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The Department of Laboratory Medicine serves as a regional resource for clinical laboratory services required for patient care, research, and educational programs in laboratory medicine. The department now employs 1400 people who work at the award-winning University of Washington Medical Center (ranked among the top medical centers in the United States as rated by U.S. News & World Report), Harborview Medical Center (the region's only Level I Trauma center, known for innovations and excellence in trauma care and its centers of emphasis: Trauma, Burn, Neurosciences, AIDS/STD CARER, and mentally- and medically- vulnerable populations.), and many other clinical and research facilities in the area. The University of Washington (UW) is proud to be one of the nation’s premier educational and research institutions. Our people are the most important asset in our pursuit of achieving excellence in education, research, and community service. Our staff not only enjoys outstanding benefits and professional growth opportunities, but also an environment noted for diversity, community involvement, intellectual excitement, and natural beauty.

The Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology department has an outstanding opportunity for a CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNICIAN 2 TRAINER

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Maintain competency in all functions of the Clinical Laboratory Technician duties.

Follow and train students, new and current staff on specimen collection processes of patients of all ages and additional specimen collection processes to include sorting and prioritize initial specimens and requests, receive specimens via pneumatic tube system and at the front receiving window.

Prioritize work effectively in a fast paced clinical environment.

Ability to interact with patients and patient care providers in appropriate fashion including, but not limited to handling ill and uncomfortable patients and/or difficult providers

Communicate escalate training/competency related problems to leadership clearly, directly and in a timely manner.

Review and update the MediaLab documentation supporting training activities and competencies.

Ensure staff follows established departmental policies and section/division specific processes and guidelines during training and audits.

Audit, provide feedback to trainees.

Communicate with direct supervisor, staff’s supervisor and Manager of Program Operations concerning any training related needs, issues, and concerns.

Perform employee observations and final assessment sign off, or make recommendation of final sign off to appropriate superior at conclusion of initial training or recurring competency assessments in the designated area.

Assists in maintaining complete, accurate, legible records of trainees during training and audits.

Support service and UW Medicine goals, service efficiency, and effectiveness through such activities as: participating in problem solving, demonstrating support for policies, sharing expertise, and contributing to project work and committees.

Promote and contribute to the development of teamwork in the service and working relationships between the laboratory and other departments

Perform other duties of a CLT 1 and CLT 2.

REQUIREMENTS:

High school graduation or equivalent

One year of chemical, clinical, or public health laboratory experience OR completion of a laboratory assistant course approved by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists.
OR

Equivalent education/experience.

DESIRED REQUIREMENTS:

Associates or bachelor degree in science

Experience in a major medical hospital laboratory setting

Experience with electronic health record (EHRs) information systems

Experience with laboratory information system (LIS)

Experience in laboratory training

Phlebotomy experience :

May be required to work holidays and weekends.

Lab Medicine employees are considered essential staff and as such are required to report to work during inclement weather.

Lab Medicine employees may be required to work in any of the department locations including but not limited to HMC, UWMC, Roosevelt, SCCA, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, SCH, etc.

Will be necessary to work in other departmental locations in order to meet patient service requirements, especially at Harborview Medical Center. In addition, less frequent work effort will be required at other UW School of Medicine locations (e.g., South Lake Union) and Seattle-area healthcare institutions.

Will be considered essential staff and as such will be required to report to work when scheduled despite inclement weather.

Must be able to meet with all shifts on a regular basis