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    Clinical Laboratory Technician Lead - Seattle, United States - University of Washington

    University of Washington
    University of Washington Seattle, United States

    3 weeks ago

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    Description
    The Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology has an outstanding opportunity for a Clinical Laboratory Technician lead


    WORK SCHEDULE
    40 hours per week

    Day Shift


    WHAT WE OFFER
    Vacation time and sick time off that accrues monthly, including 12 paid holidays.

    Fully subsidized public transit pass (U-PASS) that covers multiple forms of public transportation in the region.

    Excellent healthcare, dental, disability, and retirement plan options.

    Lots of free fitness, healthy eating, finance, and stress reduction classes offered through the Whole U.


    State Employee Tuition Exemption Program covering up to 6 credits of qualifying coursework per quarter at the University of Washington or other participating colleges or universities.

    Eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program as a UW employee.


    REQUIRED POSITION QUALIFICATIONS


    An Associate Degree from a Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation (CAHEA) accredited Medical Laboratory Technician program including courses in chemistry and biology and one year of Clinical Laboratory Technician experience.

    OR

    Equivalent education/experience.


    PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
    Plans, organizes and assigns staff work assignments and breaks in a manner that maintains smooth workflow regardless of workload.

    Communicates with supervisor concerning lab's operational status, training needs, personnel issues, and staff concerns. Works with supervisor to review workplace procedures and policies.


    Reports issues or concerns from other laboratory divisions or hospital staff through HC1 or other reporting mechanism i.e., Quality Improvement tracking mechanism, Incident Reports, or Patient Safety Network.

    Perform all Clinical Laboratory Technician 1 and 2 tasks.

    Must be able to perform tasks on all benches in processing areas to oversee and fill in on all benches whenever needed during short staffing periods.

    Solves specimen problems in a timely, thorough and accurate manner, providing appropriate documentation for supervisor review.

    Makes constructive suggestions for improvements in the laboratory and staffing distribution.

    Keeps laboratory staff informed regarding specimen and/or handling problems or procedural changes.

    Oversees training of new staff to ensure that training is completed and documented on a timely basis.

    Provides and updates training materials. Work with supervisor to perform, assess and document competency evaluations of current employees.

    Maintains confidentiality regarding concerning staff and personnel issues.

    Provide communications about opportunities for continuing education to all staff.

    Directs staff to ensure the workplace is clean, neat, and professional in appearance.


    Oversees and ensures that bio-hazardous precautions are followed at all times including the disposal of biohazard waste in a timely manner.

    Wears personal protective equipment and ensures staff properly uses personal protective equipment as required.

    Performs computer functions in LIS as required for completions of tasks; acts as a resource to others. Ensures that specimen processing runs smoothly during scheduled and unscheduled computer downtime.

    Understands how to use the Laboratory Information System (LIS) and HC1 for problem resolution.

    Upon completion of training, be able to accurately and appropriately perform laboratory billing rejection resolution to ensure timely submission.


    This includes maintaining the "MERGE" and patient identification correction documentation records, cancel and credit functions and resolution of duplicate charges.

    Acts as a resource for SPS and the Informatics Division.

    Ensure that staff always follows established departmental policies and division specific processes and guidelines.

    Integrates new or revised processes into the workplace. Author new guidelines and job aids under direction of supervisor.

    Perform biennial review of current documentation per CAP requirements.

    Helps to maintain, archive, and retrieve records.

    Reports equipment and or facility problems in a timely manner and provides adequate notice to staff.

    Ensures refrigeration temperatures are monitored daily and takes corrective action in case of refrigeration equipment failure.

    Maintains and or notifies appropriate lead or supervisor of supply inventory needs; order as needed.

    Provide safety checks of equipment, reagents or bench practices as needed.

    Under direction of manager and/or supervisor, may serve in several specialized roles.


    These include divisional Quality Assurance, as a representative on committees to implement new systems or processes, as division's envoy for specialized department or hospital related initiatives, and/or work on other projects as assigned by manager or supervisor.


    ABOUT US


    A regional resource for clinical laboratory services required for innovative patient care, research and educational programs, the Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology combines the sophisticated testing and informatics capabilities of fully accredited laboratories with the resources of an academic institution in its delivery of clinical and anatomic pathology services.

    Recognized for excellence in clinical training, world-class research initiatives, and a commitment to community service, we serve labs and medical facilities both nationally and internationally.

    To learn more about our team, please click HERE


    UW Medicine includes Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center - Montlake, UW Medical Center - Northwest, Valley Medical Center, UW Neighborhood Clinics, UW Physicians, UW School of Medicine, and Airlift Northwest.



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