The Network Laboratory Technical Specialist maintains the operation of the assigned section to meet standards of laboratory accrediting agencies. Oversees core lab functions and rapid response laboratory standardization. Serve as network technical specialist in assigned area of expertise (Blood Bank, Chemistry, Hematology, Support Services).
JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Ensures all assigned policies and procedures meet the requirements of network and lab accrediting agencies.
2. Ensures standardization throughout the network in assigned areas of expertise. Maintains and updates Laboratory Policies and Procedures as well as document control in area of specialty.
3. Oversees the maintenance procedures of instrumentation and ensures that resources are available for troubleshooting technical and instrument operations.
4. Ensures that the quality of testing is maintained according to laboratory policy and complies with licensing and accrediting agencies.
5. Maintains technical requirements for the core laboratory including monthly peer data evaluation, quality control review, and competency assessment.
6. Manages network projects in areas of expertise by preparing validation plans, coordinating and collaborating with technical coordinators, working with the vendor and Epic for the completion and success of the project. Reviews results with Pathologist or Lab Administrator.
7. Ensures selection of proficiency testing meets laboratory accrediting agencies’ standards.
8. Maintains effective communication within the network through technical coordinator meetings, manager meetings, meeting with Pathologist, etc. Serves on various laboratory/hospital committees.
9. Delegates responsibilities and duties to technical coordinators at each site so the section runs smoothly.
10. With Laboratory Quality team, designs and implements a Quality Management process/program to document performance and resolve system problems and service complaints.
11. Maintains current technical/scientific knowledge and competency in assigned area of expertise to perform patient testing as needed. Able to perform essential functions of MLS/MT in area of expertise.
12. Prepares and teaches lectures in assigned area of expertise for intern MLS program.
13. Provides input to Network Director for annual budget and to explain variances. Assists Site Managers on maintaining cost effective inventory.
14. Assists LIS analysts in resolving laboratory computer problems.
15. Coordinates teaching of students, public relations tours of laboratory.
16. Other related duties as assigned.
PHYSICAL AND SENSORY REQUIREMENTS:
Sitting up to 7 hours per day in 2 hour increments. Standing up to 5 hours per day in 2 hour
increments. Walking up to 7 hours per day in short increments. Frequently uses fingers to
manipulate small vials, pipetting, etc. Continuous use of hands for operation of laboratory
equipment and computer keyboard. Occasional lifting of boxes/equipment up to 30 pounds.
Occasional pushing/pulling of equipment. Frequent stooping/bending. Occasional crouching.
Frequent reaching above shoulder level and stretching across work area (30" depth). Hearing as
it relates to normal, high, and low frequencies. Seeing as it relates to general, far, near, color and
peripheral vision. Depth perception.
EDUCATION:
Bachelor's degree in a chemical or biological science or medical technology from an accredited institution; and have at least 2 years of laboratory experience in non-waived testing in the designated specialty or subspecialty areas of service for which the technical coordinator is responsible. ASCP eligible.
TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:
Minimum of five years clinical laboratory experience in area of assigned expertise and two years supervisory experience preferred. If assigned to Blood Bank, Specialist in Blood Bank certification preferred.
Please complete your application using your full legal name and current home address. Be sure to include employment history for the past seven (7) years, including your present employer. Additionally, you are encouraged to upload a current resume, including all work history, education, and/or certifications and licenses, if applicable. It is highly recommended that you create a profile at the conclusion of submitting your first application. Thank you for your interest in St. Luke's!!
Founded in 1872, St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN) is a fully integrated, regional, non-profit network of more than 23,000 employees providing services at 16 campuses and 350+ outpatient sites. With annual net revenue of $4 billion, the Network’s service area includes 11 counties in two states: Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Monroe, Schuylkill and Luzerne counties in Pennsylvania and Warren and Hunterdon counties in New Jersey. St. Luke’s hospitals operate the largest network of trauma centers in Pennsylvania, with the Bethlehem Campus being home to St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital. Dedicated to advancing medical education, St. Luke’s is the preeminent teaching hospital in central-eastern Pennsylvania. In partnership with Temple University, the Network established the Lehigh Valley’s first and only four-year medical school campus. It also operates the nation’s longest continuously operating School of Nursing, established in 1884, and over 50 fully accredited graduate medical educational programs with more than 500 residents and fellows. In 2022, St. Luke’s, a member of the Children’s Hospital Association, opened the Lehigh Valley’s first and only free-standing facility dedicated entirely to kids. SLUHN is the only Lehigh Valley-based health care system to earn Medicare’s five-star ratings (the highest) for quality, efficiency and patient satisfaction. It is both a Leapfrog Group and Healthgrades Top Hospital and a Newsweek World’s Best Hospital. The Network’s flagship University Hospital has earned the 100 Top Major Teaching Hospital designation from Premier 13 times total and eleven years in a row, including in 2023 when it was identified as THE #4 TEACHING HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTRY.
