Lab Technical Specialist

Covenant Health•Morristown, TN

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Lab Technical Specialist provides technical and scientific oversight for a laboratory specialty or section. The role guides problem-solving and troubleshooting related to the organization, implementation, and technical performance of diagnostic procedures. The specialist must also meet the job requirements of either a Medical Technologist or Laboratory Technologist. The position is full time at Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System, with 80 hours per pay period and variable shifts.

Requirements

Must have and maintain Tennessee State Medical Technologist licensure.
Must meet the job requirements of either a Medical Technologist or Laboratory Technologist.
Minimum education is not specified; education must be sufficient to meet the standards for the required license or certification.
No minimum experience is specified.

Responsibilities

Selects test methodologies appropriate for clinical use in conjunction with the Laboratory Manager and Medical Director.
Prepares documentation for discipline or commendation for review by the Lab Manager.
Verifies test procedures and establishes test performance characteristics, including precision and accuracy.
Enrolls in and participates in an approved proficiency testing program; maintains related records and ensures proficiency samples are tested in the same manner as patient specimens.
Establishes, with the Laboratory Manager and Medical Director, an appropriate quality control program and acceptable analytic performance parameters.
Maintains quality control standards throughout the testing process; documents quality control activities, calibrations, and maintenance, and routinely reviews and evaluates data.
Prepares monthly quality control reports for pathologist review and performs correlation and comparison studies.
Ensures patient results are not reported until corrective actions are complete and the test system is functioning properly.
Identifies training needs and ensures testing personnel receive appropriate, regular in-service training.
Resolves technical problems, ensures remedial actions are taken when test systems deviate from established performance specifications, and documents actions taken.
Operates, maintains, and troubleshoots department equipment.
Evaluates and maintains the competency of testing personnel through observation, monitoring results, record review, and assessment of test performance and problem-solving skills.
Oversees and assists with training employees and students in the department.
Performs testing personnel responsibilities in the assigned section as required.
Composes new procedures and annually reviews or revises technical procedure manuals; obtains Laboratory Medical Director approval for changes.
Provides clinical consultation or evaluation concerning interpretation and clinical evaluation of laboratory tests and procedures.
Ensures adequate inventory of supplies and reagents for timely testing.
Reviews and interprets tests sent to reference laboratories.
Prepares and submits new test formats and changes to existing tests to the LIS specialist.
Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards; completes required annual education assignments.
Works toward goals and objectives and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.
Performs other duties as assigned.