Lab Coordinator

8:00am-5:00pm

Primary Function/General Purpose of Position

Performs routine and special diagnostic procedures following established standards, policies, and procedures requiring judgment and independent decision making. Orders inventory in absence of Supervisor/Manager. Assesses competency for laboratory personnel. Assess quality control performance and completes other regulatory reviews in the absence of the Supervisor/Manager. Assists with reviews, updates, and procedure revisions as needed.

Essential Job Functions

• Technical Skills: Performs routine and complex laboratory analyses requiring technical skills, judgment and independent decision making. Reports results and documents according to department policy. Assesses quality control acceptability and reviews monthly data for trends and adjusts as needed. Assists with evaluating clinically relevant methods for improvement and/or expansion of services. Performs supervisory responsibility in the absence of the Section Supervisor/Manager.

• Communication/Customer Service: Communicates information and test results accurately, timely, and professionally. Maintains good rapport with peers, management, physicians, and hospital staff. Follows through with issues/communications and responds as appropriate.

• Instrumentation: Responsible for the proper operation of instruments, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting. Operates laboratory instruments as assigned according to policy, and documents results. Understands theory of instrument operations and mechanical function. Troubleshoots instrument, calibration, and quality control issues. Ensures completion of AMR, correlations, and any other compliance requirements as needed.

• Information Handling: Responsible for proper use of Lab and Hospital information systems according to policy inordering, receiving, cancellation of tests and reviewing and verification of results. Performsduties relating to the computer system per Laboratory and Hospital Policy. Maintains patientconfidentiality per established policies.

• Safety/Compliance: Adheres to all safety and infection control policies. Maintains a safeworking environment and informs supervisor of any issues relating to safety. Is knowledgeableand adheres to regulations pertaining to medical necessity and billing. Completes all mandatorycontinuing education and participates in continuing education programs.

This document is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, or working conditions associated with the job. Employees may be required to perform other job-related duties as required by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodation.

Licensing/Certification

• ASCP, ASCPI, NCA, or AMT registered as a MT, MLS, OR IMLS.

Education

• B.S. in Medical Technology, or Bachelor’s degree with prerequisite coursework and clinical training (required)

• In lieu of a Bachelor’s degree, candidate must meet the alternate route requirements for education and training as set forth by ASCP, NCA, or AMT in order to be certified by ASCP, NCA, or AMT.

Work Experience

• Two years clinical laboratory experience. (required)

Skills

Hard/Tech/Clinical Skills:

• Must be capable of operating laboratory instrumentation, performing patient phlebotomy, and making sound, well-informed decisions under stressful conditions and time constraints.

• Must demonstrate ability to organize testing workflow, direct laboratory staff, develop and implement training guidelines, and ensure quality patient care.

• Must demonstrate competence in using Lab and Hospital information systems

• Must be able to use office equipment such as telephones, fax machines, computer terminals, etc.

Soft/Interpersonal Skills:

• Must maintain strict confidentiality of work related information.

• Must have strong interpersonal and communication skills.

• Demonstrates organizational and leadership ability.

• Demonstrates exceptional customer service, communication and interpersonal skills.