Respiratory Clinical Lab Specialist

Overview Northside Hospital is award-winning, state-of-the-art, and continually growing. Constantly expanding the quality and reach of our care to our patients and communities creates even more opportunity for the best healthcare professionals in Atlanta and beyond. Discover all the possibilities of a career at Northside today. Responsibilities Oversees blood gas safety and education programs, providing employees with a safe work environment, and ensuring compliance to organizational and accreditation agency standards. Provides support to laboratory information systems (LIS) users and works in collaboration with LIS staff in database building, upgrades, ongoing maintenance and education. PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Provides orientation and ongoing staffeducation on regulatory compliancepertinentto all accreditation agency standards.Monitors staff compliance with safety policies and procedures. Ensuresquality controls and other maintenance on blood gasequipment are performed onadefinedperiodicbasis.Collaborates with hospitalBio-medical department and Information Technology to ensure maintenance of past and present equipment. Maintains and updates all blood gaspolicies and procedures and ensures annual review. Ensuresan appropriate levelof department testing supplies are present,anticipatesusage needs and orders as needed. Maintains department lab records to ensure compliance with regulatory standards. Practicepropersafetytechniquesinaccordancewithhospitalanddepartmentalpoliciesandprocedure. Works with department clinical specialists to develop andmaintaindepartment laboratory orientationprogram. Works to ensure interdisciplinary staff meet organizational and accrediting agency requirements through coordination of department education and/or competency. Provides department manager with status of accreditation and licensing on a periodic basis. Participatesinthebuildandimplementationofnewblood gasmodules, software, and interfaces. Assures proper testing and verification procedures arefollowedandappropriate documentationismaintained. DevelopsandmaintainsappropriatedepartmentalpoliciesandproceduresrelatedtocampusLISand assures compliance with various regulatory agencystandards. Providescomputerorientation,trainingand/orin-servicetoemployees,andresolvesquestionsor problemsregardingcomputersystems. Qualifications REQUIRED Bachelor of Science Degree inrespiratory therapy,chemistry, biology, labscienceor clinicalscience. Threeyearsofexperience in ahigh complexity laboratory or respiratory therapy. Must meet requirements as outlined by the Licensure of Clinical Laboratories, State of Georgia. PREFERRED: Demonstrated knowledge of multiple computer and softwaresystems. Experience as a Lab Technician or quality improvement or related field. Two years of experience with a lab computer system. Ability to develop, organize, and implement projects, programs, orpolicies Work Hours: 7AM-330PM Weekend Requirements: No On-Call Requirements: No #J-18808-Ljbffr Northside Hospital Inc.