Laboratory Technical Specialist

Inova Health; Fairfax (VA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Tuition and Student Loan Assistance

Mental Health Support

Flexible work schedules

Flexible work options

Job summary

A leading nonprofit healthcare provider in Virginia seeks a Laboratory Technical Specialist for full-time day shifts. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in science and at least three years of laboratory experience. Responsibilities include training staff, ensuring quality control, preparing specimens, and participating in laboratory inspections. The role offers a competitive benefits package, including medical coverage and education assistance.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in an accredited laboratory.
• ASCP Certification or equivalent certification is required.
• Preferred experience in culture and molecular testing.

Responsibilities

• Train new staff and assess competency.
• Ensure patient/donor identification and specimen labeling.
• Prepare and distribute specimens according to requirements.
• Document unacceptable specimens per process.
• Ensure quality assurance through required procedures.
• Participate in quality improvement projects.
• Act as a resource for technical questions.
• Lead and assist in laboratory inspections.
• Act as a resource on technical questions for coworkers, customers, and patients.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Flow cytometry

Quality control procedures

Laboratory inspection

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in science

Tools

Laboratory equipment

Job description

INOVA Fairfax Medical Campus | Laboratory Technical Specialist-Hematology/Coagulation/Urinalysis | Full Time Day Shift: Monday-Friday, Every Other Weekend

INOVA’s Fairfax Medical Campus is looking for a dedicated Laboratory Technical Specialist with strong knowledge of flow cytometry! This role will be Full Time Day Shift: Monday-Friday, Every Other Weekend.

Inova is consistently ranked as a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits

• Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules, and remote and hybrid career opportunities.

Laboratory Technical Specialist Job Responsibilities

• Training new staff, and competency assessment.
• Follows standard protocol for patient/donor identification and specimen/blood product labeling including final verification.
• Prepares and distributes specimens to departments according to specimen requirement and priority delivery.
• Documents, per facility process, when a specimen does not meet acceptable criteria for result reporting.
• Uses department resources efficiently during instrument operations. Avoids urgent supply requests and inventory loss due to expiration; properly receives and stores supplies.
• Actively ensures quality assurance in the department by performing required quality control procedures including corrective action and documentation for all procedures/instrumentation.
• Leads and/or actively participates in quality improvement projects by enhancing team and departmental development; provides constructive feedback and positive reinforcement to coworkers.
• Serves as a Laboratory CAP/AABB on site inspector. Participates and helps prepare Laboratory for self and on-site inspections; participates in Laboratory clinical practice teams, Inova Health System committees and hospital teams.
• Acts as a resource person/key operator for coworkers, customers and patients for technical questions; demonstrates an expanded knowledge of technical and administrative tasks beyond normal technical operations.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree in science from a college/university recognized by regional or national accreditation agency.
• Experience: 3 years of experience in an accredited laboratory under the supervision of a pathologist certified by the American Board of Pathology.
  • Preferred experience: Previous experience performing, implementing, and troubleshooting culture and molecular (qualitative and quantitative) based infectious disease testing.
• Certification: ASCP Certification consistent with the scope of responsibility (MLS/MT, MLT, HT, HTL, BB, C, H, M, CT) or American Medical Technologists (AMT) or Laboratory Technologist Certification (HEW).

Preferred Requirements

• Instructional experience preferred.

About Us

We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world‑class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we’re a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best‑in‑class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we’re constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.

Inova Health System is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy‑related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.