Medical Lab Specialist - Microbiology Laboratory

Description

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This position is eligible for the Clinical Laboratory Incentive Program.

Summary:

The Microbiology Laboratory is currently recruiting a Medical Laboratory Specialist for the Central Processing, Bacteriology, and Special Microbiology areas of the laboratory. This position supports the technical, regulatory and safety needs of all three areas. The Specialist works in collaboration with the laboratory supervisor and laboratory directors to address analytical problems and maintain scientific oversight of routine patient testing.

Schedule:

Monday- Friday, 8:30am- 5:00pm, with rotating weekends and holidays It is expected that the medical laboratory specialist is flexible in providing support to other shifts within their assigned responsibilities.

Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Follow all written laboratory policies and procedures. Medical laboratory specialists must adhere to the laboratory and hospital policies and procedures for both patient and employee safety.
• Work collaboratively in teams as well as independently to complete the daily workload in an efficient manner ensuring that all turnaround times are met.
• Maintain appropriate documentation as required by procedures and processes being performed.
• Monitor and review quality management program components, assuring that appropriate investigation and follow-up are documented and enhancements implemented.
• Update quality control ranges as appropriate. Assist with lot changes and adjustment of ranges or parameters.
• Participate in new equipment and test evaluations, data collection, and data analysis.
• Implement new procedures and equipment following guidelines for new test implementation.
• Participate in developing standard operating procedures for patient testing.
• Assist with generation of reports as required to monitor turnaround times and other metrics.
• Review regulatory checklists and assure that all new questions are addressed.
• Maintain proficiency with all regulatory requirements and serve as a departmental expert for CLIA, CAP, JCAHO, and OSHA regulations.
• Facilitate the distribution of proficiency survey materials, submit results, and evaluate results. Issue ERFs with follow up for any proficiency failures. Communicate results to the appropriate director and obtain required monitoring and signatures.
• Conduct mock inspections to prepare the laboratory for CAP inspections.
• Participate in the maintenance of the chemical inventory and keep current all SDS sheets in collaboration with Quality Management personnel.
• Coordinate LIS/HIS/middleware configuration, connectivity, and testing for current and future instrumentation.

Education Requirements:
Bachelors degree required with a minimum of 24 semester hours of science credits.
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
Requires MLS/MT (ASCP), MT (NCA) or MT (AMT) certification
Professional Experience Requirements:
Requires three years of experience at the medical laboratory technologist, cytotechnologist, or histotechnologist level.

Legal Employer: STATE

Entity: UNC Medical Center

Organization Unit: Microbiology Laboratory

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary Range: $31.04 - $44.62 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System with UNC Health benefits. If, however, you are presently an employee of another North Carolina agency and currently participate in TSERS or the ORP, you will be eligible to continue participating in those plans at UNC Health.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.