Job Details: MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST

Description: SUPERVISORY MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST, (BLOOD BANK): Serves as a Professional Medical Technologist in the Blood Bank section of the Naval Hospital in Pensacola, Florida.
* THIS ANNOUNCEMENT HAS BEEN AMENDED TO ELIMINATE THE REQUIREMENT FOR A MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST LICENSE OR CERTIFICATION AND TO EXTEND THE CLOSING DATE.


Serves as a Supervisory Medical Technologist in the Blood Bank section, Clinical Pathology Division of the Laboratory Department at Naval Hospital, Pensacola, FL. with overall responsibility including coordinating the flow of business in the Blood Bank as well as overseeing the large volume of blood banking procedures performed. Also responsible for planning subordinates' work and setting priorities. Responsible for the adherence of all regulatory and accreditation controls and standards to include the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), College of American Pathologists (CAP), American Association of Blood Banks (AABB), and Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) / Navy Blood Bank Program (NBP) office. Evaluates new methods and procedures for implementation in the blood bank. Accepts referrals of abnormal, unusual, or discrepant results from subordinates. Ensures that standard operating procedures are effectively followed. Coordinates and ensures that files, manuals, and reports relative to the laboratory's quality improvement program are completed in an accurate, timely fashion and are properly maintained. Provides input to laboratory manager and other supervisors concerning resource requirements. Maintains technical and clinical competency by actively participating in a continuing education program and professional organizations.


In order to qualify for this position, your resume must fulfill either A, B, or C and possess specialized experience directly related to the position at the next lower grade level.

BASIC REQUIREMENT:

A.

Degree: medical technology, chemistry, or biology that included or was supplemented by at least:

- 16 semester hours of biological science of which one course was in microbiology and one course was in immunology. (NOTE: If there is no mention of immunology or immunobiology in the course title, the requirement for a course in immunology may be met by any course that covers the following topic areas: (1) definition and relationships of antigens and antibodies; (2) host-antigen interactions; (3) bursal and thymic influences on lymphoid cells; and (4) humoral and cellular response mechanisms.) The remaining biology courses must have been in general biology, zoology, or any of the areas listed below under 'Evaluation of Education and Experience;

- 16 semester hours of chemistry of which one course was in organic or biochemistry. The remaining chemistry courses must have been in general chemistry, qualitative analysis, qualitative chemistry, quantitative chemistry, physical chemistry, analytical chemistry, or any of the areas listed below under 'Evaluation of Education and Experience;' and

- 3 semester hours of college mathematics.

OR


B.

A full 4-year course of study that included or was supplemented by at least 12 months in a college or hospital-based medical technology program or medical technology school approved by a recognized accrediting organization. The professional medical technology curriculum may have consisted of a 1-year post-baccalaureate certificate program or the last 1 or 2 years of a 4-year program of study culminating in a bachelor's in medical technology.

OR


C.

A combination of (1) at least 35 semester hours of biological science, chemistry, and mathematics as described in paragraph A above and (2) additional appropriate education and/or experience totaling 4 years. This combination of education and experience must have provided knowledge of the theories, principles, and practices of medical technology equivalent to that provided by the full 4-year course of study described in A or B above. All science and mathematics courses must have been acceptable for credit toward meeting the requirements for a science major at an accredited college or university. Acceptable experience is responsible professional or technician experience in a hospital laboratory, health agency, industrial medical laboratory, or pharmaceutical house; or teaching, tests development, or medical research program experience that provided an understanding of the methods and techniques applied in performing professional clinical laboratory work. Certification/licensure as a medical technologist (generalist) obtained through written examination by a nationally recognized credentialing agency or State licensing body is a good indication that the quality of experience is acceptable.

AND

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:

Have one year of specialized experience working as a Medical Technologist at the next lower band level in terms of difficulty and responsibility, and it must have equipped you with the specialized experiences to successfully perform the position. Examples of such experience would include applying professional knowledge of medical technologies concepts, principles and practices with responsibility for overseeing or administering, implementing, and maintaining a laboratory's quality management and testing program.

If you are interested in applying for this job, please go to https://chart.donhr.navy.mil/. Create an account, then create and save a resume. Search for announcement number NE8-0644-02-M3674246-DE . Read announcement and instructions and submit application BY THE CLOSING DATE OF OCTOBER 11, 2008.

Posting Date: Oct 1 08