Summary

The position is located in the Core Laboratory of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Program at the Beckley VA Medical Center. The Medical Technician is responsible for performing a wide range of emergency - routine - complex - and specialized test procedures in Clinical Chemistry - Coagulation - Hematology - Blood Bank - Microbiology and Urinalysis with minimal on-site supervision. These procedures range from basic screening tests to DNA amplification.

Duties

• Maintains the laboratory facilities - equipment and controls supplies
• Monitors specimens - equipment and the environment for contamination
• Maintains laboratory supplies and equipment in such a manner as to provide for safety and efficiency of laboratory operations
• Processes requisitions - receives and stores shipments
• Daily calibrates - controls - and maintains a variety of instrumentation and laboratory equipment against standards
• Uses independent judgment in adjusting either the procedure of the mechanical device to bring the procedures into good quality control
• Recommends changes in procedures to improve efficiency - accuracy and safety
• Assists in training personnel or students in laboratory safety
• Maintains and controls laboratory records
• Maintains complete and accurate records of all test results
• Prepares reports of data collected and tests performed
• The incumbent is responsible for some data analysis and for presenting the data to the supervisor in a logical and systematic fashion
• Must be aware of and strictly adhere to Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act and local/agency requirements
• Maintains comprehensive records of written and practical quality control measures to monitor all systems/processes for significant change that could indicate discrepancies of control of results
• Incumbent uses information to take corrective measures to correct deviations for established quality control limits
• Audits records to ensure appropriate classification - quantity - catalog information - etc
• Prepares production or other reports as schedules or requested by the supervisor
• Records information pertaining to storage of specimens or reagents and completes appropriate tracking/inventory system information
• Performs specimen collection - labeling - accessioning - distribution - and storage
• Performs work in the testing and examination procedures carried out in the laboratory
• Prepares diagnostic reagents and reference materials
• Perform tests that are relatively new and involve very fine distinctions
• There are typically very many extremely delicate and exacting steps - the instrumentation is elaborate and complex - and the settings and measurements are very fine
• Uses a high degree of laboratory expertise to determine the validity of results and the potential causes for invalid results
• Provides necessary assistance on test performance or special studies
• Work Schedule: Position has rotating shift including weekends and holidays Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Functional Statement #: 517-23094-F Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized