Technical Coordinator, Hematology
Valley Health System•Winchester, VA
•Onsite
About The Position
The Technical Coordinator, Hematology, is responsible for the oversight of the Hematology unit of the Laboratory, which includes patient result reporting, quality control, quality assurance, and compliance with accreditation standards.
Requirements
- Associates Degree in Clinical Laboratory Science or Chemical, Biological, or Physical Science required
- 5 years of clinical laboratory experience with a focus in Hematology required
- American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) or equivalent board certification required
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills required
- Demonstrates knowledge/competency in providing service to patients of all ages including neonate, child, adolescent, adult and geriatric required
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's Degree in Clinical Laboratory Science or Chemical, Biological, or Physical Science preferred
- 2 years of experience as Hematology Supervisor preferred
Responsibilities
- Serves as subject matter expert in Hematology, Coagulation, and Urinalysis and contributes to strategic planning for intradepartmental and interdepartmental initiatives.
- Maintains technical competency in Hematology, Coagulation, and Urinalysis and ensures ongoing and documented competency of departmental and generalist staff members.
- Evaluates and implements new technologies in conjunction with intradepartmental and interdepartmental team members.
- Performs, delegates, and/or oversees departmental training for new hires and ensures completion of training checklist.
- Performs, delegates, and/or oversees equipment maintenance; ensures maintenance is completed on schedule and with appropriate documentation.
- Performs, delegates, and/or oversees performance, accuracy and documentation of quality control and quality assurance programs.
- Serves as administrator for QC Vendor applications and Middleware; programs and updates quality control parameters for all assays in multiple platforms.
- Resolves technical and department operational problems.
- Provides departmental support for LIS, Quality Assurance, and Education initiatives in conjunction with other team members
- Maintains adequate inventory of supplies to ensure continuity of service.
- Assists in personnel scheduling.
- Provides insight for personnel performance evaluations, goal planning, and performance improvement.
- Participates in intradepartmental and interdepartmental facility meetings and committees; generates reports and presents data in areas of expertise.
- Reviews and revises procedure manuals according accreditation standards; creates new policies and procedures when indicated; communicates policy updates to appropriate staff.
Benefits
- A Zero-Deductible Health Plan
- Dental and vision insurance
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Tuition Assistance
- Retirement Savings Match
- A Robust Employee Assistance Program to help with many aspects of emotional wellbeing
- Membership to Healthy U: An Incentive-Based Wellness Program
- Health savings account
- Flexible spending account for childcare
- Life insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Professional development
- Discounts to on-campus dining
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
