Microbiology Specialist II

Overview: Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion and community! Desert Valley Hospital, a member of the Prime Healthcare Foundation, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference. Desert Valley Hospital is an accredited 148-bed acute care hospital located in Southern California. Desert Valley Hospital is in the top 5% of more than 4,500 hospitals nationwide for clinical performance. The hospital has achieved numerous quality award distinctions including Patient Safety Excellence Award, Women's Health Excellence Award and Distinguished Hospital Clinical Excellence Award. Desert Valley Hospital, along with Desert Valley Medical Group, offers key services to the community including heart care, emergency services, labor and delivery, surgical services and more. For more information visit www.DesertValleyHospital.com.ResponsibilitiesEach individual performs only those waived, moderate, or highly complex tests authorized by CLIA, Bus. & Prof. Code Section 1204, and must possess a degree of skill commensurate with individual's education, training or experience and technical abilities specific in microbiology. Each individual performing the above procedures must:adhere to the laboratory's procedures for the collection, processing, analysis, and reporting of patient test results, follow the laboratory's established quality control policies and procedures in documenting all corrective actions taken when test systems deviate from the laboratory's established performance specifications, be capable of identifying problems that may adversely affect test performance and either correct the problem or immediately notify your immediate supervisor, Director, or Medical Director, perform a wide variety of microbiology procedures requiring independent judgment in performing high complexity testing in both manual and automated methods, perform testing procedures in other areas of the department for which licensed and competency demonstrated, perform and document maintenance – daily, weekly, monthly, or as needed on instruments and equipment as appropriate, review the accuracy of patient results prior to releasing or reporting, recognize age specific differences in expected results for newborns to geriatrics, ensure that the testing of proficiency testing samples are tested in the same manner as patient samples and that collaboration with other laboratories is prohibited prior to the reporting of proficiency testing results to the appropriate agencies, may be required to perform venipuncture or capillary puncture on various age groups from newborn to geriatrics, develops and maintains department policies and procedures, adheres to all department and hospital policies and procedures related to safety, infection control, emergency preparedness, and human resources, competent in implementing new procedures including all required documentationbe responsible for supervising the daily operation of the department as Section Supervisor, other tasks or responsibilities may be assigned by the department manager/director.