What are the responsibilities and job description for the LIS Support Specialist position at Northwest Healthcare?
Why You’ll Love Working Here!
The Laboratory Information Specialist (LIS) Support Specialist manages and supports the Laboratory Information System, ensuring its efficient operation, customization, and optimization to streamline laboratory workflows, facilitate clinical decision-making, and maintain compliance with regulatory standards, while also playing a crucial role in preserving data integrity and enhancing laboratory operational efficiency.
Schedule: Full-Time, Days
Qualifications
- My Health – Medical, Dental, and Vision plans. Flexible Spending Accounts and Employee Assistance Programs
- My Future – PTO and Sick Time, 401(k) with Employer Match, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
- CHS Pathways - Student Loan Repayment, Educational Support, and Licensure and Certification Reimbursement, Opportunities for career advancement
- My Advantage - Accident Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Life and Long-Term Care Insurance, Pet Insurance
- Employee Referral Bonus Program, Reward and Recognition Programs and much more!
The Laboratory Information Specialist (LIS) Support Specialist manages and supports the Laboratory Information System, ensuring its efficient operation, customization, and optimization to streamline laboratory workflows, facilitate clinical decision-making, and maintain compliance with regulatory standards, while also playing a crucial role in preserving data integrity and enhancing laboratory operational efficiency.
Schedule: Full-Time, Days
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Medical Technology, Clinical Laboratory Science, Information Technology, or a related field preferred
- Certifications from ASCP (American Society for Clinical Pathology), or certificate in LIS systems preferred
- 1-2 years in an acute care or lab setting with operational experience preferred
- 0-1 years of experience with instruments and information technology interactions, such as, integration and interfacing preferred
- Implements, configures, and maintains the Laboratory Information System (LIS).
- Customizes the LIS according to laboratory workflows, including setting up test orders, results reporting, and interfaces with other systems.
- Updates and patches the LIS to ensure security, compliance, and optimal performance. Managing upgrades and testing before deployment.
- Provides technical support to laboratory staff and collaborates with IT and other departments to address network or hardware issues.
- Ensures integration of the LIS with other healthcare systems, such as Electronic Health Records (EHR), billing systems, and other laboratory instruments. Developing and maintaining interfaces with third-party applications and devices.
- Responsible for LIS data management and reporting.
- Provides ongoing training and creating resources and user guides.
- Analyzes laboratory processes and workflows to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Implements data security and confidentiality of systems.
- Performs other duties as assigned.