Staffingine LLC
Job Description
Lead Medical Technologist
Brighton, MA
Base Salary Range - $61,000 - $88,000 per year plus benefits
POSITION SUMMARY: Under the direction of the Blood Bank Supervisor provides the technical and quality leadership for the Blood Bank Laboratory. Responsibilities include performing routine and specialty bench testing, ensuring quality and regulatory compliance, accurate performance of all procedures, coordinating staff scheduling and workload,, inventory and ordering of supplies, training of new personnel and ongoing competency assessment, instrument maintenance and troubleshooting, creation and maintenance of procedures, quality assurance data collection and analysis, and performance of record review. Collaborates and effectively communicates with Blood Bank staff, Laboratory Management and technical staff, physicians, other health care professionals and patients.
Department:
Blood Bank
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES / DUTIES: Assigned responsibilities: Reviews and evaluates daily and periodic Quality Control testing and procedures. Ensures performance of periodic instrument maintenance and departmental quality control procedures. Coordinates CAP survey performance and reporting. Assists with creation of validation plans as may be required for equipment or procedures, and ensures completion of validation package for final review. Performs Meditech validation exercises as may be required with system upgrades or site specific changes. Ensures department is prepared for planned Meditech downtime. Monitors transfusion activity at contracted transfusion service client sites for regulatory compliance; may be required to make periodic site visits. Acts as liaison with Nursing Education to evaluate and/or update mandatory training material. May be asked to assist with creating lessons. Assists with ensuring Blood Bank policies are appropriately posted to SEMC MCN Policy Manager. Ensures blood product inventory levels are adequate for transfusion support and works to reduce product wastage. Tracks data for quality improvement monitors as defined by Blood Bank Supervisor.
Assist in the collection and preparation of Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) projects. Offers ideas for future CQI projects that will benefit the department and hospital. Actively participates in the Hospital Performance Improvement Program. May act as Blood Bank representative at interdepartmental/interdisciplinary meetings or for collaborative projects. Observes functions of the section, and makes suggestions on ways to better streamline operations.
Oversees the administration of proficiency testing and ensures participation of all staff. Assists in the reviewing of policies and procedures, advising on and creating Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
Retrieves, compiles, prepares and processes reports and logs (statistical, management, patient, client) as appropriate: Monitors Turnaround time for identified tests Reviews daily specimen review log for accuracy.
Base Salary Range - $61,000 - $88,000 per year plus benefits
POSITION SUMMARY: Under the direction of the Blood Bank Supervisor provides the technical and quality leadership for the Blood Bank Laboratory. Responsibilities include performing routine and specialty bench testing, ensuring quality and regulatory compliance, accurate performance of all procedures, coordinating staff scheduling and workload,, inventory and ordering of supplies, training of new personnel and ongoing competency assessment, instrument maintenance and troubleshooting, creation and maintenance of procedures, quality assurance data collection and analysis, and performance of record review. Collaborates and effectively communicates with Blood Bank staff, Laboratory Management and technical staff, physicians, other health care professionals and patients.
Department:
Blood Bank
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES / DUTIES: Assigned responsibilities: Reviews and evaluates daily and periodic Quality Control testing and procedures. Ensures performance of periodic instrument maintenance and departmental quality control procedures. Coordinates CAP survey performance and reporting. Assists with creation of validation plans as may be required for equipment or procedures, and ensures completion of validation package for final review. Performs Meditech validation exercises as may be required with system upgrades or site specific changes. Ensures department is prepared for planned Meditech downtime. Monitors transfusion activity at contracted transfusion service client sites for regulatory compliance; may be required to make periodic site visits. Acts as liaison with Nursing Education to evaluate and/or update mandatory training material. May be asked to assist with creating lessons. Assists with ensuring Blood Bank policies are appropriately posted to SEMC MCN Policy Manager. Ensures blood product inventory levels are adequate for transfusion support and works to reduce product wastage. Tracks data for quality improvement monitors as defined by Blood Bank Supervisor.
Assist in the collection and preparation of Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) projects. Offers ideas for future CQI projects that will benefit the department and hospital. Actively participates in the Hospital Performance Improvement Program. May act as Blood Bank representative at interdepartmental/interdisciplinary meetings or for collaborative projects. Observes functions of the section, and makes suggestions on ways to better streamline operations.
Oversees the administration of proficiency testing and ensures participation of all staff. Assists in the reviewing of policies and procedures, advising on and creating Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
Retrieves, compiles, prepares and processes reports and logs (statistical, management, patient, client) as appropriate: Monitors Turnaround time for identified tests Reviews daily specimen review log for accuracy.