CLINICAL LAB SCIENTIST I Microbiology

Description

The Clinical Lab Scientist II works cooperatively with all team members and performs waived, moderate and high complexity laboratory testing per CLIA regulations.

Core Competencies

• Affords assistance in organizing and monitoring daily workflow for the team.
• Prioritizes and coordinates work to achieve maximum productivity and efficiency.
• Executes laboratory tests according to written laboratory procedure, evaluates test results for accuracy and clinical significance.
• Reports test results.
• Maintains monitoring of test analyses and specimen examinations to ensure acceptable levels of analytic performance are maintained.
• Ensures that all remedial actions are taken whenever test systems deviate from the laboratory’s established performance specifications.
• Ensures that patient test results are not reported until all corrective actions have been taken and test systems are properly functioning.
• Documents all corrective actions taken when test systems deviate from the laboratory’s established performance specifications.
• Maintains records that demonstrate that proficiency testing samples are tested in the same manner as patient specimens.
• Performs Proficiency Testing investigations when assigned.
• Adheres to the laboratory’s quality control policies, documents all quality control activities, instrument and procedural calibrations and maintenance performed.
• Accurately accessesions and prepares specimens according to laboratory procedure.
• Accurately performs clerical and computer-related documentation.
• Affords assistance in training and orientation of new employees and students.
• Affords assistance in competency assessment tasks.
• Answers telephone inquiries of a technical nature from physicians or hospital personnel in other areas of the hospital while maintaining good phone etiquette.
• Utilizes the appropriate hand off communication techniques (SBAR) when appropriate.
• Demonstrates an active problem solving attitude & positive approach to all aspects of job.
• Maintains a safe work area by observing all safety procedures and reporting any unsafe conditions or practices to the appropriate personnel.
• Participates in hospital performance improvement activities (kaizens, lean initiatives) when appropriate.

Department Specific Competencies

• Demonstrates in-depth knowledge of theory, test applications and process control of department.
• Demonstrates the ability to read, interpret, work-up and report culture results for all areas of Microbiology.
• Demonstrates proficiency in reading and interpreting stained smears.
• Sets-up and reports molecular identification.
• Sets-up, interprets and reports automated/manual susceptibility testing.