LIS Specialist/QC Monitor - Laboratory

Christie Clinic's department of Laboratory is seeking a full-time LIS Specialist/QC Monitor at the University clinic from Monday-Friday with varied hours. This position may require the ability to travel to other clinics, as needed, to support the department.

Duties include the performance of technical laboratory testing in the clinic laboratory.

JOB DUTIES: (This list may not include all the duties assigned.)

• Serve as the Safety Officer for the laboratory. Communicate safety findings to lab leadership
• Testing with Hospital Information system (EPIC), external interfaces during system changes and upgrades
• Identify and fix any issues between interfaces and the Laboratory Information system application
• Maintaining up-to-date documentation and necessary paperwork for all testing activities as well as change requests.
• Implementing change requests in LIS and working with our LIS contractor
• Maintaining interfaces to ensure uninterrupted communication between EMR and LIS
• Instrument Interface technical support.
• Creating Reports by extracting statistics
• Perform Laboratory Information System related Hardware maintenance like label printers, report printers, creation of print queues, etc.
• End-user troubleshooting to make sure expedited resolution of any issues in the production environment.
• Help co-ordinate upgrade and Go-Live events with leadership
• Work with technical staff to validate new test builds and serve as primary project manager for new LIS builds for tests and interfaces. Timely communicates LIS testing issues or delay to lab leadership.
• Ensure compliance with CAP for all LIS related checklist questions.
• Participate in professional development activities and maintain professional affiliations.
• Prepare, follow, and maintain laboratory procedures.
• Maintain Quality Assurance requirements for CAP
  • Annual QA report
  • Books of Evidence updates
  • yearly calculation
  • autoverification,
  • report formatting reviews
• Document and review all QA problems identified.
• Engage problem solving on issues.
• Keep data of Quality Indicators
• CAP application for inspection every 2 years
• Collect data, prepare reports, answer correspondence and compile statistics for administrative and regulatory purposes.
• Pull Turnaround times.
• Record QA issues as needed (redraws, tat, etc.) and report out to leadership at set cadence.
• Ensure all proficiency testing reports received are reviewed by the appropriate staff to evaluate the laboratory’s performance and to identify any problems that require corrective action; and an approved and timely corrective action plan is followed when any proficiency testing result is found to be unacceptable or unsatisfactory.
• PT results reviewed for significant bias and document PT compliance reporting documents on CAP website.
• Ensure that all Individualized Quality Control Plans (IQCP) are complete, reviewed and approved.
• Ensure that the quality control and quality management programs are established and maintained to assure the quality of laboratory services provided and to identify failures in quality as they occur. Appropriate monitors will be used for detecting problems in laboratory systems and identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Maintain laboratory competency to fill in as needed (required to be competent at minimum of 1 high complexity lab task).
• Perform related work as required.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree or Associate Degree in Clinical Laboratory Science

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Six months’ experience as post training

CERTIFICATE/LICENSE:

• Certification as MT/MLT/CLS/CLT by American Society of Clinical Pathologists or AMT Certification

TYPICAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Demands include sitting, standing, walking, bending, stooping, stretching, and lifting up to 25 pounds. Visual acuity and normal color perception is mandatory. Hearing within, or correctable to, normal range, vision correctable to 20/20 and manual dexterity for the operation of office equipment is required.

TYPICAL WORKING CONDITIONS:

Work is performed in a Laboratory environment with frequent exposure to communicable diseases, toxic substances, medicinal preparations, and other conditions common to a clinic environment. Requirements may include working irregular hours.

PAY AND BENEFITS:

The estimated pay range for this position is exclusive of fringe benefits and potential bonuses. Final offers are based on various factors, including skill set, experience, qualifications, and other job-related criteria.

We also offer a substantial benefits package, including: