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Medical Technologist, UofL Hospital, Microbiology, 7a-3:30p

UofL Health · Louisville, KY · 1 mo ago
HealthcareFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with headings

for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections if posting has real specific content. We need to parse the job posting. Given content: Address, Shift, Job Responsibilities (Job Description Summary, Essential Functions, Other Functions, Important Note, A Note On Required Qualifications, Additional Job Description MINIMUM EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE, Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities, WORKING CONDITIONS). Also shift details: Shift First Shift, Shift Length (in hours): 8,10,12 depending on unit/location # Shifts/Week: 3-5 Overtime Required: Sometimes. We need to extract sections: - About the role: maybe a brief description? Not explicitly present. Could use Job Description Summary as about the role. But we need to decide if we have content for "About the role". The posting includes "Job Description Summary:" which is a summary of role. Could treat that as About the role. - Responsibilities: list of duties: collect blood specimens, perform testing, etc. Also essential functions list, other functions, etc. So we can create a Responsibilities section with
  • items. - Requirements: maybe shift requirements? Or "Shift Requirements" includes shift length, # shifts/week, overtime. Could be considered Requirements? But we also have Qualifications (education, certifications). The posting includes "A Note On Required Qualifications" and "Additional Job Description MINIMUM EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE". So Qualifications section. - Skills: Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities section. - Benefits: Not mentioned. No benefits info. So we should NOT include Benefits section. - Pay: Not mentioned. So no Pay section. - Schedule: Shift details present: Shift First Shift, Shift Length, # Shifts/Week, Overtime Required. So we can include Schedule section. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc. We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. Must not include boilerplate like EEO etc. There's none. We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences. Thus produce something like:

    About the role

    Collect blood specimens and perform hematology, chemistry and microbiology testing in house. Perform other in house tests as ordered, including urinalysis, microscopy, rapid strep screens and throat cultures. Collect, process and prepare specimens to be sent to reference laboratory. Communicate with reference laboratory as needed regarding specimens, procedures, supplies. Utilize Allscripts Electronic Health Record as required for reporting tests and communicating with providers. Perform routine maintenance, calibration and standardization of laboratory instruments. Perform and report quarterly proficiency testing. Perform and document quarterly medical records check to confirm quality assurance per Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment (CLIA). Also assist in preparation for CLIA inspection/certification (minimally every two years, or for unannounced inspections). Keep daily and monthly statistics of laboratory tests. Maintain inventory/order laboratory supplies. Maintain Quality Assurance of laboratory. Ensure integrity of reagents and controls by carefully keeping track of expiration dates. Maintain neat, clean, orderly laboratory. Other duties as assigned by supervisor. Maintains patient confidentiality at all times.

