Analytical Specialist, Point of Care Testing (Full Time) (Days)
Geisinger
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Posted: 07-Jan-23
Location: Danville, Pennsylvania
Type: Full Time
Salary: Open
Internal Number: R-42676
Job Summary
$12,500 sign on bonus for qualified applicants! Provides day-to-day technical supervision of testing personnel ensuring the proper performance of all laboratory procedures and report of test results. Promotes standardization through collaboration and coordination within a specialty.
Job Duties
Performs technical duties and provides technical knowledge and support to staff and clients within a department of responsibility.
Analyzes technical problems and resolves in accordance with established laboratory policies.
Reviews test results, quality control records, proficiency testing results and preventative maintenance records.
Ensures that remedial actions are taken whenever test systems and Quality Assurance deviate from established performance specifications.
Collaborates the planning of capital purchases and leases with the appropriate section Doctoral Director and Operations Director.
Participates with the Director and other system colleagues in the development of new testing, validation and evaluation of new equipment, reagents, instrumentation and technologies.
Maintains a working knowledge of applicable regulatory standards and ensures that compliance of standards is maintained.
Participates in the analysis of cost for materials and negotiation of contracts to obtain favorable prices.
Responsible for section purchasing, receiving, and inventory management to reduce costs.
Accepts responsibility for effective cost accounting and cost management.
Maintains adequate supply inventory.
Participates in and coordinates the development of policy and procedure manuals with doctoral director and system colleagues.
Assures timely and regular review of procedure manuals.
Provides orientation to all new employees and identifies training needs and ensures that employees receive appropriate in-service training and education for their job responsibilities.
Continually evaluates monitors and documents the performance of competency of each employee.
Participates in annual performance appraisals.
Collaborates with their specialty specific colleagues at other lab locations to assure standardization system-wide.
Member of the Best Practice Committee for their area of responsibility.
Encourages and engages in a service-oriented behavior designed to support and meet the needs of our various clients.
Provides timely consultations and takes prompt action to correct problems and issues.
Participates in educational and training activities to acquire new skills and maintain current proficiency.
Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.
Position Details
$12,500 SIGN-ON BONUS FOR QUALIFIED APPLICANTS!*
Anticipated work hours are 8AM to 4:30PM. This position will require travel to sites in the Geisinger footprint in our Central region approximately twice per week. This position also requires a phone on-call rotation every fifth weekend. The ideal candidate for this role has well-rounded laboratory experience and will enjoy working in a team environment.
Education Qualification and Details
Applicants must have at least 5 years' experience as a medical technologist or medical laboratory scientist as outlined below. Applicants must qualify under CLIA as a technical consultant.
Medical Technologist/Medical Laboratory Scientist:
Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited college/university AND successful completion of anASCP/NAACLS-accreditedMedical Technology program OR;
Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited college/university with a major in biological, chemical, physical or clinical laboratory science AND ASCP MLS certification
Geisinger benefits include, but are not limited to:
Comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, that starts day one of employment
Three medical plan choices, including options to save with a flexible spending account (FSA) and health savings account (HSA)
Company-paid life, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance
Competitive 401(K) plan that includes an automatic 5% Geisinger contribution starting day one of employment
PTO plan that allows you to earn more time more quickly
MyHealth Rewards wellness program to improve your health and earn monetary incentives
Family support that includes adoption assistance, IVF and IUI coverage, paid parental leave, paid military leave and a free Care.com membership with discounted backup care for your loved ones.
*Qualified applicants are those individuals who have not worked in a full- or part-time capacity for Geisinger Medical Laboratories in the last 18 months.
Education
Bachelor's Degree-Medical Technology (Preferred)
Experience
Minimum of 5 years-Laboratory (Required)
Certification(s) and License(s)
OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities. KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow. INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation. SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, from senior management on down, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.
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At Geisinger, our innovative ideas are inspired by the communities we serve – like our Fresh FoodFarmacy, a program that delivers life-saving healthy alternatives to patients with diabetes. With additional tools like our MyCode Community Health Initiative, one of the first health system genome sequencingprograms, and our new asthma app suite that we developed in partnership with AstraZeneca, it’s no wonder we’re ranked one of the Top 5 Most Innovative Healthcare Systems by Becker's Hospital Review. We continually work towards continuous improvement in a culture where everyone has a voice and firmly believe that better begins with all of us.Founded more than 100 years ago, Geisinger serves more than three million residents throughout central, south-central and northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey. Our physician-led system is comprised of 30,000 employees, including 1,600 employed physicians, and consists of 1...3 hospital campuses, the Geisinger Health Plan, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine and two research centers. What you do at Geisinger shapes the future of health and improves lives – for our patients, communities, and you.