CHEManager International · 8 hours ago
Clinical Laboratory Scientist - (Point of Care Testing)
Cleveland, OH
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
1+ years expCHEManager International is seeking a Clinical Laboratory Scientist specializing in Point of Care Testing. The role involves maintaining laboratory quality control, analyzing laboratory results, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards while conducting various laboratory tests.
Responsibilities
Maintains and demonstrates knowledge of professional clinical laboratory science principles, practices, concepts, and theories that support sound, independent work
Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of laboratory quality control and quality assurance procedures and principles of performance improvement
Demonstrates skill in informatics, laboratory data flow, and laboratory processes
Utilizes comprehensive knowledge of laboratory equipment and maintains, troubleshoots, and repairs instrumentation and demonstrates proper documentation of corrective action
Uses independent technical judgement to analyze and interpret laboratory results
Reads, interprets, and applies complex written instructions
Communicates, consults, and interacts with other members of the healthcare team, external relations, customer service, and patient education
Evaluates the suitability of each specimen for analysis, requesting a new specimen if determined to be unusable
Prepares specimen for analysis according to established procedures
Ensures acceptable orders have been placed by a provider and accurately accessions and receives specimens, maintaining correct patient identification throughout each phase of processing, analysis, and resulting
Selects, performs, evaluates, and monitors the performance of test procedures using manual and/or automated techniques in accordance with established protocols
Recognizes and reacts to indicators of malfunction; locates and implements corrective action
Conducts quality control procedures on instrumentation, equipment, reagents, and products and maintains proper records for quality control reports
Performs initial quality control of all incoming reagents and supplies as required
Performs initial testing on all reagents received in chemistry, blood bank, coagulation, and hematology before reagents are put into use
Calibrates, standardizes, adjusts, and maintains instruments
Evaluates the validity of the data in relation to the test system and accepted assay procedures
Reviews and investigates delta checks, flags, alerts, etc. and performs additional testing to clarify or confirm abnormal patient results
Recognizes abnormal results that require immediate attention by the physician and reports them directly and follows the proper laboratory and medical center policies
Responsible for the generation of laboratory results from the work area into the laboratory computer system and for the editing and verification of results recorded into the computer system
Performs checks to maintain compliance with regulatory bodies such as AABB,FDA, The Joint Commission (TJC), College of American Pathologists (CAP), and the Office of Inspector General (OIG) such as temperature checks, inventory control, blood utilization tracking, instrument maintenance and testing
Maintains accountability for inventory and ordering of all supplies, including blood products and reagents for all shifts and inventory of expendable supplies
Follows all safety and infectious disease policies while conducting duties of the position
Performs routine and stat laboratory testing within the established time limits
Qualification
Required
You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA
Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
Must be proficient in written and spoken English
Subject to background/security investigation
Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements
Must pass pre-employment physical examination
Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)
Complete all application requirements detailed in the 'Required Documents' section of this announcement
United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
Education: A bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university
Certification: Candidates must meet one of the certification options below for GS-11: (a) Generalist certification as an MLS given by ASCP BOC or AMT. (b) Generalist certification as an MT given by ASCP BOR or AMT
Experience or Education Candidates at this level must meet one of the criteria below: Experience. 1 year of creditable experience equivalent to the next lower grade level. OR Education. Must have 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education or a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in medical technology or a directly related science
Preferred
Knowledge of professional clinical laboratory science principles, practices, concepts, and theories that support sound, independent work
Knowledge of laboratory quality control and quality assurance procedures and principles of performance improvement
Skill in informatics, laboratory data flow, and laboratory processes
Ability to maintain, troubleshoot, and repair instrumentation
Ability to use independent technical judgment to analyze and interpret laboratory results
Ability to read, interpret, and apply complex written instructions
Ability to communicate, consult, and interact with other members of the health care team, external relations, customer service, and patient education
Benefits
Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP)
Student loan payment reimbursement program
Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period)
Comprehensive benefits package
Company
CHEManager International
Wiley’s leading media brand providing first-hand information on the global chemical, life science and process industries
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase