Participate in Interviews, select and extend job offers to potential employees. Provides or coordinates orientation and onboarding to lab and departmental policies to all testing personnel. Create educational opportunities for self and others to obtain additional skills and knowledge through a variety of methods. Fulfill and assist employees with departmental continuing education requirements. Oversee and evaluate training of all personnel performing laboratory testing. Review and approve training checklists. Verify staff are trained and competent prior to performing independent testing on patient samples. Manages performance competency documentation for testing personnel.

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Plan, assign, and evaluate the work of clinical laboratory staff. Responsible for oversight along with implementation of education and training programs for laboratory staff. Review, endorse, and modify the recommended employment, promotions, and salary increases of laboratory staff. Responsible for the resolution of employee complaints and grievances. Ensure compliance with equal opportunity employment and employee safety programs. Participate in the design and implementation of the quality assurance and continuous improvement programs for the clinical laboratory. Participate in ensuring laboratory compliance with all regulatory and licensing standards. Collaborate with team to continuously improve laboratory operations through workflow assessment, redesign, and reengineering. Prioritize laboratory projects based on impact and resource availability (e.g. fiscal, process improvement, and patient safety). Coordinate information technology functions as related to lab test ordering, resulting, and test builds.

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To ensure the Department of Pathology operating units (clinical laboratories and other administrative functions) are compliant with all regulatory requirements, including but not limited to CLIA and the College of American Pathologists (CAP) standards. Collaborates with laboratory leadership, management, and staff to ensure all appropriate local, state, and federal regulations are followed. Provides consultative services to internal staff and external clients and performs appropriate activities to document compliance with regulatory requirements. Serves as point person for planning and facilitating biennial and interim year CAP inspections. Ensures laboratory documentation is up to date and submitted to CAP and/or CLIA as staff, equipment, and test menus change. Provides input to the CLIA Laboratory Director and laboratory leadership re: implementation of CLIA regulations in the laboratories. Serves as the Pathology Department's representative on the Michigan Medicine Accreditation and Regulatory Readiness Committee (ARRC) and participates in initiatives as required. Ensures compliance with regulations from other agencies as appropriate to the Department of Pathology (e.g., New York, California, FDA, etc.) Suggests and helps implement training with regards to educating laboratory staff on compliance.  

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Provide day-to-day administrative supervision of qualified personnel performing testing and reporting high complexity test results. Schedule employees to provide adequate and equitable staffing of all areas. Supervise and coordinate daily operational lab activities. Be accessible to testing personnel at all times testing is performed to provide on-site, telephone, or electronic consultation to resolve technical problems in accordance with policies and procedures established either by the laboratory director or technical supervisor. Provide staff with ongoing information and assistance to perform their duties. Monitor and make changes to workflow to achieve maximum productivity and quality. Serve as resource person for technical and procedural problems from staff and other customers. Develop, modify, and implement new and revised policies and procedures. Establish and atmosphere that satisfies employees physical needs and safety.

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Answer phone calls, monitor call list, make critical value calls, report results and document calls, as needed. Scan documents (scan requisitions and worksheets); organize and file test reports and documents, file slides. Identify and correct incorrect orders and specimen issues, which include duplicate tests, missing or incorrect samples, missing information, and unacceptable specimens. Communicate effectively with lab staff, clinicians, and other customers to meet customer service expectations and maintains patient confidentiality. Manage inventory, unpack shipments, stock lab supplies, and reconcile invoices. Assist lab leaders in development in technical procedures, protocols, and projects, as needed. Accession and process samples with accuracy which includes specimen receiving, centrifuging, aliquoting, and evaluating specimens for suitability of testing. Prioritize and accurately distribute patient samples within the laboratory consistent with quality assurance goals.

