Sr Medical Technologist

MyMichigan Health•Midland, MI

6h•Onsite

About The Position

This position serves as a technical resource person providing guidance, on-going education and training to employees of the department, under limited supervision. This position will provide input into the development of procedures and protocol. Ensures compliance and provides interpretation of procedural intent as requested and/or required. This position will monitor the workflow and staff performance to ensure compliance with established policies and procedures. Guides the daily activities of the group to ensure efficient and uninterrupted operations. Maintains workflow efficiency and turnaround expectations. Provides input to evaluate staff performance, which includes performance reviews and disciplinary actions. For High complexity tests, this position may serve as a General supervisor (CLIA definition) and for moderately complexity testing may serve as a Technical Consultant (TC) defined in laboratory policy, to ensure: Remedial actions are taken when test systems deviate from the laboratory’s established performance specifications; Patient test results are not reported until all corrective actions have been taken and the test system functions properly; Orientation is provided to all testing personnel; and annual personnel performance evaluations and documentation of testing personnel performance competency.

Requirements

Credential: MT: Medical Technologist ASCP
Must hold and maintain an active, national MLS certification within 12 months of hire.
CT-Cytotechnologist ASCP or equivalent required.
HT-Histotechnologist ASCP or equivalent required.
Credential: MLT: Medical Lab Tech ASCP
A bachelor’s degree in Medical Laboratory Science/Technology or a bachelor’s degree in a science or health related field with national MLS certification.
Required for MT's, MLT's and CT's.
Leadership skills needed to effectively direct a group.
Two to three years progressively responsible experience as a MT, MLT, CT or HT.
Basic computer skills and knowledge.
Written and interpersonal skills needed to communicate successfully with individuals and groups and interact with people at all levels to communicate ideas and concepts in a clear and understandable manner.
Ability to handle multiple tasks, get along with others, work independently, regular and predictable attendance and ability to stay awake.

Nice To Haves

It is preferred the first attempt for national MLS certification occurs within 3 months of hire.

Responsibilities

Serve as a Clinical Laboratory Technical Specialist: analyze and process biological specimens, organize workload and set-up test procedures, monitor productivity and work flow patterns to achieve turnaround times in the 90th percentile.
Serve as a Cytology Technical Specialist: screen, interpret and sign out negative reports for gynecological cytology preparations; process, screen and interpret for non-gynecological cytology preparations; assist clinicians with fine needle (FNA) biopsies as well as prepare, screen, interpret the FNA material; work within the Cytology and Histology departments to accomplish daily work; monitor productivity and work flow patterns to achieve turnaround times in the 90th percentile.
Serve as a Histology Technical Specialist: process Pathology samples by embedding, cutting and immunohistochemical staining; assist Pathologists with frozen and gross duties as needed; perform all other duties listed in Histotechnologist job description; work within the Cytology and Histology departments to accomplish daily work; monitor productivity and work flow patterns to achieve turnaround times in the 90th percentile.
Evaluate appropriateness of patient and quality control results and enter into the Laboratory information system, strictly following critical notification policy when results meet stated criteria.
Maintain inventory and reorder reagents, stock shelves, and dispose of biohazards, chemicals, etc. in a safe manner following department procedure.
Maintain and troubleshoot instruments.
Serve as the technical resource person in matters related to equipment: quality control, calibration, maintenance, trouble-shooting and inventory.
Routinely provide input for updates to standard operating procedures and assure that routine procedures are in compliance with all applicable regulations.
Provide practical, hands-on training for new employees and when procedural changes occur.
Monitor compliance with supply and usage guidelines.
Provide upkeep of departmental inventory of supplies and requests.
Assist the Manager to improve performance of the department.
Provide Manager with input for scheduling and staffing needs.
May provide leadership in the absence of the Manager.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Ensure remedial actions are taken when test systems deviate from the laboratory’s established performance specifications.
Ensure patient test results are not reported until all corrective actions have been taken and the test system functions properly.
Ensure orientation is provided to all testing personnel.
Ensure annual personnel performance evaluations and documentation of testing personnel performance competency.