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Exemption Status:

Non-Exempt

Schedule Details:

Weekends - Every Third Weekend

Scheduled Hours:

8 am-4:30 pm

Shift:

1 - Day Shift, 10 Hours (United States of America)

Hours:

40

Cost Center:

21000 - 3190 Chemistry Lab

Union:

SHARE Marlborough

This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

Everyone Is a Caregiver

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 16,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

I. Major Responsibilities:

1. Responsible for the proper performance of a variety of clinical laboratory procedures, consistent with professional standards and departmental protocol, policies and procedures. 
a. Performs appropriate start-up procedures at the beginning of each shift.
b. Promptly and accurately performs assigned procedures and conducts routine quality control, calibrations and instrument checks.  Takes appropriate follow-up action, if required.
c. Ensures that test results correlate properly and takes appropriate follow-up action for all incompatible results.
d. Ensures the proper working order of all equipment and that there are adequate supplies and reagents for use.
e. Processes specimens as outlined in Specimen Collection manual
f. Operates and maintains instrumentation.  Fills out all maintenance, daily temperature and other logs
g. Documents quality control results properly, documents corrective action when control results fall outside of established range.
h. Communicates critical results to appropriate personnel in a timely manner
i. Accurately performs microscopy procedures; white blood cell differential examinations and urine sediments.
j. If assigned, Performs testing accurately and completely following Policies & Procedures in the Blood Bank
k. If assigned, Performs testing accurately and completely following Policies & Procedures in the Chemistry Section
l. Creates packing lists for send-out bench.
m. If assigned, Performs testing accurately and completely following Policies & Procedures in the Hematology & Coagulation Sections
n. If assigned, Performs testing accurately and completely following Policies & Procedures in the Urinalysis & Microbiology Sections
o. Proficient using all Epic routines required for Specimen Collection, Site Batching and Technical Workload.
p. Performs Phlebotomy, as needed, and other Specimen Collection procedures
q. Participates in proficiency testing for assigned clinical areas.
r. Reviews Safety, Infection Control, Human Resources and OSHA policies and appropriate Laboratory Manuals. 
s. Participates in performance improvement projects, Gemba board and idea board as appropriate.
t. Inventory Management:  Monitors inventory and communicates supplies that are needed to ensure appropriate supplies are ordered.

2. Under the direction of the Laboratory Medical Director and Director of Laboratory Services, ensures operational excellence within the POC and send-out Reference Testing department. Provides quality support and service in accordance with applicable policies, procedures and professional standards.
a. Oversees daily departmental operations to ensure that quality services are provided in an efficient and effective manner, meeting or exceeding all applicable regulatory licensure and accrediting regulations.
b. Develops, maintains and analyzes performance improvement outcomes to improve departmental services consistent with Hospital and regulatory requirements.
c. Provides cooperation with reference labs to optimize communication and ease of information exchange to ensure correct testing requirements and specimen handling. (e.g. Quest Marlborough) 

3. Assists in achieving effective fiscal management of the POC and send-out Reference Testing departments’ operations to ensure proper utilization of financial a