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Clinical Laboratory Technologist
UCI Series Concepts
Class Specifications - H.20
Clinical Laboratory Manager - 8935
Senior Supervising Clinical Laboratory Technologist - 8936
Supervising Clinical Laboratory Technologist - 8937
Senior Clinical Laboratory Technologist Specialist - 8938
Clinical Laboratory Technologist Specialist - 8939
Clinical Laboratory Technologist - 8940
August, 1978
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SERIES CONCEPT
Clinical Laboratory Technologists perform a wide variety of chemical,
microscopic, and bacteriologic tests in one or more clinical fields to
provide data for use in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, or
research of human disease; and perform other related duties as required.
Incumbents may work in the general laboratory settings of chemistry,
blood banking, hematology, microbiology or immunology, or be engaged in
highly technical sub- specialty areas such as enzyme assay, steroid
assay, radioimmunoassay, toxicology, electrophoresis, rheumatology,
tissue typing, and virology.
Clinical Laboratory Technologists perform laboratory tests by manual
methods or by using various mechanical or electronic devices; perform
mathematical calculations; make minor repairs on laboratory
instruments; provide quality control surveillance at various levels;
prepare reports and maintain records of laboratory tests conducted;
investigate specific procedural modifications and unexpected test
results to determine the reasons for non-conformance to established
patterns; prepare patient data through manual reporting or electronic
data handling; utilize knowledge of the physiological significance of
test results to describe the condition that causes diseases, but not the
disease itself; assist in the training of pre-and postdoctoral trainees,
technologist trainees, and various other licensed and unlicensed
classes; and may supervise support staff.
Above the journeylevel class of Clinical Laboratory Technologist, the
series is subdivided into two categories: one consisting of three
classes for administrative and technical supervisory positions and the
other consisting of two classes for positions requiring advanced
technical expertise.
The Clinical Laboratory Technologists series is differentiated from the
Hospital Laboratory Technician series by the presence of licensure
requirements. It is differentiated from the Staff Research Associate
series primarily by the usage of the technical data yielded. For the
Clinical Laboratory Technologist series, data are used primarily for
public service (patient care) and secondarily for research and teaching;
whereas the converse is the case for the Staff Research Associate
series.
CLASS CONCEPTS
Clinical Laboratory Manager
Under general direction, incumbents are assigned responsibility for
managing the administrative and technical functions in a hospital
clinical laboratory or a major and complex division thereof. Typically
such organizations have a staff of at least 40 full-time-equivalent
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and/or Hospital Laboratory Technicians.
Clinical Laboratory Managers interview, select and evaluate the
performance of technologists, technicians and support Personnel;
coordinate work schedules to maintain adequate coverage for all shifts;
recommend and administer the budget for the laboratory including the
selection and purchase of equipment, control of staffing levels, and the
determination and maintenance of stock levels of supplies and equipment;
confer with the medical director and the medical staff in the re-
solution of difficult technical problems as well as interpersonal
problems between the medical staff and the laboratory staff; assign or
perform evaluations of new laboratory procedures. review results and
recommend additions or modifications of tests and procedures; assist the
medical director in reviewing, implementing, and maintaining adherence
to laws and regulations pertaining to laboratory inspection, safety and
licensure; and develop and administer technologists orientation and
training programs.
Without being absolutely limiting, examples of assignments allocated to
this level of difficulty and complexity are:
- a Chief Technologist with the administrative and general technical
responsibility for the direction of an entire clinical laboratory with
a staff of 42 employees who are supervised by Senior Supervising
Clinical Laboratory Technologists in major divisions.
- a technologist with total administrative and technical responsibility
for the direction of 50 employees in the Microbiology Section (a major
division) which has subsections in Immunology, Virology, Mycology,
Parasitology and Bacteriology.
Senior Supervising Clinical Laboratory Technologist
Under direction, incumbents are assigned responsibility for all
technical and administrative functions in a large unit (or a combination
of smaller units) if a hospital clinical Laboratory or for a large
Student Health Service laboratory. Typically such organizations have a
staff of at least ten full-time-equivalent employees which normally
include subordinate supervisors.
The Senior Supervising Clinical Laboratory Technologist interviews and
selects prospective employees; reviews the work of subordinates; reviews
the quality control of the various procedures performed; directs the
evaluation and application of new procedures; evaluates workload, space,
equipment, and staffing: assists supervisors and business officers in
the preparation of the budget for the unit/units under supervision;
monitors the training progress of employees and students and the
orientation of new employees; and provides the business/technical
services necessary for the effective operation of the unit.
Without being absolutely limiting, examples of assignments allocated to
this level of difficulty and complexity are:
- a technologist assigned technical and administrative supervisory
responsibility for a Toxicology laboratory which provides 24-hour,
seven-day service with a staff of seven employees on the day shift and
four on evenings, nights, and weekends.
- a technologist supervising the one-shift operation of d standard
Hematology laboratory with two subordinate supervisors and a staff of
25.
- a Chief Technologist in a Student Health Service employing 10
technologists with complete and independent responsibility for all
administrative/technical operations of the unit .
The class is differentiated from the Clinical Laboratory Manager by the
size, complexity and organization status of the unit supervised as well
as the scope of assigned technical/administrative supervisory
responsibilities. This class is differentiated from the Supervising
Clinical Laboratory Technologist by the responsibility for broad
administrative supervision and the size/complexity of the unit.
