Job Description

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This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this department. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities, and LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

GENERAL DUTIES

• Ensures/provides quality specimens for laboratory testing:
  - Accessions specimens accurately and efficiently evaluates specimen appropriateness.
  - Processes samples to preserve sample integrity, correct centrifuge times and processes histology samples.
  - Transports samples to correct locations and stores samples under appropriate conditions.
• Operates systems/methodologies in order to produce timely and accurate data for patients, quality check, and proficiency testing:
  - Performs daily bench quality assurance checks.
  - Handles established tasks during routine and heavy workflow, using good judgment prioritizes tasks-at-hand.
  - Observes systems and resolves issues, minimizing negative impact to patient care.
  - Checks mechanics and responds appropriately to instrument alarms, recognizing unusual data trends.
• Reports clinical data accurately and efficiently so that care givers receive timely patient information:
  - Uses computer skills to evaluate data, document actions and control workflow.
  - Minimizes clerical and technical that adversely affect patient care.
• Maintains systems to ensure maximum up-times:
  - Performs regular system maintenance, reviews statistics for system problems and performs as-needed troubleshooting, minimizing the need for urgent or unneeded repair visits.
  - Avoids urgent supply requests and minimizes supply loss due to expiration, inventories and/or notifies appropriate person of shortages or submits orders and receives and stores supplies.
• Demonstrates knowledge of regulatory standards in order to satisfy compliance requirements:
  - Follows site specific SOPs, manuals, and instructions.
  - Follows regulatory agency guidelines (CAP, JCAHO, Medicare, OSHA, state, FDA, AABB).
• s daily operation of department/section for optimum operation:
  - Serves as point of contact for medical staff and nursing and regulatory/compliance agencies.
  - Provides feedback for evaluations, counseling, and competencies and assists with schedules and bench assignments for staff.
  - Maintains current procedures and evaluates/implements new procedures, oversees MT/MLT student program, lectures, and clinical rotations and assists in regulatory inspections.

EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS

• 5 years of experience in a General Clinical Lab with at least 3 years in a Blood Bank required.
• Related supervisory experience required.

EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS

• Required: Bachelor's degree in medical technology, Clinical Laboratory Science or equivalent

WORK SHIFT:

Days (United States of America)

LCMC Health is a community.

Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little “come on in” attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health’s culture of everyday extraordinary

About University Medical Center

University Medical Center, a world class academic medical center in LCMC Health’s incredible community of care, is the largest medical training center for healthcare professionals in Louisiana and has long served as the region’s safety net hospital for poor and underserved communities for 300+. Learn more about University Medical Center’s legacy and our vision of becoming the epicenter of medical care, education, and research.

Your extras

• Deliver healthcare with heart.
• Give people a reason to smile.
• Put a little love in your work.
• Be honest and real, but with compassion.
• Bring some lagniappe into everything you do.
• Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care.
• See opportunities, not problems – it’s all about perspective.
• Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.
• Love what makes you, you - because we do

You are welcome here.

LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

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