Clinical Laboratory Scientist (51820)
Position Objective: The Clinical Laboratory Scientist will provide support services to satisfy the overall operational objectives of the National Institutes of Health/Clinical Center/Department of Transfusion Medicine/Infectious Diseases Section within the National Institutes of Health.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain liaisons and effective working relations with groups and individuals, agencies, and the public to encourage cooperative management strategies or to develop information and interpret findings
- Performs DNARNA purification and quantitation, and real-time PCR utilizing automated instrumentation such as COBAS Amplipreptaqman; COBAS 6800
- Accurately Performs Automated testing procedures for Serology based testing for infectious diseases such as Ortho 3600
- Organize daily workload based on priorities, rotation schedule and needs of the laboratory and patients
- Independently analyzes and discusses the interpretation, reliability, and validity of test data
- Uses a wide variety of laboratory information systems, statistical methods and computer programs to collect, organize, and analyze data for reporting of verified results
- Accurately Performs accessioning, specimen processing and test performance of moderate to high complexity tests
- Identify problems that may adversely affect test performance or reporting of test results; resolve problems or notify staff; document all corrective actions taken
- Communicate and consult with pertinent medical personnel regarding collection procedures; troubleshoot any problems with the specimen or documentation document all QC activities, instrument calibrations and maintenance performed and identify, investigate and notify supervisor of any problems or discrepancies identified
- Follow the laboratorys established policies and procedures when test systems are not within the laboratorys established acceptable levels of performance
- Ensure compliance with accrediting and inspections agency requirements, participating in activities associated with the laboratory accreditation process
- Maintain records that demonstrate proficiency testing samples are tested in the same manner as patient specimens
- Follow the Clinical Center, Department and Laboratory established Safety policies and procedures
- Maintain laboratory equipment
- Operate, calibrate and maintain equipment such as Cobas AmpliprepTaqman, Cobas 6800, Ortho 3600, microplate washerreader and able to troubleshoot malfunctions 4
- Monitor inventory of reagents and supplies required for the specialty testing for equipment and supply contracts 5
- Program and use computers to store, process, and analyze data
- Monitor operational procedures in technical environments to ensure conformance to standards 1
- Interpret research or operational data 2
- Record research or operational data 3
- Work products and documents related to performing laboratory procedures for specimen handling and processing, test analyses, reporting and maintaining records of patient test results
- Work products and documents related to quality, including detection of reagent problems, equipment malfunction or need to replace reagents; identify problems that may adversely affect test performance or reporting of test results; correct problem; notify staff
- Clean Equipment
- Work products and documents related to compliance with all aspects of laboratory safety and QC/QA/QI policies and procedures; document all quality control activities, instrument calibrations and maintenance performed.
- Work products and documents related to organizing daily workload; ordering reagents and supplies required for specialty testing for equipment and supply contracts
- Work products and documents related to compliance with accrediting and inspections agency requirements
- Documentation of completion of required training and competencies with TTV Lead Technologist: Training, Competency and Continuing Education to meet TTV, DTM and CC requirements