MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST CONSULTANT 1 - 67919

Executive Service

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Who we are and what we do:

The mission of the Health Commission Facilities is protecting patients and promoting quality in healthcare facilities. Our Vision is to be entrusted to ensure excellence in an everchanging healthcare environment. Our values are Integrity, Accountability, Collaboration, Consistency, Innovation

Job Overview:

This is the entry working class in the Medical Technologist Cons sub-series. An employee in this class conducts on-site laboratory surveys relative to issuance and maintenance of licensure for hospitals and state laboratory facilities, surveys training schools for medical laboratory trainees, and appears in court or at hearings as an expert witness. This class differs from that of Medical Technologist Cons 2 in that an incumbent of the latter is responsible for directing the laboratory licensing service.

Key Responsibilities:

A Medical Technology Consultant Surveyor combines expertise in both medical technology and surveying/compliance practices. This role involves conducting on-site surveys to assess the quality and compliance of healthcare organizations, providing expert consultation on medical technology aspects, and identifying areas for improvement. They analyze findings, prepare reports, and offer recommendations to enhance patient care and safety while adhering to regulatory standards.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education and Experience: Licensed as a Medical Laboratory Technologist issued by the Tennessee Department of Health and experience equivalent to three years of full-time increasingly responsible professional medical laboratory technology work in an approved medical laboratory performing general laboratory work; additional graduate coursework in medical technology may be substituted for one year of the required experience. Necessary Special Qualifications: Licensed as a Medical Laboratory Technologist issued by the Tennessee Department of Health. A valid vehicle operators license is required.

Pursuant to the State of Tennessee's Workplace Discrimination and Harassment policy, the State is firmly committed to the principle of fair and equal employment opportunities for its citizens and strives to protect the rights and opportunities of all people to seek, obtain, and hold employment without being subjected to illegal discrimination and harassment in the workplace. It is the State's policy to provide an environment free of discrimination and harassment of an individual because of that person's race, color, national origin, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veteran's status or any other category protected by state and/or federal civil rights laws.