Supervising Clinical Laboratory Technologist
Under general supervision, incumbents are assigned technical
responsibility for a small group of technologists performing a variety
of standard and/or complex procedures or for a larger group of employees
performing a lesser variety of repetitive standard procedures. Typically
there is a permanent assignment of at least three full-time-equivalent
Clinical Laboratory Technologist/Hospital Laboratory Technicians to the
shift/unit supervised.
Supervising Clinical Laboratory Technologists orient new employees;
prepare work schedules and work assignments; conduct interviews and
counseling; provide initial performance evaluations of subordinates;
determine that work is properly completed and reported; monitor the
quality control of procedures in compliance with departmental
policies; keep superiors regularly informed of personnel performance or
problems, schedule problems, difficulties with procedures, equipment,
supplies or other daily activities; and keep subordinates appraised of
procedural changes, policy changes and general information.
Without being absolutely limiting, examples of assignments allocated to
this level of difficulty and complexity aye:
- a technologist with technical supervisory responsibility for a routine
Serology sub-section of Microbiology with a staff of ten.
- a technologist with responsibility for a limited emergency laboratory
which operates for two-shifts over seven days with a staff of four
technologists.
Senior Clinical Laboratory Technologist Specialist
Under direction, incumbents are the designated technical experts,
consultants, or sources of knowledge within a major division of the
clinic laboratory. Within the most complex technical areas, Senior
Clinical Laboratory Technologist Specialists develop new procedures or
modify standard methodologies, collect and extrapolate data on new
methodologies to develop test criteria and standard's; instruct other
laboratory personnel in the performance of new/modified procedures;
instruct postdoctoral trainees in a specialty area within the
division; operate the most sophisticated equipment that requires
in-depth subject matter knowledge; may discuss with physicians the
merits of a particular test; may suggest alternate methods of verifying
test results; answer the most difficult questions; coordinate a
laboratory-wide quality control effort; and assist in laboratory
research and design efforts.
At least 80% of the time is spent on non-routine assignments not found
at the Clinical Laboratory Technologist level.
Without being absolutely Limiting, an example of an assignment allocated
to this level of difficulty And complexity is:
- a technologist specializing in new methods of analysis in endocrine
chemistry (an expertise not adequately available among present faculty
or technical experts) who his regularly developed and added new
methodologies to this discipline; converted a new technology into a
practical laboratory procedure for measuring hormones; provided
consultation to other institutions on special problems; and co-authored
scientific articles.
Clinical Laboratory Technologist Specialist
Under general supervision, incumbents perform nonrepetitive technically
complex procedures or tasks in a specialized area for at least 50% of
the time, or perform journeylevel work in more than one department or
functional area.
Clinical Laboratory Technologists Specialists perform nonrepetitive
technically complex procedures; maintain surveillance of quality control
of methodologies in use; troubleshoot errant data and equipment failures
to assist Clinical Laboratory Technologists on problems they are unable
to solve; and prepare and edit reports of laboratory procedures.
Without being absolutely limiting, examples of assignments allocated to
this level of difficulty and complexity are:
- in addition to regular laboratory procedures a technologist who spends
a majority of the time in the differential identification of rarely
encountered organisms and assists journeylevel technologists on
difficult problems.
- a night shift employee who is regularly assigned to work in both the
chemistry and immunology departments.
Clinical Laboratory Technologist
Under supervision, incumbents perform a wide variety of repetitive technical
procedures of the kind described in the series concept, or a very
limited number of specialized procedures. This is the journeylevel class
in the series where a majority of the positions are allocated;
incumbents perform the full range of duties from specimen procurement
through data analysis and reporting.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Clinical Laboratory Manager
Graduation from college with a major in an appropriate scientific field,
possession of a clinical laboratory technologist's license or a similar
license of equal or higher level issued by the State Department of
Health, and six years of experience as a licensed Clinical Laboratory
Technologist; or an equivalent combination of education and experience;
and knowledges and abilities essential to the successful performance of
the duties assigned to the position.
Senior Supervising Clinical Laboratory Technologist
Graduation from college with a major in an appropriate scientific field,
possession of a clinical laboratory technologist's license or a similar
license of equal or higher level issued by the State Department of
Health, and three years of experience as a licensed Clinical Laboratory
Technologist; or an equivalent combination of education and experience;
and knowledges and abilities essential to the successful performance of
the duties assigned to the position.
Supervising Clinical Laboratory Technologist
Graduation from college with a major in an appropriate scientific field,
possession of a clinical laboratory technologist's license or a similar
license of equal or higher level issued by the State Department of
Health, and two years of experience as a licensed Clinical Laboratory
Technologist; or an equivalent combination of education and experience;
and knowledges and abilities essential to the successful performance of
the duties assigned to the position.
Senior Clinical Laboratory Technologist Specialist
Graduation from college with a major in an appropriate scientific field,
possession of a clinical laboratory technologist's license or a similar
license of equal or higher level issued by the State Department of
Health, four years of experience as a licensed Clinical Laboratory
Technologist within the designated subspecialty; or an equivalent
combination of education and experience; and knowledges and abilities
essential to the successful performance of the duties assigned to the
position.
Clinical Laboratory Technologist Specialist
Graduation from college with a major in an appropriate scientific field,
possession of a clinical laboratory technologist's license or a similar
license of equal or higher level issued by the State Department of
Health, and two years of experience as a licensed Clinical Laboratory
Technologist; or an equivalent combination of education and experience;
and knowledges and abilities essential to the successful performance of
duties assigned to the position.
Clinical Laboratory Technologist
Graduation from college with a major in an appropriate scientific field,
possession of a clinical laboratory technologist's license or a similar
license of equal or higher level issued by the State Department of
Health and knowledges and abilities essential to the successful
performance of duties assigned to the position.
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