Lead Medical Technologist- Microbiology

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Coordinate workflow and staff assignments for medical technologists. Provide feedback on department policies and procedures to department manager/director. Serve as a point of contact for other medical technologists and act as a resource in absence of the manager/director. Perform and analyze clinical laboratory tests within scope of licensure in all laboratory disciplines by standard operating policies and procedures. Understand method principles, perform quality control, perform preventative maintenance, review, and analyze results as to accuracy, acceptability, and critical limits.
** Additional

Job Description:

**** Scheduled Weekly

Hours:

** 40
* * Shift:
**** Exempt/Non-Exempt:
** United States of America (Non-Exempt)
** Company:
** PCH Princeton Community Hospital
** Cost Center:
** 112 PCH Clinical Labs
** Address:
** 122 12th Street Princeton West  Virginia
** Equal Opportunity Employer
** West Virginia University Health System and its subsidiaries (collectively "WVUHS") is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. WVUHS strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

All WVUHS employees, other workers, and representatives are prohibited from engaging in unlawful discrimination. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.
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* MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

**** EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:
** 1. Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology/Medical (Clinical) Laboratory Science
** OR
* * Bachelor’s degree in a chemical or biological science with one year of clinical lab training/experience, or 30 or more years of previous experience concurrent with CLIA grandfathered exception.
2.  Must possess current licensure as required by state board where services will be provided:
** MD**:  No State License Required
** OH**:  No State License Required
** PA:
** No State License Required
** WV:
** Medical Laboratory Scientist
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* EXPERIENCE:

** 1. Three (3) years of medical technologist
** OR
* * medical laboratory technician experience.
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* PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

****** EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:
**** 1. Certification as a Medical Technologist by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP) or American Medical Technologists (AMT).
** CORE

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

** The statements described here are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this position.  They are not intended to be constructed as an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities and duties.  Other duties may be assigned.
1. Coordinate daily workflow of laboratory area to ensure that laboratory needs are met.
2. Coordinate staffing schedules.
3. Provide feedback to manager/director on staff performance.
4. Coordinate special projects related to quality and performance measures.
5. Train and supervise medical technologists.
6. Serve as a point of contact for departmental concerns.
7. Process and analyze samples, in a timely and orderly fashion, and meet usual and customary levels of productivity, while following procedures for accurate identification.
8. Set up, run, maintain, and adjust laboratory instruments accordingly to policies and procedures.
9. Take appropriate action for quality control in all technical areas and follow infection control procedures for all…