Responsibilities

• Receives assignments according to the established departmental procedures and plans. Organizes and prioritizes work duties to accomplish daily objectives.
• Performs testing procedures and related work according to established protocols and standards with minimal technical and/or data entry error in order to report results to the requesting party.
• Operates equipment and works with highly technical instrumentation according to established procedures and protocols in order to ensure the accuracy of test results.
• Performs equipment maintenance and repair according to operator's manuals in order to facilitate testing procedures and avoid downtime.
• Assays appropriate controls, standards and other quality control material according to protocol in order to maintain the testing environment.
• Performs venipunctures according to established protocols and procedures so as to provide the best possible specimen for analysis.
• Sets up program for instruction of clinical students in hematology.
• Helps train new employees.
• Sets up competencies for hematology staff.
• Covers on-call time or other shifts in times of emergencies/shortages in order to maintain laboratory minimum staffing levels.
• Performs other duties for the Hematology Supervisor to maintain CLIA and The Joint Commission accreditation.
• Oversees the accession room.