Laboratory Technical Consultant Job
Location: Bloomington Minnesota
Description: Health Partners is currently interviewing Laboratory Technical Consultant Job right now, this vacancy will be placed in Minnesota. For complete informations about this vacancy opportunity kindly see the descriptions. Laboratory Technical Consultant
Job ID: : 25220
Department: : Lab Administration
City: : Bloomington, MN
Location: ! : HP - Bloomington 8170 Office Bldg
Position Type: : Full-Time
Anticipated Work Schedule: : M-F, days; oversight of staff working eves and weekends, therefore some flexibility occasionally needed.
Hrs/Pay Period: : 80
Job Description: :
The culture at HealthPartners is one of ownership, pride, service and most importantly, partnership. That spirit of partnership among employees, patients and the community helped us to earn a place on the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal’s List of the Twin Cities Great Places to Work. Join us for a career that offers respect, support and encouragement. You’ll stay for the power of partnership.
Our continued growth has created an opportunity for a Laboratory Technical Consultant. The laboratory technical consultant is responsible for the technical and scientific oversight of the HealthPartners clinic laboratories in their region. One technical consultant will be responsibl! e for multiple sites, some including urgent care. The technica! l consultant works in collaboration with the clinic Care Delivery Supervisor (CDS) to coordinate technical staffing needs.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Technical and scientific oversight of HealthPartners’ Clinic Laboratories to ensure quality test performance.
- Selects test methodologies and instrumentation appropriate for clinical use.
- Verifies test procedures performed and establishes the laboratory’s performance criteria, including the accuracy and precision of each test and test system.
- Enrolls laboratory in an approved proficiency testing (PT) program commensurate with services offered. Documents, reviews and monitors PT results.
- Ensures instrument performance to include calibration, maintenance records, quality control and troubleshooting.
- Monitors, reviews, and documents quality control records. Resolves technical problems and ensures remedial actions are taken whenever test systems deviate from th! e laboratory’s established performance specifications.
- Identifies training needs and ensures testing personnel receive regular in-service training.
- Evaluates the competency of all testing personnel on an ongoing basis.
- Reviews patient test results on a daily basis.
- Establishes and monitors Quality Assurance protocols to improve laboratory processes.
- Implements and monitors “Point of Care†testing within the clinic.
- Works in collaboration with the laboratory computer team on day to day operations and facilitates system enhancements and upgrades.
- Establishes and implements laboratory policies and procedures.
- Provides Quality Assurance and productivity reports to Laboratory Director as requested.
2. Develops, monitors and manages the clinical laboratory bud! get(s); maintains monthly cost indicator reports as per required protoc! ol.
3. Technical personnel management and development:
- Manages technical staffing schedule in collaboration with the CDS.
- Works with the CDS to establish and evaluate performance through appraisals and competency.
- Implements procedural, policy and computer changes, communicating appropriate information to laboratory personnel.
- Interviews and hires new technical staff in collaboration with the care delivery supervisor.
- Facilitates orientation for physicians, nursing staff and other clinic staff.
- Provides consultation to provider staff regarding laboratory procedures and policies.
- Works with medical staff to assure appropriate utilization of laboratory services.
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- Acts as an effective, consistent role model of Services Excellence; exemplifying courtesy, compassion, and responsiveness to all customers.
- Understands and accepts the philosophy that customer complaints and feedback are gifts to our organization.
- Works with staff and other supervisors to identify opportunities to improve patient satisfaction.
- Demonstrates professional development through participation in continuing education, special projects, and professional organizations.
- Bachelor’s degree in medical technology or a related field with NCA or ASCP certification.
- Five years of recent experience working in a clinical laboratory setting.
- Strong communication, problem solving, organizational and leadership skills.
- Thorough knowledge of laboratory regulatory (CLIA) requirements.
- Computer knowledge! and ability.
- ! Laboratory management experience preferred.
- Quality assurance and process improvement experience is a plus.
Health is what we do. Partnership is how we do it.
EOE
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This vacancy starts available on: Sun, 05 May 2013 16:01:53 GMT