<p>Plans, coordinates, supervises and carries out the activities of the assigned work shift. Serves as team leader in the absence of laboratory management.</p> <p>Education</p> <p>Technical or Vocational school plus up to 2 years specialty training</p> <p>Experience</p> <p>One year of related experience. Requires a working knowledge of standard practices and procedures.</p> <p>Licenses & Certifications</p> <ul> <li>Medical Technologist </li></ul> <p>Qualifications</p> <ul> <li>Additional continuing education credits may be required to maintain certification as deemed by certifying agencies. </li><li>MT (ASCP/AMT/AAB/NCA/HHS/HEW) </li><li>Prefer minimum of one year of clinical laboratory experience. </li></ul> <p>Area of Responsibilities</p> <ul> <li>Demonstrates the ability to be self-directed and capable of independent follow-up. </li><li>Identifies and corrects technical problems quickly and notifies appropriate personnel, physician, department, etc. </li><li>Oversees the work performance of MLT, MT and phlebotomy personnel for designated shift. </li><li>Responsible for assisting in the training and evaluation of personnel assigned to the shift by monitoring the manner in which they carry out laboratory duties. </li><li>Responsible for assuring that incoming work and test results are reported in an accurate and timely manner. A pending log is reviewed to ensure work is completed. </li><li>Complies with standards set forth by all regulatory agencies. </li><li>Demonstrates organizational skills utilizing time, equipment and supplies well. </li><li>Knowledgeable of and follows OSHA's blood borne pathogen regulations thus using universal precautions, wearing appropriate PPE's at all times and adhering to no eating, drinking, applying make-up or removing contacts while in the lab. </li><li>Listens to customer complaints/suggestions attentively and reports appropriately. </li><li>Maintains technical competence through active participation in available continuing education activities. </li><li>Participates in performance improvement opportunities. </li><li>Participates in the orientation and training of new personnel and student interns. </li><li>Performs accurately and documents all quality control and instrument maintenance. </li><li>Performs laboratory testing in all designated sections of the laboratory in an accurate and timely manner. </li><li>Performs phlebotomy when required in a proficient and timely manner. </li><li>Recognizes and responds to all critical values and delta checks. </li><li>Responsible for emergency and on-call duty if applicable. </li></ul> <p>Compliance Statement</p> <p>Employee performs within the prescribed limits of Tanner Health System's Ethics and Compliance program. Is responsible to detect, observe, and report compliance variances to their immediate supervisor, the Compliance Officer, or the Hotline.</p> <p>Education</p> <p>Technical or Vocational school plus up to 2 years specialty training</p> <p>Experience</p> <p>One year of related experience. Requires a working knowledge of standard practices and procedures.</p> <p>Licenses & Certifications</p> <ul> <li>MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST </li></ul> <p>Supervision</p> <ul> <li>Regularly leads the work of one to four co-workers. </li></ul> <p>Qualifications</p> <ul> <li>Additional continuing education credits may be required to maintain certification as deemed by certifying agencies. </li><li>MT (ASCP/AMT/AAB/NCA/HHS/HEW) </li><li>Prefer minimum of one year of clinical laboratory experience. </li></ul> <p>Definitions</p> <ul> <li>Plans, coordinates, supervises and carries out the activities of the assigned work shift. Serves as team leader in the absence of laboratory management. </li></ul> <p>Contact With Others</p> <p>Requires frequent contact with many persons at different levels inside and outside of the organization to carry out organization policies and programs and obtain willing acceptance, consent, or action.</p> <p>Effect Of Error</p> <p>Probable errors not easily detected and may adversely affect external as well as internal relationships and may result in major expenditures for equipment, materials, or procedures detrimental to the patient's welfare or the organization's interest. Work is subject to general review only and requires considerable accuracy and responsibility. Continually works with reports, records, plans, and programs of a major functional area of the organization where integrity is required to safeguard the organization's position. Duties may involve the preparation of data on which the administration bases important decisions and are highly confidential.</p> <p>Supervisory Responsibility</p> <p>Supervises a small section of employees (up to 15); orients and trains employees, schedules, assigns, checks, maintains flow of employees' work, carries out most personnel decisions, and initiates minor personnel actions.</p> <p>Mental Demands</p> <p>Work involves a variety of complex problems to be solved under general organization policies. Ingenuity and judgment are required to review facts, plan work, estimate costs, and deal with factors not easily evaluated, interpret results, draw conclusions, and take or recommend action. Solutions to problems often require coordination with other departments.</p> <p>Physical Effort</p> <p>Moderate physical effort - Lifts, carries, or handles lightweight (1 to 25 lbs.) materials or equipment for about half of the day. Very occasional physical effort with medium weight objects (25- 60 lbs.). Office or laboratory work requires close visual effort and concentration more than half of day. Works in reaching or strained positions for less than half of day.</p> <p>Working Conditions</p> <p>Considerable - (About 75% of the day) Involved in exposure to dirt, odors, noise, or some work is performed with exposure to temperature/weather extremes/occupational risk and probability of coming into contact with blood borne pathogens, other potentially infectious diseases, or biomedical/bio-hazardous materials.</p> <p>Working Conditions Aspects For Immunizations</p> <ul> <li>Performs tasks involving contact with blood, blood-contaminated body fluids, other body fluids, or sharps (needles) </li><li>Directly works with Patients less than 12 months of age </li></ul> <p>Physical Aspects</p> <p>Continually (at least once per day)</p> <ul> <li>Hearing </li><li>Visual </li><li>Color Vision </li><li>Handling -- seizing, holding, grasping </li></ul> <p>Frequently (at least 3 times a week)</p> <ul> <li>Manual Dexterity -- pinching with fingers, etc. </li><li>Feeling (Touch) -- determining temperature, texture, by touching </li><li>Reaching -- below shoulder </li><li>Speaking </li><li>Standing </li><li>Lifting up To 25 lbs. </li></ul> <p>Occasionally (at least once a month)</p> <ul> <li>Bending </li><li>Typing </li><li>Reaching -- above shoulder </li><li>Walking </li><li>Running - In response To an emergency </li><li>Carrying </li><li>Squatting </li><li>Driving -- Class C vehicles </li><li>N95 Respirator usage (PPE) </li><li>Pushing/Pulling -- up To 25 lbs. </li><li>Pushing/Pulling -- 25 To 60 lbs. </li></ul>