Clinical Lab Scientist Ref Tech
About The Position
The Clinical Lab Scientist Ref Tech serves as a technical resource to internal hospital staff and external entities. In addition to the essential functions of a Clinical Laboratory Scientist, the role develops policies and procedures, reviews technical work, resolves complex technical problems, develops teaching protocols and curricula, and provides education internally and externally as requested. The position conducts clinical laboratory analyses and tests to support the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of disease; maintains and troubleshoots analytical instruments; leads validation and verification work; supports regulatory and accreditation surveys; and contributes to quality improvement and assurance activities. The role may act as a designee for a supervisor or manager and rotates as weekend lead.
Responsibilities
- Adhere to safety and health regulations, state and federal legal requirements, and hospital policies, operating procedures, and service standards.
- Conduct analyses using clinical laboratory techniques in hematology, chemistry, biochemistry, immunology, microbiology, or related laboratory specialties.
- Perform clinical laboratory tests of varying complexity using standard procedures to provide information for disease diagnosis, prevention, or treatment.
- Maintain and verify analytical instrument functionality and perform operational checks to ensure accurate assay performance and reliable results.
- Perform advanced equipment and instrument maintenance and troubleshooting.
- Serve as a technical resource to others; assess training needs, develop training materials, provide in-services, and conduct staff competency assessments as assigned.
- Lead validation or verification of laboratory instruments and assays, and complete validation reports or summaries.
- Develop, review, and update laboratory policies and procedures.
- Prepare for and support regulatory and accreditation surveys.
- Participate in quality improvement projects and assist with quality assurance activities.
- Act as a designee in the absence of a supervisor or manager as needed.
- Rotate as weekend lead.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Educate internal and external audiences as requested.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