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To perform a variety of routine or specialized tests and procedures for use by physicians in diagnosis and treatment of patients in one or more areas of work, such as Clinical Core Laboratory, Transfusion Medicine, Histocompatibility, Flow Cytometry, Molecular Diagnostics, Cytogenetics, Point of Care, Microbiology, and other specialty departments. Perform high complexity testing without direct supervision. Process incoming samples by ensuring correct labeling, computer log-in, centrifugation, aliquoting, and storage. Perform and record routine instrument maintenance procedures. Analyze and record quality control materials with documentation of action on out-of-range values. Accurately analyze patient specimens on instruments and/or by specified manual methodologies within specified turnaround times. Recognize critical, abnormal and unacceptable test results and follow-up according to established protocols. Identify problems with instrumentation, methodology, specimens, supplies, or results and take action as outlined in predetermined protocols.

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Perform gross of simple biopsies (if CAP qualified) , processing of tissue, embedding, microtomy, staining, coverslipping, and frozen sectioning in an efficient manner according to established policies, procedures and protocols in a high volume academic environment. Perform immunohistochemical stains, direct immunofluorescence, musclehistochemistry and histochemical stains. Maintains accurate records of quality assurance and quality control. Maintains all lab equipment in a safe, efficient manner, in accordance with established guidelines. Perform specimen accessioning to include all manual and computerized data entry. Performs other duties as assigned

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To perform a variety of routine or specialized tests and procedures for use by physicians in diagnosis and treatment of patients in one or more areas of work within the Division of Diagnostics and Genetics (DGG).Molecular Diagnostics, Cytogenetics, Molecular Genetics, and other specialty departments. Conduct waived, moderate, and high-complexity tests, analyze samples, document quality control, and report results accurately. Testing could include Chromosomal Microarray, Next Generation Sequencing, Whole Genome Sequencing, and other molecular techniques. Perform daily maintenance, troubleshoot issues, monitor reagents, and ensure continuous instrument operation.

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The Laboratory Technician can be assigned to perform one or more of the following functions, with a minimum of High School Degree and under supervision of a CLIA qualified General Supervisor. Answer phones, take detailed messages and appropriately route calls. Scan documents (scan requisitions and worksheets); organize and file test reports and documents, and file slides. Assist with the laboratory's inventory of supplies and reagents. Keep track of all orders placed and products received. PathTrack specimens to receive and send specimens between departments. Accession, process and distribute patient samples within the laboratory consistent with accuracy and quality assurance goals of the laboratory.

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In addition to performing microbiology testing on patient specimens, the Medical Technologist Specialist must perform one or more of the following specialized duties or other significant duties identified by the individual laboratory. Perform role of Key Operator for testing equipment. Assist with the development, modification, validation, calibration, and implementation of laboratory equipment and working procedures. Assist with quality projects and other data collection projects on a routine basis. Serve as a resource person to medical technologists as well as other healthcare professionals. Monitor stocks of laboratory reagents and supplies and reorder as necessary.

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Order, result and scan faxed/mailed laboratory results from external laboratories into LIS and Careweb/MiChart systems. Problem solve issues related to submitted external results, interfacing with external laboratories and end-user clinic staff. Follow standardized order entry, resulting, verification and scanning process to ensure accuracy and effective flow of work. Interact professionally with customers and coworkers. Maintain productive flow of work in order to meet service expectations of customers. Flexibility to cover heavy workloads and departmental scheduling needs

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Perform gross of simple biopsies (if CAP qualified) , processing of tissue, embedding, microtomy, staining, coverslipping, and frozen sectioning in an efficient manner according to established policies, procedures and protocols in a high volume academic environment. Perform immunohistochemical stains, direct immunofluorescence, musclehistochemistry and histochemical stains. Maintains accurate records of quality assurance and quality control. Maintains all lab equipment in a safe, efficient manner, in accordance with established guidelines. Perform specimen accessioning to include all manual and computerized data entry. Performs other duties as assigned

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Perform gross of simple biopsies (if CAP qualified) , processing of tissue, embedding, microtomy, staining, coverslipping, and frozen sectioning in an efficient manner according to established policies, procedures and protocols in a high volume academic environment. Perform immunohistochemical stains, direct immunofluorescence, musclehistochemistry and histochemical stains. Maintains accurate records of quality assurance and quality control. Maintains all lab equipment in a safe, efficient manner, in accordance with established guidelines. Perform specimen accessioning to include all manual and computerized data entry. Performs other duties as assigned

