Lead Medical Technologist

Schedule: Full time 7:30am-3:30PM Monday through Friday and one weekend a month

Pay range: $35.70-46.20, based on experience

Company Culture:

Thompson Health has a culture of empowerment. At Thompson, interdisciplinary teams come together to improve care, your suggestions are welcomed and your ideas are part of the solution. Three of our executives have an RN background so we understand the importance of the patient experience! 

• Focus on CARES values: Commitment, Action, Respect, Excellence, and Service
• Focus on Employee Wellness: Biometric screenings, Wellness programs, onsite gym, Zen Room, Community Shared Agriculture program, Access to Success Coach
• Staff Recognition platforms: Shining Stars, CARESCount website

Benefits:

• Health, dental, vision insurance
• Tuition reimbursement up to $6000/year
• Contribution and match on Retirement Plan
• Four weeks paid time off
• Access to Success coaches
• Free parking

Main Function:

The Lead Tech assists the Section Chiefs/POC with duties that relate to maintaining a functional and compliant lab section.  He/She is responsible for understanding and helping the Section Chiefs/POC assure that all state and federal regulations are met.  In addition, the individual is responsible for assisting with Quality Assurance of the sections to ensure optimal lab services are provided. The Lead Tech is a resource for other technologists and assists with training of technical staff in the operations of the section. The Lead Tech will assist with the operation of the laboratory.  The individual will work as a generalist on the bench when assigned.

Required Job Specific Competencies:

• Demonstrates thorough understanding of the JCAHO and NYSDOH standards for compliance with regulations
• Demonstrate the knowledge and skills for the operation of instrumentation in section. Demonstrates the knowledge and skills to ensure the quality of the processes of testing specimens in section
• Demonstrates the ability to work independently and exhibits flexibility in decision making and prioritizing assignments.
• Demonstrates the ability to develop and maintain collaborative working relationships with all lab teams and medical staff. Lives the Cares values at all times.
• Actively guards the confidentiality of sensitive information including but not limited to the patients, staff and the health system.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patient.

Complexity of Duties: diversified duties involving progressive judgement regarding

• Evaluation of Quality Control for adherence to QC rules and regulation
• Maintenance of the validation for testing processes
• Initiation of alternative testing when in house testing not available
• Responsibility for extensive troubleshooting of instruments/problems within section
• Acts as resource for laboratory staff regarding processes and operations in the testing section
• Researches current market methodology
• Assists with regulatory activities including but not limited to validations, calibrations, side by sides, linearities, competency assessments, proficiency testing as able
• Assists with audits and tracers

Supervisory Responsibility/Supervision Received:

• Works under general supervision of Technical Operations Manager and Section Chief
• Assists in orientation and training of new associates
• Assists in training lab associates in new instruments and methodologies
• Assists in training lab associates in revisions of current processes
• Acts as a back up to the Section Chief, triaging noted issues to the SC that require supervisory oversight per regulatory requirements

Key Responsibilities (Job Specific):

1) Pre-analytical specimen procedures     5%

• Obtains specimens from patients, following established lab processes

• Receives specimens into LIS and/or places test orders into LIS

2) Analytical processes/Quality and Quantity of work    85%

• Performs required maintenance on analyzers
• Operates analyzers: monitoring for proper operation: interprets flags/alarms
• Troubleshoots/solves basic instrument/methodology problems
• Utilizes QC materials and interprets results
• Evaluates reagent quality
• Evaluates patients results, correlating with patient information
• Processes specimen tests in acceptable t