Senior Lab Control Tech

Site: The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.

 

Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.

 

 

Job Summary

As a not-for-profit organization, Mass General Brigham is committed to supporting patient care, research, teaching, and service to the community. We place great value on being a diverse, equitable and inclusive organization as we aim to reflect the diversity of the patients we serve. At Mass General Brigham, we believe in equal access to quality care, employment and advancement opportunities encompassing the full spectrum of human diversity: race, gender, sexual orientation, ability, religion, ethnicity, national origin and all the other forms of human presence and expression that make us better able to provide innovative and cutting-edge healthcare and research.

Responsible for the smooth flow of specimens through the laboratory operations area with the knowledge and understanding of the urgency and importance of the specimens being processed. Interacts with a diverse group of personnel from the various laboratories who use the central area for the receiving, preparation and processing of specimens. Assists Supervisor and Coordinator as needed.

 

Qualifications

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Processes specimens for testing:
• Accessions specimens. Performs specimen receipt in SQ, and other log-in procedures, making certain all pertinent information is included in the process. Makes certain all “stat” and other priority samples are processed first.
• Labels specimens and properly forwards them for testing. Makes certain the number and color of tubes is correct.  Makes certain “stat” specimens are readied for processing first. Alerts bloods gas technician when specimen is ready for testing.  Delivers “superstat” samples.
• Processes specimens by centrifugation/8100 as needed. Makes certain specimens are spun in order of their priority. Scans non-8100 specimen numbers into computer for monitoring of turnaround times.
• Aliquots samples as needed, including use of BSL Hood for advanced level processing. Makes certain that amounts and types of specimens are aliquoted correctly. Maintains sample integrity per established procedures. Places samples in the appropriate locations for pick-up by other labs or for reference lab testing.
• Accessions specimens in Powerpath. Performs specimen verification per Powerpath procedures, making certain all pertinent information is included in the process. Makes certain all “stat” and other priority samples are processed first.
• Ensures the smooth operation of the Roche 8100 Pre-Analytic Analyzer (8100) Performs maintenance as required
• Troubleshoots problems, calls for service as needed and reports issues to Supervisor and Technical Director
• Trains staff on proper function of modules and monitoring of alarms Responsible for preparing and shipping specimens for Reference Laboratory testing:
• Must know where specimen is to be sent as well as appropriate container and stability.
• Must have knowledge of current procedures as listed in the send out SOP. Responsible for laboratory operations on assigned weekends and holidays. This includes maintaining workflow, scheduling workstations and breaks, ensuring adequate staffing levels, and notifying supervisor of problems requiring further attention.
• Responsible for covering Sort workstation:
• Verifies accuracy of tests logged and corrects them where necessary. Maintains requisitions for easy retrieval and scanning
• Notifies providers of collection or processing errors and enters results into the computer.
• Performs troubleshooting duties for coordinators and clinicians.
• Prints and distributes reports as needed faxes reports upon request. Responsible for receiving, sorting and prioritizing all samples arriving in Lab Control.
• Makes sure that stat and other priority samples are processed first.
• Makes sure that all samples are accounted for, time s