Welcome to Saint Joseph Jessamine, RJ Corman Ambulatory Care Center, the first and only full-service, 24/7 emergency room in Jessamine County, Kentucky. 

CHI Saint Joseph Health is part of CommonSpirit Health, a non-profit, Catholic health system dedicated to advancing health for all people. With approximately 175,000 employees and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians. 

Our commitment to serve the common good is delivered through the dedicated work of thousands of physicians, advanced practice clinicians, nurses, and staff; through clinical excellence delivered across a system of 140 hospitals and more than 2,200 care centers serving 24 states.

****Sign On Bonus up to $10,000 and Student Loan Payback up to $24,000 for eligible hires****

Job Summary / Purpose

Accurately analyzes and reports all tests ordered by the Medical Staff in a timely manner and according to laboratory procedures and regulatory guidelines  to aid in the diagnosis and  treatment of patients. Must also act as a team leader by assisting and guiding staff in decision-making, and by taking on other areas of responsibility.

Essential Key Job Responsibilities

1. Performs and reports waived, moderately complex, and highly complex test procedures on patient specimens adhering to the Section’s Standard Operating Procedures to ensure accurate and timely reporting 
2. Provides excellent patient care through clinical correlation of results, identification of patterns of bias, rapid notification of appropriate caregivers of critical values, and completion of testing within established turn-around-time limits
3. Acts as a ‘group leader’ by assisting other staff members in work duties as needed to ensure a smooth workflow in the department.
4. Ensures that major automated equipment is operational by performing required maintenance, calibration and  troubleshooting procedures; including contacting of instrument vendor for assistance or repair.
5.  May receive or have extended instrument training to function as an instrument lead for the department.
6. Trains new employees and students in the department.
7. Performs required calibration and quality control procedures and maintains records to ensure tests are being performed within established parameters. 
8. Assists department Technical Coordinator or Supervisor in preparation of QC and calibration reports, ensuring that records are complete and accurate.
9. Performs proficiency testing as assigned and review results with laboratory clinical leaders
10. Assists Technical Coordinator or Supervisor with test or equipment validations. Helps with training, validation records and documentation.
11. Participates in opportunities for continuing education and/or teaching, training according to the Section Performance Standards to enhance technical skills of students, trainees, coworkers, and self
12. Responsible for inventory of supplies, including providing assistance with monitoring supplies, ordering, and placing received supplies into storage.
13. May assists department inventory supplies as primary inventory control
14. Completes all work and resolves or appropriately passes ongoing issues to incoming staff within the scheduled shift.
15. Facilitate smooth and complete work transition with preceding and following shift teams.
16. As a representative of CommonSpirit Health, utilizes professionalism and HumanKindness while communicating with physicians, hospital staff, patients, coworkers, other stakeholders in laboratory operations, and all members of the general public, whether in email, instant messaging, telephone, or face-to-face interactions
17. Adheres to all regulatory requirements 

The job summary and responsibilities listed above are designed to indicate the general nature of the work performed within this job. They are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all job responsibilities required of employees assigned to this job. Employees may be required to perform other duties as assigned.