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McKinley Health Center Laboratory

Applications are now being accepted for the Medical Technologist II position at the McKinley Health Center, University of Illinois.

McKinley Health Center aims to provide high-quality ambulatory healthcare and health education to students and medical expertise to University leadership. The Center is also accredited through the Accreditation Associate for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC). Employees at MHC are required to provide proof of certain immunizations according to recommendations from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) guidelines. To review the full policy, please click here - https://public.powerdms.com/UIUC/documents/1455696/Employee Immunization.

Our staff works on campus with an academically talented and ethnically diverse student population, including international students totaling 22.2 percent of the total student population, 18.8 percent for Asian American students, 11 percent for Latinx/e students, 5.0 percent for African American students, and 3.2 percent for multiracial students, with a total enrollment of over 56,000 students

Job Summary

In compliance with University, State and Federal regulations to meet all requirements for the Health Center and Laboratory Accreditation, perform standard, routine medical tests and examinations under close and continual supervision. The work process involves steps which are largely repetitive in character, requiring careful adherence to well-established instructions usually provided in laboratory manuals. Manage and coordinate the daily activities of the laboratory or a specialized subsection of the laboratory, which will include supervision of testing personnel, if applicable, using seasoned judgment.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Daily Operations

• Performs assigned section quality control; documents; if there is a problem (resolved or unresolved), notifies Clinical Laboratory Manager.
• Performs assigned section and monthly maintenance; documents; if there is a problem (resolved or unresolved), notifies Clinical Laboratory Manager.
• Reagents/Supplies - rotates all supplies, using oldest first; dates and initials all reagents; if any are low, notifies Clinical Laboratory Manager.
• Cleans and Restocks - keeps area clean throughout the day, bleaching all work areas at the end of the workday; documents; leaves area restocked and clean; if unable to do this due to heavy workload, notifies Clinical Laboratory Manager.
• Follows all general laboratory and sectional safety procedures, paying special attention to Universal Precautions.
• Follows all laboratory security procedures.
• Follows all University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and McKinley Health Center personnel policies and procedures.
• Rotates through all sections of the clinical laboratory; rotates through all laboratory shifts including weekends and holidays; rotates through all laboratory times requiring being \"On Call\".
• Responsible and accountable to support and ensure a culture of safety, quality and risk management including compliance with ethics.
• Participates in Quality Assurance activities as assigned.
• Assume appropriate related additional duties to further the mission of the unit.
• Ability to perform laboratory work assigned to lower-level employees.

Sectional Duties

• Obtains blood samples by venipuncture for analysis with complete identification of patient and proper labeling of specimen.
• Performs urinalysis, which includes chemical and microscopic examination of urine specimen; performs other assigned sectional duties. Documents qual ty control.
• Performs hematology procedures on blood specimen, including complete blood counts, reticulocyte counts and other assigned sectional duties. Documents quality control.
• Analyzes serum for serology procedures including ASO titers, RPR, Mono test, Rubella titers, and other assigned sectional duties. Documents quality control.
• Blanks, standardizes and operates all chemistry analyzers. Processes specimens for shipment to reference laboratories. Performs other assigned section duties. Documents quality control.
• Inoculates, reviews and reports out bacteriological findings on laboratory specimens. Documents quality control.
• Functions in the production of all media required for the bacteriological needs of the laboratory.
• Operates and maintains microscopes, rotators, Coulter counters, chemistry analyzers, mixers, gamma counters, computerized systems, distillation units, etc.

General Administrative

Supervise/support staff in the absence of the Clinical Laboratory Manager.

Assumes appropriate related additional duties to further the mission of the unit.

Works collaboratively with the Laboratory Director, Clinical Laboratory Manager and AD of Ancillary Services to enhance laboratory operations and maintain laboratory performance in ac