The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Indian Health Service (IHS) has a requirement to provide Medical Laboratory Technologist Services for the Rosebud IHS Hospital in Rosebud, South Dakota.

The mission of the Rosebud Indian Health Service Unit (RSU) is to provide the best possible health care and laboratory services to the Native American population on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota. To meet the mission, the RSU requires Contractor Medical Technology support to assist the laboratory department during times of laboratory staff shortages.

Medical Technologists/Technician services shall include quality diagnostic laboratory medicine responsibilities. The following list is not an all-inclusive list but shall encompass the majority of tasks as would be expected in standard of care for a high complexity laboratory in any CLIA inspected laboratory:

• Provide examination for all patients presenting to the Laboratory Department after being examined by a Health Care Provider
• Independently operates high complexity laboratory equipment to meet the needs of the department
• Receives patients, conducts proper patient identification x 2, and explains methods of procedures, special collection instructions and/or criteria to obtain the best possible laboratory results
• Performs phlebotomy procedures on all age classifications for venipuncture or capillary collection of samples
• Performs maintenance on all laboratory equipment per manufactures required timeframes as is consistent with all standard laboratory protocols across the industry
• Maintains a quality control system for the laboratory setting on a daily basis to meet all CLIA, HIPAA and JCAHO standards. This includes using Levey Jennings criteria for acceptance or rejection of quality control results, utilizing best practices methods for problem solution to ensure systems are fully operable before any patient testing is performed
• Performs a variety of routine to highly complex tests to meet the needs of the Medical Staff, as well as, the needs of the specialty clinic physicians. Areas of Laboratory medicine include: hematology, chemistry, blood banking, urinalysis, serology, reference testing, and general microbiology
• Assists the Laboratory staff in maintaining records of all functions of this department and keeps documentation on file as required by HIPAA and CMS/JCAHO. This includes any repairs of equipment, surveys, etc. Contractor shall abide by the HIPAA and CMS/JCAHO standards
• Notifies staff (providers) of any repairs or downtime of equipment. [Professional communication skills]
• Maintains accurate records of patient workload examinations on a daily basis
• Contractor must be able to assist in a cardiac arrest situations. This will include knowing CPR and recognizing anaphylaxis and respond to other emergency situations with other staff members. BLS is required by the Indian Health Service for consideration of a contract candidate
• The Contractor shall provide coverage in the Laboratory Department as needed during staff vacancies, vacation, sick leave, etc.