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Serve the 'original people' of the US and Minnesota

The Community – Cass Lake, MN

The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe is a member of the greater Ojibwe or Anishinaabe Nation, which is the second largest in North America after the Navajo Nation. There is still retention of the original language, ceremonies, customs and beliefs while at the same time dealing with the modern issues. While historical intergenerational poverty, high unemployment, and other factors have birthed extraordinary adverse conditions, there remains an underlying optimism and resilience that clearly arises from the cultural strengths people and families cling to. The Leech Lake Reservation is in north-central Minnesota and covers parts of four counties: Beltrami, Cass, Itasca, and Hubbard, with the major portion located within Cass County. Situated 100 miles south of the Canadian border, 225 miles north of Minneapolis/St. Paul, 140 miles west of Duluth, and 155 miles east of Fargo. Located along US Highway 2, the reservation is southeast of Bemidji with Walker just outside on the southwest corner. Cass Lake is the largest community within the reservation. Eleven communities make up the reservation. In addition to Cass Lake, there are Ball Club, Bena, Inger, Onigum, Mission, Pennington, Smokey Point, Sugar Point, Oak Point, and Squaw Lake. Oak Point had previously been known as Squaw Point but was renamed in 1995.

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The Facility – Cass Lake Health Clinic

The Cass Lake Service Unit (CLSU) provides healthcare services including family practice, internal medicine, pediatrics, dental, optometry, physical/occupational therapy, lab/radiology with mammography and bone density, pharmacy, mental health services, and contract health services. The CLSU lab provides services for clinics managed by the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe across the Leech Lake Reservation. In order to continue to provide quality healthcare services for our patients as well as maintain Emergency Department and Inpatient, it is necessary to have a full lab staff.

Responsibilities:

• Provide laboratory specimen collection, processing, testing and reporting services for eligible patients (Pediatrics, adults and elderly)
• Collection of specimens from patients and preparation of specimens for routine testing or packaging them for referral to reference laboratory
• Performs/monitors routine and specialized laboratory tests in microbiology, hematology, chemistry, urinalysis and serology
• Conducts quality control procedures on equipment, reagents and products
• Performs preventative maintenance for all instruments. Troubleshoots malfunctions and makes simple repairs or identifies need for external service
• Is familiar with and follows all written procedures and policies including laboratory technical procedures, laboratory safety, and laboratory blood borne pathogen policy
• Participates in laboratory proficiency testing
• Participates in laboratory quality assurance program and the clinics continuous quality improvement program as necessary
• Complete and file laboratory reports
• Assists in keeping laboratory neat and orderly
• Shall be knowledgeable and perform services using infection control practices in accordance with accreditation standards, Client policy and procedures and other agency regulations and laws
• Shall use personal protective equipment to protect patient and personnel from exposure from infectious disease as appropriate
• Professional knowledge of medical terminology concepts, principles and practices derived through formal education
• Understanding of related disciplines such as microbiology, chemistry, physiology, anatomy, and their relationships to medical terminology
• Knowledge of quality control, proficiency testing and quality assurance to assure the reliability of data reported
• Skill in interpreting and evaluating the results of test/examinations in process and upon completion in order to recognize anticipated reactions and departures from the norm. Repeats tests and examinations if results provide improper or imprecise outcomes and reports reoccurring abnormalities and deviations to the supervisor
• Skill in calibrating and operating analytical instruments sufficient to independently perform reoccurring tests and analysis
• Knowledge and ability necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Ability to identify and categorize and perform laboratory services to address each patients age specific needs (pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric)
• Provides services in a professional and respectful manner when dealing patients and colleagues

Schedule Sunday-Saturday, 8 hr shifts starting at 0630, 0730, 0830, 1330 and possibly 2200. Hours of Operation: 40 hours per week. Sunday-Saturday with varied shifts. All federal holidays are excluded from the schedule.

QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be ASCP certified
• Must be CPR (BLS) certified
• Shall have at least (1) year experience that has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of this position, and that is typically in or directly related to the work of this position.

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