Laboratory Clinical Educator

Responsibilities

• In collaboration with the Section Head of Chematology, works in developing competency assessment plan, tools and documents to meet regulatory requirements.
• Completes new employee, 6 month, and annual competency assessment for required staff on all shifts on both campus locations.
• Completes retraining and reassessment of competency when problems are identified with an individual’s performance with oversight from section head.
• Assists with ensuring compliance with CAP, DNV, NJ State Dept. of Health and other regulatory agency standards.
• Participates in onsite and offsite C.A.P. inspections.
• Oversees and participates in required training for new employees, current employees and students on laboratory instrumentation and associated policies and procedures.
• Disseminates information and conducts training for policy and procedure updates as required.
• Attends offsite training by vendors for new instrumentation.
• Maintains and updates competency and training records using the Media Lab Compass module and other formats. Submits required documents with accuracy and in a timely manner.
• Demonstrates advanced level of expertise in current clinical lab analyzers and manual procedures in assigned section(s).
• Conducts and documents annual consistency of morphological observation in Body Fluids, Peripheral Blood, and Blood parasites preps. Assures that proper records are completed and filed appropriately.
• Works every 3rd weekend and holiday rotation in Chemistry or Hematology to maintain competency.
• Assists section head in providing input for annual performance appraisals.
• Participates in developing updating and maintaining educational materials.
• Demonstrates effective teaching skills. Uses a variety of instructional methods and teaching strategies. Participates in the resolution of clinical issues requiring educational interventions.

Requirements

• Bachelors of Science and MT ASCP or equivalent.
• Three years experience working in an acute care hospital laboratory in the Chemistry, Hematology, Urinalyses, and Coagulation sections of the lab.
• ASCP or equivalent
• Proficiency in automated instrumentation and manual methodology in the chemistry and hematology clinical laboratory. Outstanding verbal, interpersonal and written communication skills. Experience teaching adults.
• Power point, excel, word preferred.

• Frequent physical demands include: Sitting , Standing , Walking , Carry objects , Push/Pull , Wrist position deviation , Pinching/fine motor activities , Keyboard use/repetitive motion
• Occasional physical demands include: Climbing (e.g., stairs or ladders) , Twisting , Bending , Reaching forward , Reaching overhead , Squat/kneel/crawl , Taste or Smell
• Continuous physical demands include: Talk or Hear
• Lifting Floor to Waist 15 lbs. Lifting Waist Level and Above 15 lbs.

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