Laboratory Section Specialist- Central Processing- Microbiology

Inova Fairfax Medical Campus is looking for a dedicated Laboratory Section Specialist to join the Central Processing Laboratory team: This role will be Full-Time Day Shift: Monday-Friday 7am-3:30pm

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits:

• Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules, and remote and hybrid career opportunities.

Laboratory Section Specialist Job Responsibilities:

• Responsible for designing team member schedules and assignments to ensure the proper/timely completion of work, the health/safety of team members and the overall efficient operation of the section; Directs the daily technical operations of the section while maintaining quality standards and procedures in order to meet CAP, The Joint Commission, AABB, CLIA and other regulatory agency requirements.
• Follows standard protocol for patient/donor identification and specimen/blood product labeling including final verification.
• Minimizes the number of corrected reports not attributed to auto verification or specimen conditions beyond technical control.
• Leads and/or actively participates in quality improvement projects and team member engagement by enhancing team development and hospital/system goals.
• Operating systems and methodologies in order to produce timely and accurate data for patients, quality control and proficiency testing is required.
• Performs required maintenance procedures such as troubleshooting, corrective action and documentation for all procedures and instrumentation.
• May perform additional duties as assigned.
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Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Clinical Laboratory Science, Medical Technology, Histo/Cyto Technology, Chemistry, Biology, or Physical Science
• Years of Experience: 4 years of experience required.
• Certification: ASCP Certification consistent with the scope of responsibility (MLS/MT,MLT, HT, HTL, BB, C, H, M, CT) or American Medical Technologists (AMT), or Laboratory Technologist Certification (HEW)., Medical Lab Tech (American Society of Clinical Pathologist - ASCP) or equivalent.