Laboratory Section Lead - Chemistry

About the role

The Laboratory Section Lead position assumes responsibility for technical operations of a specific laboratory section. The position requires a high degree of organizational skills, multi-tasking abilities, problem solving and technical expertise as well as demonstrated leadership to manage the diverse tasks within the laboratory section and coordinates with other lab sections as necessary.

Responsibilities

• Performs tests and reports test results for waive, moderate and high complexity clinical laboratory procedures.
• Troubleshoot procedural and operational issues.
• Engages in and is a model for Good Laboratory Practices.
• Monitors lab section supply inventory and uses laboratory resources effectively and efficiently.
• Required to cooperatively work with other lab sections as necessary.
• Participate in candidate interviews.
• Teach, Train, Evaluate lab testing staff competency.
• Handle employee relations and coaching in coordination with lab manager.
• Conducts Proficiency Testing with laboratory staff within laboratory section, as well as participates performing proficiency testing.
• Maintains readiness for regulatory governance on-site audits and surveys.
• Conducts Quality Assurance Management within lab section to meet CLIA laboratory regulatory governance and current laboratory accreditation organization.
• Ensure CLIA regulatory governance and accreditation agency requirements, policy and procedures are adhered to.
• Perform quality assurance audits as necessary.
• Document issues and noncompliance as appropriate.
• Investigate and resolve technical problems and issues, consulting appropriate expertise as required.
• Document investigation appropriately.
• Assures quality measures are maintained.
• Investigates failures.
• Act as primary point of contact for staffs and external departments interacting with the lab.
• Communicates with lab test ordering departments and providers regarding delays.
• Resolve issue and complaints with root gap analysis.
• Use clear, correct, complete, concise and compassionate verbal and written communication.
• Be an Active Listener.
• Effectively communicates with a broad spectrum of peoples, cultures, ages, education and backgrounds.
• Knowledgeable of safety policy and procedure and OSHA standards in clinical workspace.
• Knowledgeable of blood borne pathogens exposure, biohazardous spills removal and clean up and needle stick or sharps protocol as well as handling and shipping of biohazardous materials.
• Documents Incident reports electronically as appropriate.
• Knows location and can direct others to MSDS. Adheres to and models Safety/OSHA, HIPAA, Privacy, and Conflict of Interest policies.
• Operates computerized laboratory data systems/applications.
• Inventory management is reviewed weekly.
• Statistical reports are reviewed.
• Reviews critical results and result reporting comparison.
• Runs correlations/validations on tests and instruments within the laboratory section and interprets the analysis.
• Takes next steps as appropriate.
• Task assignments are completed as appropriate.
• Assists the laboratory manager and/or medical lab director with tasks as assigned to maintain laboratory operations and the delivery of quality laboratory results.

Requirements

• Education / Experience:
• Associate's Degree or Bachelor's Degree in one of the following disciplines: Chemical, Biological, Clinical or Medical Laboratory Science from an accredited institution.
• Or
• Successful completion of an official U.S. military medical laboratory procedures training course of at least SO weeks duration and having held the military enlisted occupational specialty of Medical Laboratory Specialist (Laboratory Technician)
• Have 3 years clinical laboratory experience.
• Have computer experience with laboratory information Management Systems, Hospital Information Systems and Microsoft Suite.
• Demonstrated Critical Analytical Skills.
• Previous Leadership Experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Licensure / Certification:
• • MT(ASCP)
• • MT(AMT)
• • MLS(ASCP)
• • MLS(AMT)
• • MT(AAB)
• • MT(HEW)
• • MLT(AMT)
• • MLT(AAB)
• • MLT(ASCP)

Skills

• Historical knowledge of laboratory section test menu
• Testing requirements
• Testing instrumentation
• Testing kits
• Quality assurance management, lab regulatory governance.
• Use of computer - Microsoft Suite, hospital information systems, lab information systems/management.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
• Demonstrates acute awareness of environment
• Proficient multi-tasking
• Ability to prioritize work as necessary
• Ability to direct work
• Attention to detail
• Ability to make decisions quickly
• Ability to communicate complex and simple information to wide range of audience
• Ability to work alone and with others cooperatively.
• Strives toward quality delivery of patient results every day, every test, every time.

Benefits

Stephens County Hospital is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, pregnancy, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, disability, military status, sexual orientation, genetic predisposition, carrier status or any other legally protected status