Technical Advisor for Clinical Lab

Florida Cancer Specialists•Tampa, FL

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Responsible for the technical and scientific oversight of the clinical laboratory, the Technical Advisor provides timely consultation and direction to ensure laboratory quality programs and services are implemented at the highest standards according to regulatory standards and established policies and procedures. The Technical Advisor ensures policies and procedures are followed and align with regulatory updates as well as coordinate and implement the lab quality management and quality improvement programs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a Chemical, Biological, Physical, Medical Technology or Clinical Laboratory Science from an accredited institution required
Current State of Florida Medical/Clinical Laboratory Technologist license required
Current National Medical Technologist or Medical Laboratory Scientist certification required
Valid Florida driver’s license for travel to other FCS offices is required
Minimum of four (4) years of experience in a clinical laboratory setting.
Critical thinking skills including solid problem solving, analysis, decision-making, planning, time management and organizational skills. Must be detailed oriented with the ability to exercise independent judgment.
Developed interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence, diplomacy, tact, conflict management, delegation skills, and diversity awareness.
Able to work effectively with sensitive and confidential material and sometimes emotionally charged matters.
Good command of the English language.
Effective communication skills (oral, written, presentation), an active listener, and effectively provides balanced feedback.
Strong customer focus. Ability to build an engaging culture of quality, performance effectiveness and operational excellence through best practices, strong business and political acumen, collaboration, and partnerships, as well as a positive employee, physician, and community relations.
Effectively manages own time, conflicting priorities, self, stress, and professional development.
Self-motivated and self-starter with ability work independently with limited supervision. Ability to work remotely effectively as required.
Must be able to work effectively in a fast-paced, multi-site environment with demonstrated ability to balance competing priorities and demands from a variety of stakeholders and sites. Solid time management with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks.
Proficient in MS Office Word, Excel, Power Point, and Outlook required.

Nice To Haves

BLS certification preferred

Responsibilities

Collaborate with laboratory leadership to maintain standardized laboratory workflows according to the regulatory requirements and company standard operating procedures and methods of practice.
Perform quality assurance functions to accomplish coordination, monitoring, and reporting of quality assurance actions and issues.
Review Quality Control, Quality Assurance, Proficiency testing, and equipment/analyzer service and preventive maintenance records at defined frequencies.
Remain regularly accessible to clinic lab personnel to provide on-site, telephone, or electronic meetings/consultation.
Prepare the clinic laboratory for COLA and CLIA validation surveys to include facilitating all surveys.
Coordinate and organize inspection information/documentation in addition to appropriate data gathering mechanisms, procedures, etc.
Identify gaps in understanding and provide in-service education, when needed.
Directly evaluate the competency and proficiency of all testing personnel, ensuring clinic lab staff perform test procedures, tasks, and report test results promptly and accurately.
Perform direct observation competency assessments at frequencies outlined by laboratory regulatory requirements; initial, semi-annual, annual, and annually thereafter.
Resolve technical problems ensuring that corrective actions are taken whenever test systems deviate from the clinic laboratory's established performance specifications.
Under the direction of laboratory leadership ensure specified quality indicators are monitored and correctly measured, providing appropriate and timely feedback to staff.
Support the financial goals of the company by being fiscally responsible in all areas, including Inventory management.
Serve as a subject matter expert to represent laboratory services in cross departmental presentations and other related projects.
Demonstrate working knowledge of all facets of role, regulatory standards, and organizational and departmental policies and procedures.
Support laboratory services in all other necessary duties, including but not limited to supporting new clinical and pathology test offerings, technology enhancements/improvements, workflow processes or system changes, and analyzer/ equipment upgrades.
Complete all duties required to keep laboratory in compliance with state and federal regulatory agencies.
Comply with all Federal laws and regulations pertaining to patient care, patients’ rights, safety, confidentiality, billing, and collections. Adhere to all FCS and departmental policies and procedures, including IT policies and procedures and Disaster Recovery Plan.
Will be expected to work at any location to help meet company business needs.
Will be expected to work overtime when given sufficient notice of required overtime.
Perform other duties and projects as assigned.