MG Phlebotomist

Summary:

Provides daily supervision to the lab technical staff and coordinates the daily specimen collection and testing operations. Is responsible for the department schedule and review of quality control. Is responsible for ensuring that instruments are properly maintained and that new and current staff are oriented to lab policies and procedures. Working in cooperation with the Lab Manager ensures regulatory compliance. Serves as the technical safety representative for the laboratory department serves on the safety committee ensures compliance with safety regulations within the department. Performs in accordance with the facility's policies and procedures. Follows the facility's standards for ethical business conduct. Conducts self as a positive role model and team member. Participates in facility committees meetings in-services and activities.

Responsibilities:

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Laboratory Team Leader

• Supervise the phlebotomy staff including scheduling and annual appraisals.
• Research customer complaints and processing errors and take corrective action as needed
• Provide testing duties at the Faunce Corner Rd laboratory.
• Maintain instrumentation including daily weekly & monthly maintenance as well as troubleshooting instrument problems.
• Review quality control and maintain quality assurance including instrument linearity precision and correlation studies
• Phlebotomy back up as needed.
• Process and procedure development for the Faunce Corner Road laboratory and site.
• Train new lab employees for this location.
• Maintains patient confidentiality
• Other duties as assigned
• Reports directly to the laboratory manager.

Laboratory Safety Representative

• Reviews and maintains MSDS sheets which relate to the laboratory
• Identifies safety and health issues within the department and implements plan of correction when needed
• Maintains compliance with OSHA regulations within the lab
• Implements new regulations relating to health and safety within the lab
• Establishes any needed safety procedures for the department and maintains required safety records.
• Maintains a current working knowledge of health and safety issues which apply to the laboratory as defined by national and state safety and health regulations.
• Serves as a member of the Health and Safety Committee.
• Provides technical support on lab related safety and health issues such as exposure incidents
• Participates in new product / process review including hazard analysis for the lab.
• Other lab related safety duties as assigned.

Other information:

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 4 years of clinical laboratory experience in all areas to be supervised and a working knowledge of Federal and State occupational and safety regulations as they apply to the laborator
• Ability to coordinate a productive technical team in order to maximize the efficient operations of the testing laboratory.
• Ability to deal with other people especially other company personnel to troubleshoot lab related issues and concerns.
• Also the ability to deal with regulatory agencies consultants and other contractor personnel.
• Daily coordination of lab/ phlebotomy staffing.

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor of Science degree in a physical science and y

Working Conditions:

• While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently required to walk; stand; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop kneel crouch or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit.
• May be exposed to various patient conditions including infectious diseases blood and bodily fluids.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Brown University Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin age ethnicity sexual orientation ancestry genetics gender identity or expression disability protected veteran or marital status. Brown University Health is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

Location: BHMG-North Dartmouth-531 Faunce Comer Rd USA:MA:North Dartmouth

Work Type: Full Time

Shift: Shift 1

Union: Non-Union