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Perform and record quality control and understand quality assurance systems. Check specimens and tests requested. Determine if specimen is acceptable source, volume, transport, and collection method. Resolve problems with specimens and requested tests according to established laboratory procedures. Enter test orders into computer LIS system. Label and process specimens, inoculate media, make smears, store specimens and incubate cultures according to laboratory procedures. Read direct gram stains, enter reports, notify clinicians and document notification accurately and within established turnaround times. Restock media, reagents, stains and supplies as needed. Clean and disinfect the work surfaces after spills and at the end of each shift.

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Answer phone calls, monitor call list, make critical value calls, report results and document calls, as needed. Scan documents (scan requisitions and worksheets); organize and file test reports and documents, file slides. Identify and correct incorrect orders and specimen issues, which include duplicate tests, missing or incorrect samples, missing information, and unacceptable specimens. Communicate effectively with lab staff, clinicians, and other customers to meet customer service expectations and maintains patient confidentiality. Manage inventory, unpack shipments, stock lab supplies, and reconcile invoices. Assist lab leaders in development in technical procedures, protocols, and projects, as needed.

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Transport: (pickup specimens from all inpatient units). Spidering: Transport specimens to UMHS laboratories and internal storage of specimens. Receiving:   Scan in barcoded specimens, reconcile problems and distribute. Specimen Handling: Receive, sort and distribute specimens to work benches. Centrifuge & Storage:  Receive specimens in centrifuge for processing, centrifuge, aliquoting and storage. Prepare Sendouts for reference labs. Document all problems. Scan all Sendout paperwork. Urine Processing:  Receive urine specimens, order entry, weigh, pour/aliquot and pass or store. Document all problems. Pneumatic Tube Receipt:  Receive form tube port open, distribute, deliver and reconcile problems.

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Transport: (pickup specimens from all inpatient units). Spidering: Transport specimens to UMHS laboratories and internal storage of specimens. Receiving:   Scan in barcoded specimens, reconcile problems and distribute. Specimen Handling: Receive, sort and distribute specimens to work benches. Centrifuge & Storage:  Receive specimens in centrifuge for processing, centrifuge, aliquoting and storage. Prepare Sendouts for reference labs. Document all problems. Scan all Sendout paperwork. Urine Processing:  Receive urine specimens, order entry, weigh, pour/aliquot and pass or store. Document all problems. Pneumatic Tube Receipt:  Receive form tube port open, distribute, deliver and reconcile problems.

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Transport: (pickup specimens from all inpatient units). Spidering: Transport specimens to UMHS laboratories and internal storage of specimens. Receiving:   Scan in barcoded specimens, reconcile problems and distribute. Specimen Handling: Receive, sort and distribute specimens to work benches. Centrifuge & Storage:  Receive specimens in centrifuge for processing, centrifuge, aliquoting and storage. Prepare Sendouts for reference labs. Document all problems. Scan all Sendout paperwork. Urine Processing:  Receive urine specimens, order entry, weigh, pour/aliquot and pass or store. Document all problems. Pneumatic Tube Receipt:  Receive form tube port open, distribute, deliver and reconcile problems.

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Transport: (pickup specimens from all inpatient units). Spidering: Transport specimens to UMHS laboratories and internal storage of specimens. Receiving:   Scan in barcoded specimens, reconcile problems and distribute. Specimen Handling: Receive, sort and distribute specimens to work benches. Centrifuge & Storage:  Receive specimens in centrifuge for processing, centrifuge, aliquoting and storage. Prepare Sendouts for reference labs. Document all problems. Scan all Sendout paperwork. Urine Processing:  Receive urine specimens, order entry, weigh, pour/aliquot and pass or store. Document all problems. Pneumatic Tube Receipt:  Receive form tube port open, distribute, deliver and reconcile problems.

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