Senior Laboratory Technician

The Fertility Partners US • Norwalk, CT

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for supervising the Andrology and Endocrine laboratories ensuring the reporting of test results to provide diagnostic information for patient care. May supervise other laboratory technologists as assigned. This role involves coordinating daily and monthly quality control procedures, routine and preventative maintenance on instrumentation, and assisting in the clinical evaluation and implementation of new tests and equipment. The Senior Laboratory Technician also performs complex testing, trains new technologists, maintains patient confidentiality, and assists with reporting and inventory management. They are expected to adhere to the quality management program, ensure staffing support, and maintain staffing schedules. Additionally, this role involves initiating various quality assurance processes like lot comparisons, cal checks, and carryover protocols, and may be assigned special projects. Effective communication with management and staff is crucial, as is attendance at QI meetings.

Requirements

• Considerable knowledge of relevant agency policies and procedures
• Considerable knowledge of State and Federal laws, statutes and regulations
• Considerable knowledge of chemistry, hematology, histology, biology, bacteriology, microbiology, serology, immunoassay
• Considerable knowledge of laboratory instrumentation including computers
• Knowledge of standard clinical laboratory procedures including safety practices
• Knowledge of scientific methods
• Interpersonal skills
• Supervisory ability
• Oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to work quickly and accurately under stressful conditions
• Takes initiative to meet with other team leaders monthly, to maintain relationships and address any necessary topics
• Must show attention to detail and have the ability to follow strict clinical protocols and processes
• Must have the ability to work successfully under stressful conditions, and must be capable of adapting to varying workloads and work assignments on a frequent basis
• Must have the ability to make sound, independent judgments based on protocols, and also be able to collaborate with other multidisciplinary team members in an appropriate fashion
• Must have the ability to comprehend and perform oral and written instructions and procedures
• Must have effective reading and comprehension skills
• Must have strong communication skills, written and verbal to interact with people of all professional and social levels
• Staff member must meet immunizations requirements as stated in Illume Fertility immunization policy
• TB inoculation
• Flu vaccine
• Others as they become required

Nice To Haves

• May supervise other laboratory technologists as assigned
• May be assigned special projects

Responsibilities

• Acts as liaison with operating unit agencies, and outside officials regarding Lab’s policies and procedures; may make recommendations on policies or standards
• Coordinates the performance of daily and monthly quality control procedures
• Coordinates the routine and preventative maintenance on all instrumentation and takes appropriate corrective action
• Assists in the clinical evaluation and implementation of new and existing test procedures, equipment and products as they relate to lab
• Assists in validation processes of new equipment and tests
• Performs monthly inventory and initiates the ordering process
• Performs the duties of laboratory technologists proactively while setting positive examples of work habits and ethics in response to work load and staff coverage
• Independently performs complex testing procedures
• Trains new technologists according to current protocols and methodology
• Maintains patient confidentiality within HIPAA regulations
• Assists in preparing monthly reports and QC submission
• Prepares daily, monthly, quarterly qc paperwork for manager review
• Adheres to Illume's quality management program as per SOP
• Ensures staffing support is offered to Embryology laboratory daily, if available
• Maintains staffing schedule for all locations
• Keeps records and inventory
• Performs and documents quality control procedures and instrument preventive maintenance
• Assists manager in scheduling preventative maintenance with outside vendors
• Assists Manager in performing monthly review of qc and addressing outliers as described in SOP, Maintains importance of PPE and Universal Precautions throughout the lab and ensures laboratory technicians have the necessary PPE
• Together with manager, initiates cryotank inventory annually and monitors for completion
• Initiates lot comparisons and monitors for completion
• Initiates Cal check processes on all analytes in all locations
• Initiates Carryover protocol in all locations
• May be assigned special projects
• Reviews accession log for completion, expiration of all supply and Quarterly QA of all locations alongside the Manager
• Communicates effectively to Manager and act as liaison between manager and lab staff
• Attends QI meetings
• Coordinates structured allocation of staff to assist in Embryology when staffing allows
• Assists in scheduling quarterly fire drills and chemical spill drills, in all locations

Benefits

• HIPAA
• Illume's quality management program
• PPE and Universal Precautions

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior