Medical Laboratory Technician Lead

2 days ago


Phoenix, Arizona, United States Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration Full time
Job Summary

This position is located in the Specimen Procurement & Processing Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service (P&LMS) at the Carl T. Hayden Veterans Administration Medical Center in Phoenix, AZ.

Responsibilities
  • Assist the Phlebotomy Supervisor and other team members to ensure task completion and provide service to meet program and production goals.
  • Responsible for assisting team in producing timely phlebotomy service to veterans with emphasis on maintaining a satisfactory level of customer service excellence and team competency.
  • Provide customers with laboratory information, supplies, collection instructions, and refer the customer to the appropriate sections for test-specific technical information.
  • Prepare the monthly schedule/duty assignment for all staff in the Phlebotomy Department when the Phlebotomy Supervisor is unavailable or delegates the duty.
  • Assign personnel to the various subsections within the section (e.g., send outs, inpatient, outpatient, STAT draws, AM rounds) in a fair and equitable rotation.
  • Assist with orientation, scheduling, and training of employees, volunteers, and students; and coordinate phlebotomy student externship rotations with the affiliated school phlebotomy program.
  • Prepare procedures, guidelines, instructions, and policies for Section use by medical technologists, medical technicians, other staff members, and students when assigned by the Phlebotomy Supervisor.
  • Establish and maintain an inventory control program in the inpatient area to ensure adequate inventory of supplies/reagents for the section.
  • Prepare various reports, promulgate, and submit data for reports or analysis as assigned by the Phlebotomy Supervisor or Laboratory Manager.
  • Determine the need for additional or replacement equipment and instrumentation and select such based on cost, rental, or outright purchase.
  • Evaluate subordinate conduct and competency consistent with Medical Center policies as outlined in the Performance Appraisal System and the negotiated agreements.
  • Review work while in progress periodically and review completed work for accuracy and adherence to established procedures, accepting, amending, or rejecting completed work.
  • Responsible for proper receipt and accessioning of specimens; processing specimens (centrifugation, labeling, pour-offs); entering and verifying results; following up on misdraws, deletions, cancellations, and incompletes, ordering send-out tests, delivery of specimens, temp verification of incoming specimens, etc.
  • Responsible for the timely and proper distribution of specimens to the appropriate section or reference laboratories.
  • Obtain venous blood samples by aseptic venipuncture technique; correctly identifying the patient before obtaining any specimen and properly labeling the specimen following specimen procurement according to established procedure.
  • Perform all phlebotomies and tests/examinations offered in Section within acceptable turnaround times.
  • Assist in the performance of moderate complexity laboratory tests in other sections of the laboratory when necessary.
  • Perform other related duties as assigned.
Work Schedule

Full-time, Monday to Friday; 6:00am to 2:30pm with rotating weekends and holidays.

Designated Drug-Testing Position

Applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.

Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.

Applicants will not be appointed to the position if a verified positive drug test result is received.



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