Medical Technologist Specialist

Rochester Regional Health•Newark, NJ

3d•Onsite

About The Position

As a member of the professional medical team, the Medical Technologist Specialist accurately performs clinical laboratory analyses and examinations on blood, urine, body fluids, and tissues according to approved department procedures and within published turnaround times. The role uses a variety of instruments and methods to assist in physician diagnosis and treatment, and requires independent judgment, theoretical knowledge, and complex problem-solving to resolve clinical and instrument issues. The specialist follows regulatory laboratory requirements and serves as the subject matter expert in a key specialty area. The position also supports technical consultation, procedure and instrumentation development, validation, and training; laboratory quality and regulatory activities; Laboratory Information System database functions; and the Medical Laboratory Science Program through teaching, curriculum development, student evaluation, and accreditation activities. Additional duties may be assigned by the manager.

Requirements

Minimum of 2 years of medical technology laboratory experience.
Licensed Clinical Laboratory Technologist.

Nice To Haves

Certification by the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP).

Responsibilities

Perform laboratory testing accurately and in a timely manner.
Interpret and correlate clinical test results with patient history, diagnosis, and clinical condition, and explain normal or abnormal results to support appropriate action.
Communicate stat and critical laboratory results and prolonged instrument malfunctions that delay test results to physicians, nursing units, and other appropriate medical personnel.
Perform quality control, routine and advanced maintenance, and analyte and instrument troubleshooting.
Prepare reagents accurately and maintain appropriate inventory of laboratory section supplies with cost containment in mind.
Use required computer functions for ordering, performing, and resulting tests, and accessing reports to support testing and workflow management.
Consistently meet regulatory laboratory requirements.
Act as key operator and technical consultant to technologists, technicians, and/or students for an area or instrumentation.
Assist with development, validation, and training for new procedures and instrumentation.
Assist with inventory management, including assigned inventory lists.
Perform advanced maintenance and troubleshooting, including advanced preventative maintenance and quality control or validations for minor equipment such as centrifuges and pipettes.
Participate in regulatory preparation, including routine audits and tracers.
Participate in department quality improvement projects and/or department quality assurance and quality management monitors.
Participate in department, location, or system-wide committees or projects.
Receive approval to write or modify standard operating procedures for new or existing procedures.
Coordinate database functions of the Laboratory Information System.
Participate in the Laboratory Ambassador Program.
Teach in the Medical Laboratory Science Program and laboratory rotations as called upon.
Coordinate with the Medical Laboratory Science Program administration and laboratory areas to develop curriculum, lecture objectives, student evaluations, and written and digital exams.
Participate in classroom instruction, monitor student activities, attend and participate in faculty meetings, and participate in accreditation reviews and reports as needed.
Perform additional duties and responsibilities as requested by the manager.