This recruitment will remain open continuous. Application review begins January 12, 2023 and will be ongoing thereafter. The hiring authority reserves the right to make a hiring decision and/or to close the recruitment at any time.    

As the Advisory Laboratorian and member of the Medical Test Site team, you will support the Department of Heath’s (DOH) mission to protect and improve the health of people in the state of Washington. You will accomplish this by using your professional and technical expertise conducting inspections and investigations in medical test sites by determining ongoing compliance with State regulations (70.42 RCW, 246-338WAC). The position:

• Conducts on-site reviews of records, procedures, staff, etc. to determine if a plan of correction is needed. 
• Reviews and approves plans of correction submitted by facilities, follows up with inspection to ensure that corrective actions have been implemented as needed. 
• Provides technical assistance to testing facilities regarding laws, rules, policies, procedures, and regulations.  
• Investigates complaints made against testing facilities to determine validity of complaint.

This recruitment will be used to fill multiple full-time, permanent Advisory Laboratorian positions in the Office of Health Systems Oversight, Division of Health Systems Quality Assurance.

The duty station could vary for these positions and may be assigned to either Tumwater, WA or Spokane, WA. Telework (mobile work) is currently an option. When approved, the incumbent is expected to report to the duty station for work activities as the work requires. Partial telecommuting may be an option subject to supervisory approval. These positions are expected to travel throughout the state of Washington.

Benefits of Working for DOH

Washington is America's Top State according to U.S. News (2021) and offers one of the most competitive benefits package in the nation that is designed to meet the needs of you and your family.

Required Qualifications

Note: Experience defined below may have been gained through lived experience, volunteer experience, professional paid experience, or a combination of experiences.

AND

• National certification as a Medical Technologist (MT), Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) or a Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) with American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP).
• Demonstrated experience using the following Microsoft Office software:
  1. MS Word to create, format, edit, preview, print, and save documents. 
  2. MS Outlook to compose, send and respond to electronic mail, update calendar, and create meeting requests. 
  3. MS Excel or Access to input data, design and create reports containing table relationships and look up fields, apply advanced filters and queries.  

About Washington State Department of Health

The vision of the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is equity and optimal health for all. Our mission is to work with others to protect and improve the health of all people in Washington state.

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