Laboratory Technical Specialist-Chemistry

Company: Inova Health System
Location: Falls Church
Posted on: April 4, 2025

Job Description:

INOVA Fairfax Medical Campus is looking for a dedicated Laboratory Technical Specialist to join the Chemistry team: This role will be Full Time Day Shifts: Monday-Friday, Every Other Weekend, 630am-300pm - Relocation Available
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:

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• 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 more!
  
  Job Responsibilities
  
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  • Focus will be on being a clinical instructor for Hematology
    
  • Follows standard protocol for patient/donor identification and specimen/blood product labeling including final verification.
    
  • Prepares and distributes specimens to departments according to specimen requirement and priority delivery.
    
  • Documents, per facility process, when a specimen does not meet acceptable criteria for result reporting.
    
  • Uses department resources efficiently during instrument operations. Avoids urgent supply requests and inventory loss due to expiration; Properly receives and stores supplies.
    
  • Actively ensures quality assurance in the department by performing required quality control procedures including corrective action and documentation for all procedures/instrumentation.
    
  • Leads and/or actively participates in quality improvement projects by enhancing team and departmental development; Provides constructive feedback and positive reinforcement to coworkers.
    
  • Serves as a Laboratory CAP/AABB on site inspector. Participates and helps prepare Laboratory for self and on-site inspections; Participates in Laboratory clinical practice teams, Inova Health System committees and hospital teams.
    
  • Acts as a resource person/ key operator for coworkers, customers and patients for technical questions; Demonstrates an expanded knowledge of technical and administrative tasks beyond normal technical operations.
    
  • Other duties and responsibilities as assigned
    
    Additional Requirements:
    
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    • Work Hours: Monday-Friday, Every Other Weekend, 630am-300pm
      
    • Minimum Education: Bachelor's degree in science from a college/university recognized by regional or national accreditation agency.
      
    • Experience: 3 years of experience in an accredited laboratory under the supervision of a pathologist certified by the American Board of Pathology
      
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      • Preferred experience: Previous experience performing, implementing, and troubleshooting culture and molecular (qualitative and quantitative) based infectious disease testing.
        
        
      • 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).
        
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