Posted March 11Mar 11 comment_93179 I am pushing for my lab to define "lab experience" for the purpose of qualifying for job postings. I know CLIA doesn't fully define anything regarding this. Wondering if any of you have this defined at your facility? We are getting all kinds of things being claimed and it seems like HR doesn't know what should and shouldn't count. Case by case basis brings us back to the same discussion every time. My assumption is it has to be clinical in nature? What about internships/clinical rotations? Volunteer work? Paid/unpaid? Does 1 day a month for a year count the same as full-time? College research labs? Vet lab?
March 14Mar 14 comment_93236 Would it be easier to look at what "complexity" of testing they have experience with? I know for our BB we prefer those who have experience with "High Complexity" testing over only "Moderate Complexity" or lower We would probably interview to get a better idea of "where" they are based on asking specific BB questions. We also state "Certified or Certificate eligible" Depending on the job being posted, we usually leave the experience out so we get some new grads to apply......who don't have experience - but we can train and we know the program they come from. For the more advanced positions, we would specify a certain # of years required in BB - which would be assumed to be a FT position whether it be BB specific or generalist with BB experience.
April 28Apr 28 comment_93973 On 3/11/2025 at 1:00 PM, RRay said: I am pushing for my lab to define "lab experience" for the purpose of qualifying for job postings. I know CLIA doesn't fully define anything regarding this. Wondering if any of you have this defined at your facility? We are getting all kinds of things being claimed and it seems like HR doesn't know what should and shouldn't count. Case by case basis brings us back to the same discussion every time. My assumption is it has to be clinical in nature? What about internships/clinical rotations? Volunteer work? Paid/unpaid? Does 1 day a month for a year count the same as full-time? College research labs? Vet lab? Some CLIA roles do require lab experience. For example, someone hired for the a BB supervisor may be expected to fulfill the the CLIA role of General Supervisor, which requires 1 -2 years of high complexity testing training and /or experience, depending on if the education of the individual. IMO, the training received in med tech school can be used to satisfy some of this training/experience. So if someone's BB rotation was 3 months, that can be used for some of the training/experience for the General Supervisor. I would not consider 1 day a month full-time.
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