Lab Specialist - Transfusion Services

OhioHealth • Columbus, OH

20h

About The Position

We are more than a health system. We are a belief system. We believe wellness and sickness are both part of a lifelong partnership, and that everyone could use an expert guide. We work hard, care deeply and reach further to help people uncover their own power to be healthy. We inspire hope. We learn, grow, and achieve more – in our careers and in our communities. Job Description Summary: The Lab Specialist reviews, monitors and correlates internal and external information and resources to insure that patient compatibility testing is accurate and reproducible; shall institute and maintain quality assurance measures as required by licensing or accrediting agencies. Takes on a level of responsibility which includes patient audits for errors, checking the completeness of antibody panels, workups and charges, training of personnel, inventory control, quality control, and troubleshooting and resolving problems.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree (Required)
• Med Tech language; including Phlebo Experience, Medical Technology or related field.
• One year internship in an accredited hospital followed by completion of the Board of Registry examination.
• Advanced level of physiological chemistry, quantitative analysis, higher mathematics, statistical analysis, and computer training.
• Customer service to clinicians and clients.
• Must be comfortable and professional on the telephone, able to communicate with physician office staff and clinical staff, and laboratory Associate's.
• Must be able to communicate with patients and their families, and use service recovery where necessary.
• Two years extensive Experience in an automated clinical laboratory.

Responsibilities

• Performs all duties as Med Tech
• QC: Establishing and reviewing quality control and interlaboratory QC programs, linearity and precision, investigating problems, utilizes complex information for troubleshooting. Verifies acceptable limits for results of samples used for internal quality control of laboratory tests. Validate methods. Communicates changes and orients new staff to QC P/P. Provides clinical expertise and leadership while training and leading associates and students.
• Clinical competency which includes facilitating proficiency test program for their area of clinical focus.
• Patient safety and infection control practices.
• Maintains all QC and instrumentation and records required by accrediting agencies, CAP, JCAH o and files documentation in such a manner that it is accessible to all technical staff who use the data, as well as inspectors reviewing data to monitor compliance with regulation.
• Performs other misc. duties as assigned Inventory management as required

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees