Clinical/Technical Specialist

Please attach a cover letter, resume, and 3 names of professional reference as part of the application process.

REQUIRES:

• Bachelor’s degree in a chemical, physical, biological, or clinical laboratory science.
• 1-3 years experience in a clinical healthcare laboratory setting including the following skillsets:

Clinical Laboratory Testing - Working Experience

Knowledge of and ability to use medical laboratory equipment to examine specimens according to test requests and to obtain accurate results for further disease diagnosis following laboratory policies and ethics.

• Participates in processing specimens (e.g. biological specimens) according to test requests.
• Operates laboratory equipment required to examine clinical specimens.
• Produces reports based on laboratory test results to help in further diagnosis.
• Adheres to relevant policies and ethics for clinical laboratory testing.

Health Care Policy and Ethics Compliance – Working Experience

Knowledge of health care policies for all clinical practices and applicable laws and regulations governing proper clinical practice; ability to demonstrate ethical behavior in diverse situations.

• Implements health care policies and ethical requirements when providing clinical laboratory services.
• Operates and maintains laboratory equipment based on specific policies.

Laboratory Record Management – Working Experience

 

Establishing, storing, and managing up-to-date laboratory records for relevant healthcare participants while following relevant guidelines.

• Performing accurate record keeping in laboratory information system.
• Providing release of patient information to outside institutions adhering to HIPAA guidelines.
• Maintaining storage of pathology materials within the department.

HIGHLY Desirable:

Experience:

• With histological techniques for use in diagnosis of patient specimens, including sectioning, staining, and coverslipping pathology slides.
• Operating and performing maintenance on laboratory equipment including tissue processors, embedding centers, microtomes, autostainers and microbiological incubators.
• Certification in a laboratory science by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists.
• With direct patient contact.
• Working in a fast-paced, high volume laboratory.
• Working proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills with customers/providers regarding patient care and/or test results.

Application materials should clearly indicate qualifications for advertised position.

Note to Applicant:  Applicants should assure their application/resume and cover letter illustrate the work experience they have that demonstrates the qualifications and competencies listed above.  Unless otherwise noted, the proficiency level required for the position is Basic Experience or Working Experience.

• Basic Experience is defined as uses basic understanding of the field to perform job duties; may need some guidance on job duties; applies learning to recommend options to address unusual situations.
• Working Experience is defined as successfully completes diverse tasks of the job; applies and enhances knowledge and skill in both usual and unusual issues; needs minimal guidance in addressing unusual situations.

Definitions of the other proficiency levels are found at:  http://hr.uiowa.edu/competencies/proficiency-levels.

The Clinical/Technical Specialist is the 1st of 4 levels in the Clinical/Technical Specialty (PVA) job family.  For more information about this job family visit:  https://hris.uiowa.edu/CC_Redesign/driver.php?ACTION=DETAIL&FAMILY=PVA.