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Medical Technologist | Clinical Toxicology Prescription Drug Monitoring | Teterboro, NJ
Positions Available for Schedules (per Shift and Days) as follows:
Tuesday - Saturday: 9:30 am to 5:00 pmTuesday - Saturday: 9:00 am to 5:30 pmTuesday - Saturday: 3:30 am to 12:00 pmQuest Diagnostics offers urine drug tests for prescription and illicit opioids and other drugs that can affect pain management strategies. These test options include presumptive immunoassay screens and definitive LC-MS/MS assays for confirmation and analysis. Quest Diagnostics medMATCH® reports match assay results to prescription information and provide a patient-specific interpretation. CDC guidelines recommend testing patients before they start opioid treatment and at least yearly during therapy. Drug testing helps the doctor assess whether a patient is using unreported drugs that may place him or her at risk of overdose. These drugs could include commonly prescribed opioids, heroin, or benzodiazepines.
Clinical Laboratory Professionals within the Prescription Drug Monitoring program at Quest Diagnostics recognize that behind every specimen and result there is a human life - a life whose quality may be improved when pain medications are used as you prescribed. For patients with chronic and recurring pain, opioids not only relieve suffering, but also should support normal daily functioning, alleviate stress and improve sleep. Quest Diagnostics constantly seeks innovative ways to enhance patient care and provide value to our customers. We provide tools that can help create an efficient, reliable drug monitoring program. We prefer candidates with a minimum of 1 year of clinical toxicology laboratory experience in a high volume high complex test setting.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
- Follow the laboratory's procedures for specimen handling and processing, test analyses, reporting and maintaining records of patient test result.
- Maintain records that demonstrate that proficiency testing samples are tested in the same manner as patient specimens.
- Analyze specimens using approved testing procedures (see department SOPs.)
- Review and release test results.
- Follow CLIA, HIPAA, OSHA, and safety guidelines as described in their respective guidelines.
- Adhere to the laboratory's quality control policies, document all quality control activities, instrument and procedural calibrations and all maintenance performed.
- Follow the laboratory's established policies and procedures whenever test systems are not within the laboratory's established acceptable levels of performance.
- Identify problems that may adversely affect test performance or reporting of test results, correct the problems encountered or immediately notify the senior technologist or supervisor.
- Document all corrective actions taken when test systems deviate from the laboratory's established performance specifications.
- Follow department's procedure in reporting STATS or Critical results to clients.
- If applicable, answer questions from customers or other lab personnel.
- Maintain complete records of all testing performed on-site.
- Maintain general appearance of the department.
- Make sure reagents/test kits have received dates, expiration dates, and if applicable opened dates.
- 15. Review/train on new procedures.
- Attend monthly department and any additional training/educational meetings.
- Participate in all applicable safety training sessions.
- Know the location and contents of the safety manual. Know the location/use of all applicable safety equipment.
- If needed, participate in government or regulatory agency inspections.
- Perform other duties as directed by supervisor.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
Education:
- BS/BA MS in Chemistry or Biology
- BS in Medical Technology
- Foreign educated candidates must provide a detailed credential evaluation from IERF (International Education Research Foundation.)
- United States educated candidates must provide a detailed original transcript.
Work Experience:
- 1 year of clinical experience (high complexity testing) required
- 1 year clinical toxicology experience
- LC-MS/MS experience in high volume setting (PREFERRRED)
- Experience reviewing chromatographic data preferred
- Prior toxicology experience and familiarity with drug metabolism preferrred
- Experience certifying and releasing clinical lab results preferred
- The preferred candidate will have experience reading chromatographic data and interpreting results
- The preferred candidate will be experienced working with GC/MS and LC/MS instrumentation
Special Requirements:
1. Must have the ability to establish work priorities and handle several procedures simultaneously.
2. Must interact with other departments.
3. Contact with clients may be required, good customer service skills are important.
4. Must protect patient confidentiality at all times.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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