TITLE: Shift Supervisor, EUHM Core Lab

 

DUTIES: Perform various laboratory tests and procedures while adhering to standard operating procedures on patient specimens to assist in the diagnosis, study and treatment, or prevention of disease. Uphold the values of the organization including providing and demonstrating exemplary customer service skills throughout the pre-analytical, analytical and post analytical processes. Supervises direct reports and manages employee performance. Provides on-going performance feedback including mid-year and annual evaluations. Perform tests including but not limited to standardized and semi-routine biological, chemical, hematological, immunological, immunohematological, microbiological, and serological tests in a research or clinical laboratory. Perform preventative and advanced maintenance, troubleshoots and communicates with service representatives, and calibrates laboratory instruments as required. May serve as key operator for implementation of new equipment and procedures. Monitors and ensures adequate inventory supply and ordering as assigned. Evaluates the validity of acceptable quality control, specimens and test results and documents corrective action. Ensures reporting of critical values following standard operating procedures.

 

LOCATION: Emory Healthcare, Inc., 550 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, GA 30308

 

REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor's degree in Medical Laboratory Science, Medical Technology or related field of study and three (3) years of experience as a Medical Technologist or related role where required experience gained.

 

 

SPECIAL SKILLS:  Also requires experience in the following:

 

• Certification by one of the following accreditation agencies: American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP), the American Medical Technologists (AMT), the National Credentialing Agency for Laboratory Personnel (NCA), the American Association of Bioanalysts (ABB), or another agency approved by the GA Department of Community Health, generalist or categorical if applicable;

• Infectious Disease certification including HIV or other infectious diseases (current or expired);

• Three (3) years with gel technology in a transfusion medicine setting;

• Gathering data to monitor quality improvement standards and in preparing reports; experience documenting deviations from policy and procedures; documenting supplier concerns;

• Maintaining accurate and complete documentation of patient information, equipment, and test results to comply with regulations; experience performing instrument maintenance, troubleshooting as indicated, communicating with vendors regarding out-of-service equipment, and performing alternative testing methods;

• Documenting corrective actions taken for out-of-range test values; and recognizing instrument performance issues, prioritize testing needs and perform alternative testing methods, contacting vendor for service and taking instruments out of service;

• Working at a large hospital setting lab and working at a high volume fast pace and STAT lab;

• Large instrumentation with high throughput and performing instrument maintenance and troubleshooting;

• Three (3) years of chemistry analyzers and testing menu, general chemistry, immunoassays, and manual chemistry;

• Three (3) years of Hematology procedures such as cell counts, manual differentials, understanding cell morphology and differentiating between normal cells and abnormal cells such as cells related to blood cancer;

• Two (2) years of body fluids differentials and identifying and differentiating between red and white cells, platelets, other cells, crystals, and artifacts;

• Three (3) years of Coagulation Cascade testing and the principle of the instruments and clot curves;

• Urinalysis testing; automated and manual testing and identify urines particulates including crystals and casts; and

• Training and supporting staff.

 

CONTACT: Apply online at https://www.emoryhealthcare.org/careers/ or send resume to careers@emoryhealthcare.org and reference job title and location.