Laboratory Technical Specialist
Elar Cx · Falls Church, Virginia, United States
Laboratory Technical Specialist
Inova Fairfax Hospital is looking for a dedicated Laboratory Technical Specialist to join the Inova Blood Bank team. This role will be Full-Time Day Shift: Monday-Friday from 07:30am- 4:30pm.
Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.
Featured Benefits:
- Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
- Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
- Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
- Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
- Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules, and more.
Laboratory Technical Specialist Job Responsibilities:
- The Laboratory Technical Specialist ensures quality specimens for Laboratory testing by recognizing pre analytical factors that adversely affect patient results.
- Operates systems/methodologies in order to produce timely and accurate data for patients, quality control and proficiency testing.
- Reports clinical data accurately and efficiently is expected.
- Participates in departmental development by demonstrating operational knowledge and adhering to regulatory standards.
- Communicates effectively and working cooperatively with team members to optimize job performance and foster working relationships.
- Follows standard protocol for patient/donor identification and specimen/blood product labeling including final verification.
- Prepares and distributes specimens to departments according to specimen requirement and priority delivery
- May perform additional duties as assigned.