Lead Med Technologist FT 1st Shift - HUP Auto Lab
About the role
Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines. Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work? Summary: The Lead Medical Laboratory Scientist's primary responsibility is to assist section leadership in the oversight of laboratory operations. The incumbent's additional responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, performing waived, moderate, and/or high-complexity tests and procedures in clinical laboratory sections, performing appropriately requested clinical laboratory analyses on all types of laboratory specimens, and documenting accurate laboratory results for the diagnosis and treatment of disease. Live Your Life's Work
Responsibilities
- Assists section leadership in the oversight of laboratory operations
- Assists in scheduling and staffing of laboratory, ensuring adequate staffing on all shifts, weekends, and holidays
- Acts as a point person for troubleshooting and problem solving
- May function as the General Supervisor for selected duties when requested or in the absence of the Technical Manager/Technical Supervisor
- Applies knowledge and skills to accurately perform all routine and complex laboratory procedures for which competency has been established and authorization to perform testing has been granted
- Follows all lab pre-analytical, analytical, and postanalytical procedures covering specimen, analytical test system, and result reporting requirements
- Assists the Supervisor in specified activities that ensure laboratory compliance with all accreditation agencies
- Monitors, performs, and documents all Quality Control, maintenance, and calibration procedures according to established protocols and accreditation agency standards
- Identifies issues/factors that adversely affect test performance
- Performs method validations, linearity, and parallel studies on all laboratory instruments as assigned
- Provides technical support to staff, physicians, and personnel to resolve any issues related to laboratory testing
- Starts up, shuts down, and performs maintenance of lab equipment and instruments
- When test system performance