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Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Clinical Laboratory Science, Medical Laboratory Science, or Medical Technology, with education and credentials subject to evaluation.
• Candidates near completion of a qualifying bachelor's degree must have successfully completed the clinical rotation in the area of job duties.
• Certification is required for the certified role.
• Ability to perform the analytic processes for which the employee is qualified, trained, and competent.
• Ability to comply with laboratory SOPs, ARUP policies and procedures, and applicable CDC and OSHA requirements.
• Ability to use personal protective equipment in a biohazard laboratory environment.
• Ability to perform the physical and visual tasks described, including stooping, reaching, occasional movement between work sites, fine motor work, close/far/peripheral vision, and color discrimination.
• Continual assessment of current literature and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Perform waived, moderate, and/or highly complex analytic processes independently when qualified, trained, and competent under laboratory SOPs.
• Operate, calibrate, and troubleshoot laboratory instruments; ensure equipment functions properly and report or request service as appropriate.
• Perform quality control procedures, maintain QC records and documentation, and resolve and document QC failures with corrective action.
• Follow specimen collection, handling, transport, and recording procedures.
• Process and verify data and enter results and explanatory or interpretive information into the laboratory information system in a timely manner.
• Monitor QC and assist with data collection for quality assurance indicators as assigned.
• Perform internal and external proficiency testing.
• Meet output measures and assist with work in any section where current competency has been verified.
• Recognize and report critical patient results according to established processes.
• Recognize unexpected results, errors, and problems with patient tests and escalate them as required.
• Evaluate potential causes of unexpected test results and understand the theory of laboratory procedures.
• Correlate clinical and laboratory data with pathologic states to determine result validity.
• Evaluate exceptions to established criteria and special circumstances involving specimen collection and integrity for their impact on testing.
• Recognize appropriate and inappropriate selection of basic and complex laboratory tests.
• Prioritize testing and coordinate general workflow in the assigned area.
• Integrate and relate laboratory data to investigate discrepancies and contribute to their resolution.
• Train new and current employees on procedures and policies.
• Provide technical information or instruction to clients, employees, medical students, residents, peers, physicians, and the public as appropriate.
• Maintain adequate inventory of reagents and supplies.
• Direct workflow activities and review daily data reports as assigned.
• Assess peers performing testing as a qualified observer after two years of experience, excluding New York testing.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• $3,000 sign-on bonus, subject to conditions.
• Applicable relocation reimbursement, subject to conditions.