What are the responsibilities and job description for the INFORMATICS ANALYST - LAB position at Aultman Health Foundation?
Entity : Aultman Health System
Position Summary :
Under the supervision of the HDS Executive Lab Director, manages overall functionality of Laboratory Information Systems and all third-party integrations, for the Aultman Health System. Responsibilities include but are not limited to design, implementation, training, data collection / system configuration, testing, maintenance, and support troubleshooting. This individual works collaboratively with the Laboratory and IT teams, to achieve strategic goals and meet the needs of stakeholders (leadership, ALS clients, patients, providers, etc.).
Areas of Oversight Summary :
The Aultman Health System laboratories provide clinical testing in the areas of hematology, coagulation, urinalysis, chemistry, toxicology, serology, and blood bank. The Aultman Health system includes Aultman Canton, Aultman Alliance, Aultman Orrville, and Aultman Massillon. Primary testing clients include the Emergency Department, Cancer Center, Intensive Care Units, various Aultman Hospital inpatient departments, in addition to serving Aultman Health System outpatients and Aultman Laboratory Services Clients. This highly automated clinical laboratory offers an extensive test menu and performs close to 4.0 million tests a year.
Point-of-care testing is defined as medical testing performed at or near the site of patient care by non-laboratory healthcare professionals (i.e. RNs, LPNS, patient care techs, physicians, etc.). Aultman Laboratory Services oversees various waived and non-waived point of care tests performed in inpatient and outpatient settings across multiple locations. A few examples of the point of care testing performed include : blood gases, blood glucoses, urine dipsticks, pregnancy tests, creatine testing, etc.
Job Qualifications :
- Laboratory Information System or prior experience with clinical information technology applications in healthcare setting preferred (ex. Cerner, EPIC, Meditech)
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and / or equivalent experience / training required.
- Bachelor of Science degree, including twelve-month training in an approved program for Medical Laboratory Science, with certification as a Medical Laboratory Scientist by an approved certifying agency or Associate of Science degree with MLT certification preferred.
- Two years of laboratory clinical experience is preferred.
- Participation in an information system implementation preferred (computer programming, planning, design, testing, validation, documentation, & ongoing support)
- Experience with Microsoft Office suite including but not limited to email, word processing, spread sheets, presentation and other necessary computer skills to fulfill job requirements
- Willingness to travel to remote sites as applicable.
Job Skills :
Responsibilities & Expectations :
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Working Conditions :
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation or protected veteran status.
Hazardous Exposure Category : Select Category I, II or III and delete the other categories.
Category I – Includes tasks that involve exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues.
All procedures or other job-related tasks that involve an inherent potential for spills or splashes of, or mucous membrane or skin contact with blood, body fluids or tissues are Category I tasks. Use of appropriate protective measures is required for every employee engaged in Category I tasks.
Department Specific Responsibilities & Expectations :
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PHYSICAL DEMANDS
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Occasional
10-33%
Frequent
34-65%
Continuous
66% of the day
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Grasping / repetitive
sustained
Fine motor
coordination
Vision : Near / Far
Hearing : ordinary
conversation / other
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