MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST CONSULTANT 1 - 07142026-79247

Overview

The Tennessee Department of Health (TDH), Division of Health Licensure and Regulation (DHLR) is seeking a Medical Technologist Consultant 1 - Surveyor (Surveyor).

Qualifications

• Education and Experience: Licensed as a Medical Laboratory Technologist issued by the Tennessee Department of Health and experience equivalent to three years of full-time increasingly responsible professional medical laboratory technology work in an approved medical laboratory performing general laboratory work; additional graduate coursework in medical technology may be substituted for one year of the required experience.
• Necessary Special Qualifications: Licensed as a Medical Laboratory Technologist issued by the Tennessee Department of Health. A valid vehicle operator's license is required.

Responsibilities

• In state travel is required.
• Provides written summation to facility of survey findings and corrective actions required to meet compliance, as required.
• Maintains documentation, including written reports, to ensure the legal defensibility of compliance decisions.
• Uses relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
• Thoroughly explains details of investigations and reviews by testifying under oath to judges, district attorneys, grand juries, or commissioners in depositions, court, and/or at departmental or regulatory board hearings.
• Analyzes information and evaluates results to determine if the laboratory's response is acceptable to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations, as required.
• Provides guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, regulatory, or process-related topics, as needed.
• Provides information to supervisors and co-workers by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.

Competencies (KSA's)

• Manages Complexity
• Tech Savvy
• Communicates Effectively
• Plans and Aligns
• Courage
• Knowledge of Medical Laboratory Technology
• Public Safety and Security
• Law and Government
• Chemistry
• Skills: Active Learning, Listening, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Science, Systems Evaluation

Abilities

• Information Ordering
• Deductive Reasoning
• Inductive Reasoning
• Problem Sensitivity
• Perceptual Speed
• Tools & Equipment: Personal Computer, Telephone, Printer/Scanner/Copy Machine, Digital Cameras, Calculator

Driver Qualifications

A valid driver's license. For the past five years, the candidate's driver record must not have records of the following violations: driving under the influence (DUI), reckless driving, license suspension for moving violations, more than 4 moving violations. Please include your Driver's License Information under the Licenses and Certifications section of your application. Agencies may allow an exception based on other factors.