Senior Medical Lab Generalist - Night Shift

Mass General Brigham•Jamaica Plain, MA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Medical Laboratory Scientist Senior I (MLS Senior I) performs waived and non-waived laboratory testing under general supervision, following laboratory policies and standard operating procedures. After completing applicable orientation, training, and competency assessments, the employee works independently to produce accurate test results and records used by providers to diagnose and treat disease. The role is responsible for assigned workstations, including quality-control review, instrument maintenance and troubleshooting, staff training and competency assessment, operations, and inventory management. When qualified and delegated, the employee may serve as a Technical Consultant, Technical Supervisor, or General Supervisor under CLIA, and may provide day-to-day technical oversight of laboratory operations and personnel. The position is onsite at Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital and is scheduled for 40 hours per week on the night shift.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in Medical Laboratory Science or in a chemical, physical, or biological science from an accredited college or university.
ASCP certification or equivalent.
At least 4 years of clinical laboratory experience in clinical hematology or a core laboratory.
Ability to perform only testing authorized by the Laboratory Director and commensurate with the employee's education, training, experience, and technical abilities.

Responsibilities

Select test methodologies appropriate to the clinical use of results and verify test procedures and test performance characteristics, including precision and accuracy.
Ensure participation in CMS-approved proficiency testing programs, compliance with CLIA requirements, timely submission of results, review of reports, and follow-through on corrective actions.
Establish appropriate quality-control programs and acceptable analytical performance parameters, and ensure those standards are maintained.
Resolve technical problems, take remedial action when test systems deviate from specifications, and ensure patient results are not reported until the system is functioning properly.
Identify training needs, provide or support staff training, evaluate testing personnel competency, and document performance evaluations at required intervals.
Perform qualitative and quantitative tests on blood, plasma, and other body fluids using instruments or manual methods, following laboratory policies.
Use two patient identifiers; prepare samples and reagents; operate, maintain, check, and calibrate instruments; and document work performed.
Recognize instrument malfunctions, troubleshoot and repair according to guidelines, and alert a supervisor or designee when needed.
Perform and document quality control for reagents and instruments, including out-of-range results and corrective actions.
Interpret and report test results accurately, identify aberrant results and factors affecting them, take appropriate action, and document corrective actions.
Participate in quality assurance and improvement activities, proficiency testing, continuing education, mandatory annual training, and regulatory readiness activities.
Complete orientation, training, and competency requirements for applicable instruments and methods, and stay current with laboratory instrumentation and analytical techniques.
Assist with training and orientation of new employees or students, competency assessments, development of training programs, and new training initiatives.
Assist with evaluation, validation, and implementation of methods or instruments; biannual method comparisons and calibration verification studies; and writing and revising standard operating procedures.
Work independently to complete projects, organize and prioritize duties, and support coworkers and patient care as a team member.
On occasion, provide daily supervision and assistance to technical and non-technical staff and review others' patient results, quality-control records, and maintenance records.
Participate in laboratory software implementation and upgrades and special projects.
Document errors in the hospital Safety Reporting System and inform a supervisor when reports are entered.
Follow hospital and laboratory policies, accrediting-agency guidelines, infection-control practices, and safety plans.
Perform clerical and support duties, including answering phones, communicating critical or stat results, monitoring pending logs, monitoring and ordering supplies, processing specimens, and logging samples.
When delegated as General Supervisor for high-complexity testing, remain accessible to testing personnel, provide day-to-day supervision, provide required on-site direct supervision in specified circumstances, and monitor testing to maintain acceptable analytical performance.