Laboratory Clinical Educator - FT - Days - MRH

Memorial Healthcare

1d•Onsite

About The Position

MHS educator for the pathway from laboratory student to laboratory employee. Develops and provides/facilitates services related to the orientation, training and assessment of new grads and inexperienced medical laboratory technologists and/or medical laboratory scientists.

Requirements

Bachelors (Required)
Clinical Lab Technologist License (TN LICENSE) - State of Florida (FL)
Florida Licensure as a Technologist or Supervisor to work in a CLIA licensed lab at highly and moderately complex testing level and the ability to perform waived testing.
5 years experience in a clinical laboratory in a hospital environment.
In a job related field

Nice To Haves

2 years experience in Microbiology highly preferred.

Responsibilities

Develops and provides/facilitates services related to the orientation, training and assessment of new grads and inexperienced medical laboratory scientists and/or medical laboratory technicians and other laboratory staff.
Serves as a mentor and consultant for staff professional development and good laboratory practice.
Oversees the on-boarding for Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) and Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) students.
Supports laboratory education to other healthcare professionals on an as needed basis.
Works with the Lab Directors on ensuring that the competency assessment tools for all MHS laboratories are standardized and up to date - meet regulatory requirements of TJC, CAP, FDA, etc.
Coordinates the training of students, new grads and inexperienced medical laboratory scientists and/or medical laboratory technicians and other laboratory staff at different sites and ensures that competencies are completed at the sites in the respective sections.
Collaborates with laboratory leaders to assess the learning needs of students, new grads and inexperienced medical laboratory scientists, medical laboratory technicians and other laboratory staff.
Assists with the coordination of continuing education classes, special events, seminars, didactic lectures, conferences and other activities as required.
Coordinates "A Day in the Lab" program and serves as liaison to High Schools who have HOSA/Health programs to promote a career in laboratory science.
Participates in the development, coordination, and delivery of new staff orientation and education activities for medical laboratory scientist and/or medical laboratory technician school graduates, scholarship recipients, inexperienced medical laboratory professionals, other laboratory staff, and other healthcare professionals.