Advanced Medical Laboratory Technician
4 weeks ago
This vacancy will remain open until filled. The first cut-off date is 12/06/2023. Additional applications will be referred as needed.
The Advanced Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) works in the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service (P&LMS) at the Amarillo VA Health Care System (AVAHCS). The Advanced MLT provides consultative services to management at all levels of the organization as it applies to the Community Provider Order (CPO) program.
Duties
When a veteran patient receives a consult for services from community providers, that veteran is also provided with documentation for payment of services. If that documentation authorizes laboratory services to be performed at a VA lab, community providers will write manual lab orders to be entered by the CPO Technician. The Advanced MLT will act as the CPO Technician for the AVAHCS by entering community provider laboratory orders.
The Advanced MLT will also be performing a variety of duties in various departments of the clinical laboratory including specimen collection and processing. Testing performed by the incumbent will vary from waived to high-complexity clinical laboratory testing in areas such as clinical chemistry, hematology, coagulation, urinalysis, microbiology, immunohematology (blood banking), and ancillary testing to provide accurate results to physicians that aid in the diagnosis and treatment of their patients.
Duties and tasks include, but are not limited, to the following:
- Perform administrative work dealing with the CPO process analyzing, developing, evaluating, or promoting performance improvements in laboratory processes to maximize efficiency and improve quality in P&LMS business operations by working closely with the Supervisory Medical Technician and Medical Technicians in the laboratory outpatient area.
- Provide training and guidance to the Medical Technicians and other lab and facility staff members in the CPO process as needed. Incorporate principles of educational methodology in the instruction and training of new employees in the laboratory's in-service/continuing education program.
- Support P&LMS leaders in the planning and implementation of department programs, selecting the approach, resolving technical problems, and advising on the coordination in carrying out the procedures necessary to complete the work assignments in accordance with established laboratory practices.
- Assist management officials with laboratory continuous readiness for regulatory agency inspections and accreditations by preparing for inspections.
- Support P&LMS leaders to ensure proper and timely proficiency testing (PT) performance and reporting and works on solutions for improvement.
- Support P&LMS leaders to ensure that all employees performing collections and testing understand and comply with all safety regulations according to the P&LMS and facility safety policies.
- Assist P&LMS leaders with the monitoring of quality components, continuous performance improvement initiatives, and obtaining customer feedback.
- Perform a broad range of laboratory procedures including all testing and tasks of the medical laboratory technician occupation.
- Performs advanced and complex laboratory procedures; recognizes deviation from expected results; analyzes and corrects problems using scientific principles information.
- Evaluate and solve problems related to collection and processing of biological specimens for analysis, considering physiologic processes and requirements.
- Identify discrepancies, solve problems, and present solutions.
- Answer inquiries regarding test results, methodology, test specificity, test sensitivity and specific factors, which influence test results. Interpret results and suggests follow-up test selection or procedures.
- Maintain and document the optimal functioning of the automated analytical instrumentation used in all departments of the laboratory. Use, calibrate, identify malfunctions, repair, and perform preventative maintenance on laboratory equipment.
- Diagnose deviations in test performance due to instrument malfunction.
- Perform and document quality control and quality assurance activities and corrective actions related to test performance using statistical principles and theories of performance improvement.
- Adhere to practices and regulations governing biosafety and biosecurity in the workplace.
- Assist with validation/method verification for new systems and techniques and procedures in the laboratory in terms of equipment, method comparison, and establishment of reference intervals using statistical methods and theoretical knowledge.
- Perform all duties independently, with minimal supervision.
- Communicates effectively and courteously while working as a healthcare team member.
- Organizes work and sets priorities to meet deadlines.
Duties are continued in the Education section of this announcement.
Work Schedule: Monday- Friday, 8 AM - 4:30 PM
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 000000
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
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