviews, and proper documentation.
Participate in patient/ Donor selection meetings as needed.
The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.