    But that's basically the Job Description Summary plus other functions. However we need to avoid duplication. The summary already includes many duties; the essential functions list repeats some. We need to preserve all substantive information; we can combine but must not lose detail. Could list responsibilities as bullet points covering all distinct duties. Let's extract distinct duties: From Job Description Summary: - Collect blood specimens and perform hematology, chemistry and microbiology testing in house. - Perform other in house tests as ordered, including urinalysis, microscopy, rapid strep screens and throat cultures. - Collect, process and prepare specimens to be sent to reference laboratory. - Communicate with reference laboratory as needed regarding specimens, procedures, supplies. - Utilize Allscripts Electronic Health Record as required for reporting tests and communicating with providers. - Perform routine maintenance, calibration and standardization of laboratory instruments. - Perform and report quarterly proficiency testing. - Perform and document quarterly medical records check to confirm quality assurance per CLIA. - Assist in preparation for CLIA inspection/certification (minimally every two years, or for unannounced inspections). - Keep daily and monthly statistics of laboratory tests. - Maintain inventory/order laboratory supplies. - Maintain Quality Assurance of laboratory. - Ensure integrity of reagents and controls by carefully keeping track of expiration dates. - Maintain neat, clean, orderly laboratory. - Other duties as assigned by supervisor. - Maintains patient confidentiality at all times. Essential Functions: - Analyzes patient samples according to approved standards of testing - Performs and records quality control procedures to ensure accuracy of test results - Maintains equipment to ensure accurate, consistent results in the performance of tests - Processes laboratory specimens as needed - Properly prepares and identifies samples for laboratory testing - Monitors the recording and reporting of test results including reporting critical results - Accurately reports patient results in the Electronic Health Record (EHR) - Performs clerical duties needed for the department (includes accessing information in the EHR, filing reports/slides/specimens, answering phones, tracking specimens) Other Functions: - Identifies and reports any safety hazards or concerns - Makes suggestions for improvements of policies and procedures - Performs teaching and training duties of position to other staff and potential employees - Develops and assists in writing training guides and standard work documents - Maintains compliance with all company policies, procedures and standards of conduct - Complies with HIPAA privacy and security requirements to maintain confidentiality at all times - Performs other duties as assigned Important Note: Additional duties may be required for specialized areas (e.g. blood bank, cytology); please see your supervisor for department specific addenda. A Note On Required Qualifications: Only one of the listed certifications is required, not all. The individual must have a Bachelor's degree in a chemical, physical, or biological science field or medical technology from an accredited institution, or must otherwise satisfy CLIA certification standards. Additional Job Description MINIMUM EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE: - Certified as a Medical Technologist by the Board of Registry of ASCP or National Certification Agency (NCA) or American Medical Technologist (AMT) - Minimum 1-year experience - Experience in a physician office setting preferred - Experience working with a pediatric population preferred - Experience with an Electronic Health Record (E.H.R.) preferred Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities: - Self-directed and self-motivated with the ability to multitask - Demonstrates knowledge of laboratory equipment and safety including the use of hazardous chemicals, biological safety cabinets, and personal protective equipment. - Must have knowledge of CLIA rules and regulations to assure lab is CLIA certified. - Complete any paperwork required. - Must have good analytical judgment. - Ability to work under pressure, strong problem-solving skill, and attention to detail. WORKING CONDITIONS: - There will be a combination of standing, walking and sitting in this position. - Must be able to get up and down out of a chair without difficulty, as there will be movement between blood collection and working with laboratory instruments. - Strength is needed to hold patients during specimen collection. - Exposure to blood borne pathogens and respiratory conditions is possible in this position. - Physical effort and physical work environment: - Light work - Daily carrying, lifting (up to 20 pounds), pulling, pushing - Daily crouching, stooping - Daily feeling, handling, reaching - Daily spoken expression, visual acuity - Daily noise (children crying) - Spends 75% or more of her/his time inside Shift Requirements: - Shift First Shift (United States of America) - Shift Length (in hours): 8 hours, 10 hours or 12 hours depending on unit/location - # Shifts/Week: 3 -5 - Overtime Required: Sometimes Address: 530 South Jackson Street Louisville, KY 40202 We need to decide sections. About the role: Could be a brief paragraph summarizing role. Could use the first sentence of Job Description Summary? But we need to preserve all substantive info; we could put the summary as About the role, and then Responsibilities as detailed list. However that would duplicate content. The instruction: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." It doesn't forbid duplication? It says do not summarize away detail. Duplication is okay as long as we preserve info. But better to avoid redundancy but still preserve all info. We could put About the role as a short paragraph (maybe the first sentence) and Responsibilities as detailed bullet list covering all duties. That would still preserve all info because the bullet list includes everything; the short paragraph may be redundant but okay. Alternatively, we could omit About the role if we don't have specific content beyond the responsibilities. But we have a Job Description Summary which is about the role. So we can include About the role with that summary. Responsibilities: list of duties (maybe combine essential functions, other functions, etc.) We'll need to ensure we include all duties from summary, essential functions, other functions, important note. Qualifications: include required certifications, bachelor's degree, CLIA standards, plus minimum education & experience (certification, 1 year experience, preferred experiences). We'll need to list them. Skills: Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities. Schedule: shift details. We should not include Benefits, Pay. We need to use

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      for prose. We must not include any markdown fences. Let's craft. First, About the role:

      Collect blood specimens and perform hematology, chemistry and microbiology testing in house. Perform other in house tests as ordered, including urinalysis, microscopy, rapid strep screens and throat cultures. Collect, process and prepare specimens to be sent to reference laboratory. Communicate with reference laboratory as needed regarding specimens, procedures, supplies. Utilize Allscripts Electronic Health Record as required for reporting tests and communicating with providers. Perform routine maintenance, calibration and standardization of laboratory instruments. Perform and report quarterly proficiency testing. Perform and document quarterly medical records check to confirm quality assurance per Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment (CLIA). Also assist in preparation for CLIA inspection/certification (minimally every two years, or for unannounced inspections). Keep daily and monthly statistics of laboratory tests. Maintain inventory/order laboratory supplies. Maintain Quality Assurance of laboratory. Ensure integrity of reagents and controls by carefully keeping track of expiration dates. Maintain neat, clean, orderly laboratory. Other duties as assigned by supervisor. Maintains patient confidentiality at all times.

      That's essentially the Job Description Summary. Now Responsibilities: We'll list bullet points covering essential functions, other functions, important note, plus maybe some from summary not already covered? But we already covered summary in About the role; but to preserve all info, we could still include them in Responsibilities but that would duplicate. However duplication is allowed as long as we preserve info. But better to avoid duplication but still preserve all info: we could list responsibilities as the union of essential functions, other functions, important note, plus any additional duties not in summary (like analyzing patient samples per approved standards, QC procedures, equipment maintenance, etc.) The summary already includes many but not all. Let's see what's missing from summary: Essential Functions missing from summary: - Analyzes patient samples according to approved standards of testing - Performs and records quality control procedures to ensure accuracy of test results - Maintains equipment to ensure accurate, consistent results in the performance of tests - Processes laboratory specimens as needed (similar to collect/process specimens) - Properly prepares and identifies samples for laboratory testing (similar) - Monitors the recording and reporting of test results including reporting critical results (similar to report results) - Accurately reports patient results in the Electronic Health Record (EHR) (similar to

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