Clinical Lab Technologist - Diagnostic Immunology

Nationwide Children's Hospital • Columbus, OH

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About The Position

The Clinical Lab Technologist performs accurate and timely laboratory processing, testing, and result reporting. The role also performs preventive maintenance and quality control, maintains supplies, and provides customer service. Work includes routine and complex technical procedures and functions in the laboratory information system, which may include phlebotomy, specimen collection, processing, reporting, and storage.

The technologist follows applicable laws, regulations, techniques, procedures, and protocols; maintains a safe environment; and protects patient information. The position contributes to process development and improvement, quality assurance, continuing education, department meetings, and special projects. It also involves providing feedback and assisting with employee, student, fellow, and rotator training and competency.

This is a full-time, benefits-eligible position scheduled from 3:00 PM to 11:30 PM, with rotating weekend and holiday on-call duties.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in medical laboratory science, or in a chemical, physical, or biological science from an accredited institution.
• Organizational and communication skills, attention to detail, and computer skills.
• Discipline-specific technical skills.
• Ability to maintain and foster interpersonal relationships with internal and external customers.
• Ability to work efficiently and independently while promoting a team environment.

Nice To Haves

• American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP) certification.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine and complex technical procedures and functions in the laboratory information system accurately and in a timely manner.
• Perform phlebotomy, specimen collection, processing, reporting, and storage as applicable.
• Perform preventive maintenance, maintain supplies, and conduct quality control with appropriate documentation, coordination, and communication.
• Follow applicable laws and regulations and maintain knowledge of laboratory-wide and section-specific techniques, procedures, and protocols; review and acknowledge procedures as required.
• Provide service excellence, collaborate as One Team, and support quality patient care by adapting communication to cultural differences, addressing concerns, researching problems, identifying resolutions, troubleshooting, and handling interruptions and changing circumstances efficiently.
• Maintain a safe environment, wear designated personal protective equipment, report spills and hazardous situations immediately, and follow patient-information disclosure guidelines.
• Assist with departmental process development and improvement, including quality assurance, continuing education, department meetings, and special projects.
• Provide useful feedback that supports individual improvement.
• Assist with training and competency activities for employees, students, fellows, and rotators.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time