MEDICAL LAB SCIENTIST - 1st Shift Transfusion Lab (Monday to Friday 7:00am - 3:30pm)
Company: Duke University Health System
Location: Durham
Posted on: June 26, 2022
Job Description:
Occupational SummaryThe Medical Laboratory Scientist will
coordinate and participate in a variety of complex technical tasks
in the performance of laboratory tests to obtain data for use in
the diagnosis and treatment of disease in the Transfusion Service
Laboratory at Duke Regional Hospital. This is a full time 1st shift
position (Monday to Friday 7:00am - 3:30pm) in the Transfusion Lab
at Duke Regional Hospital.
Work Performed
- Model positive behavior that encourages a work culture
supportive of the Duke University Health System Behavioral
Values.
- Demonstrate strong written and verbal communications skills
necessary to facilitate positive interactions with co-workers,
patients (and patient families), lab leadership and all laboratory
customers.
- Maintain a positive and professional attitude during stressful
situations and periods of issues resolution.
- Adhere to all DUHS and departmental policies and
procedures.
Duties and Responsibilities of this Level
- Maintain sufficient inventory of material supplies and reagents
and communicate when supplies require ordering. Assist with putting
inventory away in a timely fashion to ensure product integrity.
Ensure that reagents and supplies are rotated verifying expiry
dates. Discard expired materials and notify the supervisor so that
replacement can be made in a timely manner.
- Coordinate and participate in the performance and
interpretation of complex technical duties in support of medical
laboratory testing; record determinations and results for review by
laboratory management and physician/caregiver staff.
- Maintain responsibility for patient identification, specimen
labeling and collection verification, or instructing patients or
other healthcare providers in collection and preservation
techniques for transfusion service samples. Request recollection of
specimens as appropriate.
- Ensure that patient confidentiality is maintained in compliance
with HIPA at all times.
- Set up, evaluate and operate current and new equipment,
instruments and apparatus required for specific laboratory tests
and assume adequate responsibility to maintain operations including
preventive maintenance.
- Coordinate the preparation and quality assurance of reagents
and supplies as appropriate.
- Evaluate collected laboratory data and prepare reports
assessing accuracy, completeness, timeliness, progress, adverse
trends and appropriate recommendations or conclusions.
- Participate in the development of new medical laboratory
procedures and techniques. Provide technical guidance and
instruction to students, interns, residents, staff and other
employees as required.
- Act as a person in charge (PIC) as well as a resource
person/role model, as per guidelines determined by laboratory
management. Monitor quality control, quality assurance, safety and
infection control practices to assure compliance with internal and
external regulations.
- Maintain sufficient inventory of material supplies and
equipment for performance of duties. Clean and maintain standard
laboratory equipment as per SOP and GLP.
- Monitor workflow, assessment of staffing levels and
reassignment as needed. Follow up and communicate with co-workers
and supervisor as appropriate to ensure work is completed.
- Utilize various laboratory and hospital information systems and
software.
- Communicate in a supportive, professional, courteous and
respectful manner with all, laboratory customers, patients and
their families, and other medical personnel as necessary to obtain
information for laboratory records, explaining procedures,
responding to questions, clarify orders and communicating work
status.
- Demonstrate required dexterity, knowledge, and ability to
complete assigned laboratory tasks and skills, attention to detail
and compliance with all appropriate regulatory and safety
requirements.
- Ensure that all work practices are CAP and AABB compliant
- Ensure personal competency assessments are completed as
directed within established timelines.
- Participate in the testing of CAP proficiency testing.
- Participate in lab inspections and work with inspectors as
needed.
- Provide advanced problem solving, troubleshooting,
interpretation/consultation, verification of specimen quality and
test results.
Transfusion Service Specific Responsibilities:
- Receive patient samples for transfusion service testing.
Determine specimen acceptability according to strict labeling
criteria and reject unsuitable samples. Ensure BBID requirements
are met.
- Process all blood product preparation requests; consult with
patient care team regarding irregularities in ordering
practice.
- Dispense blood products to various clinical units, including
emergency release dispensation of large quantities of blood
products in critical care situations such as massive transfusion
protocols and obstetric hemorrhage protocols.
- Perform type & screen on patient samples.
- Select correct products and perform appropriate compatibility
testing. Ensure products are requested, handled and prepared
following all guidelines.
- Select appropriate and necessary tests to resolve discrepancies
of serologic incompatibilities noted in routine testing (antibody
identification, antigen typing and other special techniques listed
in the electronic document control system).
- Select appropriate and necessary tests to aid in the diagnosis
and treatment of disease.
- Demonstrate the ability to perform independently in resolving
lab problems.
- Investigate all serological problems and transfusion
reactions.
- Perform preventative maintenance functions and quality control
of all instrumentation. Troubleshoot as required, contacting
Technical Service as needed. Communicate all system failures to
senior and supervisory staff.
- Receive blood products into inventory and perform confirmatory
testing; receive/enter critical supplies into inventory.
- Process autologous/directed forms and update information when
notified of changes.
- Maintain various leadership activities as assigned in addition
to required job activities.
- Recognizes and properly reports internal adverse events and/or
near misses.
- Inspect blood products using established procedures.
- Evaluate acceptability of blood products for issue and return
to inventory.
- Participates and make recommendations for quality improvements
as appropriate
- Completes annual continuing education requirements.
Required Qualifications at this Level
Education: BS in Medical Technology, Clinical Laboratory Sciences,
Biological Sciences or related field. Generalist / Specialty
certification is required for specialty labs.
Experience: None. Non-cert technologist requires meeting CLIA 1988
requirements with 15 years of experience, defined competencies and
performance of high complexity testing.
Degrees, Licensure, and/or Certification: Certification as a
Medical Technologist or Medical Laboratory Scientist by a
nationally recognized board/agency (required).
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Experience involving patient contact, customer service in a
medical setting, strong communication skills both verbal and
written. Basic knowledge of medical terminology.
- Working knowledge of laboratory and hospital computer systems
is helpful.
- Thorough knowledge of laboratory safety and infection control
procedures and practices including standard precautions and
hazardous chemical handling.
- Ability to demonstrate required dexterity, knowledge, and
ability to complete assigned laboratory tasks and skills, attention
to detail and compliance with all appropriate regulatory and safety
requirements.
- Ability to maintain effective working relationships with other
employees.
- Ability to perform independently in resolving lab problems.
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and Duke University Health System may include essentialjob
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