Rachael Smith Email & Phone Number

Geelong, Vic, Au

Geelong, Victoria, Australia

In addition to the duties and responsibilities of a Grade 3 Medical Scientist, responsible for:• Scientific leadership and troubleshooting in the laboratory• Method/analyser implementation, verification, document creation and review• Key operator training for instrumentation• Ensuring quality assurance and quality control requirements are continuously maintained• Ensuring Turn-Around-Times with Barwon Health are achieved• Leading department at NATA re-assessments• Project managing implementation of instrument interfacing• Recruitment, rostering, and training of staff• Ordering consumables and coordination of Capex for Microbiology department• Liaising with Operations, other discipline Heads of Department, and external stakeholders to ensure effective department operation• Hospital Registrar bench training for Infectious Diseases and Microbiologist Trainees• Conducting monthly staff meetings and continuing education for staff

Geelong, Victoria, Australia

In addition to the duties and responsibilities of a Grade 2 Medical Scientist, responsible for:• Acting in Head of Department role, as required• Contributing to staff meetings and continuing education for staff• Assisting Head of Department to provide scientific leadership and troubleshooting in the laboratory• Assisting the Head of Department with recruitment, rostering, and training of staff• Scientific leadership• Implementing a Public Holiday roster

Geelong, Victoria, Australia

• Multi-disciplined specimen reception• Sample accessioning and plate allocation• Media preparation• Phase, light, Birefringent and Fluorescence Microscopy• Cell counts - Urines, CSFs, and Sterile fluids• PCR testing for Chlamydia and Gonorrhoea• Organism identification• Antibiotic sensitivity testing using CDS and CLSI• Faecal Ova, cyst, and parasite identification• Testing for both in-patient and out-patient care• Out-of-Hours On call