Job Information
State of Tennessee Job Information
| Opening Date/Time |
04/28/2025 12:00AM Central Time |
| Closing Date/Time |
05/11/2025 11:59PM Central Time |
| Salary (Monthly) |
$4,517.00 - $6,758.00 |
| Salary (Annually) |
$54,204.00 - $81,096.00 |
| Job Type |
Full-Time |
| City, State Location |
Nashville, TN |
| Department |
Health |
LOCATION OF (1) POSITION(S) TO BE FILLED: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, HEALTH RELATED BOARDS DIVISION, DAVIDSON COUNTY For more information, visit the link below: https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/health/program-areas/careers/04%2017%202025%20Medical%20Technology%20Consultant%201%20job%20ad.pdf This position requires a criminal background check. Therefore, you may be required to provide information about your criminal history in order to be considered for this position. Qualifications Education and Experience: Licensed as a Medical Laboratory Technologist issued by the Tennessee Department of Health and experience equivalent to three years of full-time increasingly responsible professional medical laboratory technology work in an approved medical laboratory performing general laboratory work; additional graduate coursework in medical technology may be substituted for one year of the required experience.
Necessary Special Qualifications: Licensed as a Medical Laboratory Technologist issued by the Tennessee Department of Health. A valid vehicle operator's license is required.
Examination Method: Education and Experience,100%, for Preferred Service positions. Overview Summary: Under general supervision, is responsible for professional medical technologic consulting work of average difficulty; and performs related work as required.
Distinguishing Features: This is the entry working class in the Medical Technologist Cons sub-series. An employee in this class conducts on-site laboratory surveys relative to issuance and maintenance of licensure for hospitals and state laboratory facilities, surveys training schools for medical laboratory trainees, and appears in court or at hearings as an expert witness. This class differs from that of Medical Technologist Cons 2 in that an incumbent of the latter is responsible for directing the laboratory licensing service. Responsibilities Communicating with Persons Outside Organization:
- Provides summation to facility of survey finds and corrective actions required to meet compliance, as required.
- Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
- Provides factual and authoritative information regarding state and federal laws with persons outside organization.
- Maintains professional working relationships with peer groups and organizations.
Documenting/Recording Information:
- Documents findings from surveys or investigations to ensure accurate information is used in decision making, as required.
- Maintains documentation to ensure the legal defensibility of compliance decisions.
- Safeguards medical records in accordance with agency directives and state and federal laws.
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others:
- Thoroughly explains details of investigations and reviews by testifying under oath to judges, district attorneys, grand juries, or commissioners in depositions, court, and/or at departmental or regulatory board hearings.
- Testifies before grand juries, judges, commissioners, and at trials, preliminary or departmental hearings regarding state and federal laws, codes, ordinances, regulations, and standard violations.
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge:
- Maintains, updates, and integrates technical knowledge to enhance job performance.
- Maintains current Medical Laboratory Technologist license issued by the Tennessee Department of Health to ensure compliance with state regulations.
- Attends approved training for continuing education units (CEUs).
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards:
- Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards
- Verifies credentials to ensure compliance with state and federal regulations.
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work:
- Ensures all expected state and federal mandated deadlines are met.
- Organizing and prioritizing personal workload using calendars, lists, and other facilitators to ensure timely and accurate completion of work.
Training and Teaching Others:
- Conducts meetings or presentations to groups, the pubic, co-workers, or other departments regarding state and federal regulations and/or legislative processes and departmental policy, as required.
- Assists in the training of newly hired employees in the laboratory inspection process, as needed.
Performing Administrative Activities:
- Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork.
- Enters personal time and leave requests into electronic database as required.
Making Decisions and Solving Problems:
- Analyzes information and evaluate results to determine if the laboratory's response is acceptable to ensure compliance with state and federal guidelines, as required.
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings:
- Monitors and reviews information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material:
- Inspects equipment, work environment, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects, as required.
Getting Information:
- Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others:
- Provides guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, regulatory as relative to state and federal laws, or process-related topics, as needed.
Interacting with Computers:
- Uses computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to set up functions, enter data, or process information.
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships:
- Maintains professional working relationships with peers, and with upper management to ensure smooth and effective team operations.
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates:
- Provides information to supervisors and co-workers by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
Scheduling Work and Activities:
- Schedules events, inspections, and daily activities to ensure completion of all work activities in a timely manner, as required.
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment:
- Operates a state issued or personal vehicle to perform duties associated with this position, as required.
Competencies (KSA's) Competencies:
- Problem Solving
- Technical Learning
- Organizing
- Time Management
- Standing Alone
- Presentation Skills
- Written Communications
- Approachability
- Composure
- Integrity and Trust
Knowledge:
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Clerical
- Customer and Personal Service
- Law and Government
- Mathematics
- Medicine and Dentistry
- Public Safety and Security
Skills:
- Active Learning
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Learning Strategies
- Mathematics
- Monitoring
- Reading Comprehension
- Science
- Speaking
- Writing
- Coordination
- Instructing
- Negotiation
- Persuasion
- Service Orientation
- Social Perceptiveness
- Complex Problem Solving
- Operation and Control
- Quality Control Analysis
Abilities:
- Category Flexibility
- Deductive Reasoning
- Inductive Reasoning
- Information Ordering
- Oral Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Perceptual Speed
- Problem Sensitivity
- Selective Attention
- Time Sharing
- Written Comprehension
- Written Expression
- Far Vision
- Near Vision
- Speech Clarity
- Speech Recognition
- Visual Color Discrimination
Tools & Equipment
- Personal Computer
- Telephone
- Fax Machine
- Printer
- Scanner
- Copy Machine
- Calculator
- Electronic Devices
- Other Office Related Equipment as Required
- Various Medical Equipment and Devices
- Digital Cameras
- MP3 Players
Other Equipment as Required TN Driver Standards State of Tennessee positions that may involve driving responsibilities require candidates to meet the following minimum driver qualifications:
- A valid driver's license
- For the past five years, the candidate's driver record must not have record of the following violations: driving under the influence (DUI), reckless driving, license suspension for moving violations, more than 4 moving violations.
Please include your Driver's License Information under the Licenses and Certifications section of your application. **Agencies may allow an exception based on other factors. |
State of Tennessee
Apr 28, 2025