The Marion, IL VA Medical Center is recruiting to fill a full time Lead Medical Technologist to serve as Lead in the Immunohematology (Blood Bank) section within the Pathology & Laboratory Service. RELOCATION/ RECRUITMENT INCENTIVE MAY BE AUTHORIZED FOR HIGHLY QUALIFIED CANDIDATES This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until 2/21/22. Applicants will be accepted on an ongoing basis and qualified candidates will be considered as vacancies become available. The incumbent serves as the Blood Bank technical supervisory medical technologist with overall responsibilities for maintaining Blood Bank instrumentation, inventory control, quality control, quality assurance, function verification, calibration and preventative maintenance programs in the Blood Bank section of the clinical laboratory. Duties include but are not limited to the following: Independently coordinates and supervises daily startup activities including Quality Control and preventative maintenance for the Blood Bank section Independently performs a variety of procedures including complex analysis, and uncommon tests throughout the clinical laboratory. Testing includes microscopy, calculations, and interpretations, clinical correlations, evaluating normal/abnormal results before reporting and highly complex testing in chemistry/special chemistry, microbiology, immunohematology, and special send out testing Implements and performs quality control/quality assurance and verification procedures to check the accuracy and validity of test results Reviews all Blood Bank Laboratory Quality Control results (including results from off-hour and weekend shift(s) for correctness as required by regulatory agencies (i.e., JCAHO, CAP, AABB), directs involved technicians/technologists in the correction of errors, and notifies attending physicians as appropriate Provides technical supervision/guidance to technicians/technologists when quality control or instrument problems occur Designs and prepares appropriate instrument maintenance logs, reviews these logs weekly and monthly, and assures that proper routine maintenance is being done by technicians/technologists Reviews procedures for compliance Evaluates and implements the use of new methodologies and instrumentation in the Blood Bank Section Trains technicians/technologists in the use of new procedures and instrumentation in the Blood Bank section Maintains documentation of supplies and reagents received and other proper labeling of reagents according to regulatory requirements (i.e. CAP, OSHA, and VA laboratory policies) Assures that appropriate records are maintained according to regulatory guidelines, corrective actions have been implemented and evaluated Independently performs correlation, method validation, and linearity studies on all instrumentation in the sections Prepares monthly, quarterly and yearly reports as needed Assures that all CLSI and AABB guidelines are followed Performs initial and annual competency evaluations of technicians/technologist in the sections Independently organizes, plans, and carries out the work, resolves most technical problems, and keeps the laboratory manager informed of potential problems Preferred Experience: At least 5 years as a Medical Technologist NOTE: IT IS HIGHLY SUGGESTED THAT YOU CLEARLY DOCUMENT THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES LISTED IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. Please ensure your resume is formatted MM/YYYY to MM/YYYY for all positions held so that we may give you credit for your experience. In addition, please allow your resume to reflect Full-Time, Part-Time or hours worked for each professional entry. Work Schedule: 8am-4:30pm, Monday - Friday, weekends, holidays, and on-call on a rotating basis Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: May be authorized for highly qualified candidates Financial Disclosure Report: Not required