Laboratory Associate III

Laboratory Associate III

Job Code: LA1652

 ABOUT US

We are welcoming a new era in healthcare where achieving good health is just the beginning. At UVA Health Northern VA & Culpeper, we believe in caring for the whole person by getting to know – and making connections with – our patients. By combining the talent and expertise of our people, the breadth of capabilities across our system, and our commitment to helping our communities get better and stay healthy, we are improving the patient experience.

As a UVA Health Northern VA & Culpeper team member, you will have a voice in patient care decisions, support the most advanced medical technologies and feel a strong sense of satisfaction from making a difference in people’s lives every day.

JOB TYPE

Classification: Nonexempt

Supervises Positions: No

JOB SUMMARY:

The Laboratory Associate III performs moderate and high complexity testing under the general supervision of the Laboratory Manager. This position performs routine patient testing, quality control testing, equipment maintenance and troubleshooting, critical value notification, proactively identifies sample integrity issues, and supports overall quality laboratory testing.  Additionally, this role ensures quality control testing/results are within specifications and reviewed, supports team competency requirements, performs scheduling and timekeeping, maintains/supports regulatory guidelines to support accreditation, supply management, and outpatient experience.

This role is outside normal career ladder progression and is a hired and posted position.

Laboratory Associate III Duties:  Performs duties above and beyond Laboratory Associate II.

• Actively participate in continuous performance improvement activities.
• Participates in safety rounding and reporting within the clinical laboratories.
• In ambulatory setting, responsible for surveys, inventory management, quality control, troubleshooting, training, competency, new testing validations and implementations.
• Orient and train Laboratory Assistant Is and IIs, and other testing team members as assigned.
• Supports inventory management activities.
• Supports scheduling and timekeeping activities.
• Additional job duties as assigned.

Patient Care: Shows a commitment to provide the highest level of patient care.

• Collects, labels, and prepares specimens for testing.
• Maintains required documentation for all lab procedures.
• Processes requisitions for testing.
• Prepares and distributes reports.

Safety: Adheres to all workplace and trade safety laws, regulations, standards, and practices.

• Performs quality control testing to assure accuracy of patient testing.
• Performs equipment maintenance and troubleshooting.
• Practices safety policies to maintain a safe working environment.
• Performs all duties to satisfy regulations in preparation for inspections.

Teamwork: Cooperates within a team to achieve goals and deliverables.

• Provides information and consultation to requestors.
• Recognizes interdependencies with other areas and supports other staff as needed.
• Shares and initiates regular and professional communication with co-workers.
• Participates in regular staff meetings.

Technical Competence: Uses knowledge that is acquired through training or extensive on-the-job experience to perform one's job.

• Performs competency and proficiency testing to assure maintenance of skills.
• Completes educational activities to continually improve skills and assists consultants.
• Participates in improvement of methods and processes.

The incumbent may be asked to perform additional duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Master’s or Doctorate Degree from an accredited University in Chemistry, Physics, or Biology related sciences required. Must include: Six semester hours of chemistry, six semester hours of biology, and 12 semester hours of any combination of chemical or biological sciences.

Or 

4 Year/Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited University in Chemistry, Physics, or Biology related sciences required. Must include:  Six semester hours of chemistry, six semester hours of biology, and 12 semester hours of any combination of chemical or biological sciences.

Experience: 3 year of laboratory testing experience 

Refer to the Life Support Training Policy for additional details.

Licensure: N/A

Additional Skills/Requirements Required N/A

Additional Skills/Requirements Preferred: N/A

 PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Physical Demand Code: 22A, Lab

Work Function/Activity: Medium to Heavy Physical Demand

The job requires constant sitting, standing, walking, and bending/stooping. Frequent repetitive body movements. Proficient communicative, auditory, and visual skills. Attention to detail and ability to write legibly. Ability to lift/push/pull up to 100 lbs. occasionally. For any weight over 35 lbs. use Safe Handling Equipment. This job description may not include all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the job described. It may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of UVA Health Northern VA & Culpeper.

OTHER

• May require the use of safety equipment, such as HEPA mask, for infection prevention: Yes
• On call responsibilities as directed: Yes
• Ability to travel between campus buildings, remote facilities, and out of town as needed: Yes