Medical Scientist - Upmc Aut Even

Medical Scientist - UPMC Aut Even Location: Aut Even Hospital Job type: Permanent Overview of role: UPMC Aut Even Hospital are recruiting a Medical Scientist on a full-time, permanent bases.
The post will lead out on the Point of Care Testing (POCT) and Specimen Management Programme within the hospital ensuring best practice and compliance with standards and associated regulations.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities: Duties and Responsibilities To lead and support the team with the management of Histology and Pathology specimens from all Clinical areas within the hospital.
To lead and support the team with the preparation and transportation of all samples for transportation in line with Hospital policy: Co-ordinate and support the team with traceability of samples distributed to the various locations.
Co-ordinate and support the team with transport of specimens.
Lead and support the team with critical indicators, distribution of results in relation to specimens sent to St. Lukes hospital are received through the IT System Health link.
Ensuring results are printed and sent to relevant departments.
Lead and support the team with co-ordination of all other results being tracked and distributed to the relevant departments.
Lead and support the team with cross referencing results and traceability.
Management of the storage of specimens with the specimen reception lab.
Duties and Responsibilities (POCT): The Post has responsibility for the Point of Care Testing Programme in accordance with best practice and compliant with ISO 15189 and ISO 22870 requirements as follows: Support staff with the appropriate training and competency programme for each type of instrument.
Support HR with maintaining training records for the staff.
Ensures that the internal quality control records are completed.
Ensures that external quality assurance material is distributed to the wards.
Ensures that the external quality assurance records are completed.
Collaborates with Hospital Pharmacist in relation to monitoring the storage and use of reagents and controls.
Monitors reagents and controls in use at testing area to confirm that they are in date.
Personnel Follow uniform policy reference General Staff must produce satisfactory documentary evidence of all training and experience claimed by them, if required to do so by the organisation.
To respect the organisational values of the Hospital.
Quality & Safety - Safe Culture Quality and Safety are rooted in the daily work of all an employee you are required to actively participate throughout your working day in pursuit of excellence.
You are required to work in conjunction with your line manager in the planning, monitoring, analysing and improvement of all quality programmes.
Participate in the development of performance indicators in conjunction with your department manager and the business objectives.
Initiates, participates in and evaluates audit according to JCI, Hospital policy and Lean requirements under the guidance and supported by an audit lead.
Health & Safety UPMC employees are required to ensure that they take reasonable care to protect their own safety, health and welfare and that of any other person who may be affected by their acts or omissions.
Employees must co-operate with UPMC to ensure safety, health and welfare at work and report anything potentially dangerous at work of which they become aware.
Staff are expected to abide by guidelines/policies and all Incidents and near misses.
All employees are required to attend an education session on Fire Health & safety on an annual basis.
Information Governance In the course of your employment, you may have access to, or hear information concerning the medical or personal affairs of patients and / or staff.
Such records and information are strictly confidential, unless acting on the instructions of an authorised officer, on no account must information concerning staff or patients be divulged or discussed except in the performance of normal duty.
In addition, records must never be left in such a manner that unauthorised persons can obtain access to them and must be kept in safe custody when no longer required.
Qualifications & Experience: BSc in Science (preferably Medical Science) Point of Care Testing (Cobas System) Specimen management including labelling, handling and transportation Minimum of 2 years' experience working in a clinical laboratory Excellent IT skills POCT device management Knowledge of The Joint Commission standards in relation to the work area Good communication and organizational skills Good attention to detail The ability to work on your own initiative and to deadlines.
Equal Opportunity Statement and Benefits UPMC is an equal opportunity employer.
We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
At UPMC we provide a total rewards program that is not only market competitive, but fair and provides growth opportunities for all our colleagues.
Compensation - Competitive pay for the work employees do - base pay, performance related pay and premium pay where applicable.
Benefits - Fully paid maternity and paternity leave for new parents.
Competitive Pension Plan, company funded Death in Service Benefit x 3 times.
Critical Illness cover for all employees up to the age of 66.
Performance and Recognition - Rewards for performance that supports the goals and mission of UPMC through our annual ACES programme.
Work-Life Balance - Enhanced annual leave up to a maximum of 27 days.
Flexible working opportunities to support you to work around external family commitments.
Development and Career Opportunities - Opportunities for each employee to reach their career goals through continued learning and/or advancement.
About UPMC A $26 billion healthcare provider and insurer, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based UPMC is inventing new models of patient-centred, cost-effective, accountable care.
Working in close collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences, UPMC shares its clinical, managerial and technological skills worldwide through its innovation and commercialisation arm, UPMC Enterprises, and through UPMC International.
Providing high-quality healthcare in the South East since 2006, UPMC's operations in Ireland now include UPMC Whitfield Hospital in Waterford, UPMC Sports Surgery Clinic in Dublin, UPMC Kildare Hospital in Clane and UPMC Aut Even Hospital in Kilkenny.
Outpatient care is available at the UPMC Carlow Outreach Centre, UPMC Hillman Cancer Centre radiotherapy locations at UPMC Whitfield and in Cork, the UPMC Sports Medicine Clinic at SETU Arena, Waterford, TUS Moylish Campus, Limerick, TUS Thurles Campus, Tipperary, and the UPMC Concussion Network.
The UPMC Institute for Health is located in Mayo and the Global Technology Operation Centre is based in Kilkenny.
UPMC is the Official Healthcare Partner of the GAA and GPA.
Skills: Medical Science Medical Scientist Point of Care Testing Cobas System