Medical Lab Tech Lead - Chemistry

The Clinical lab Section Lead

The Clinical lab Section Lead ensures that all activities initiated by the Core Lab Manager and Supervisor are completed in a timely manner.

• Performs all essential functions of a Med Tech 3 in assigned sections.
• Manages day to day work assignments.
• Ensures that all tasks for projects initiated by the Core Lab Manager and Core Lab Supervisor are complete.
• Collaborates with Core Lab Supervisor and lab staff to ensure assigned lab section complies with regulatory requirements.
• Provides feedback and suggestions to improve quality and performance.
• Provides input as needed on performance evaluations.
• Fulfills responsibilities related to specimen handling and processing, test analysis, reporting, and maintaining records of patient test results.
• Maintains records demonstrating proficiency testing samples are tested in the same manner as patient samples.
• Adheres to the laboratory's quality control policies, ensuring documentation of all quality control activities, instrument and procedural calibrations, and maintenance performed.
• Fulfills responsibilities related to following the laboratory's established corrective action policies and procedures.
• Serves as a technical resource to assist staff in identifying and correcting problems that may adversely affect test performance or reporting of test results.

Qualifications

• Certifications: Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) (ASCP), Medical Technologist (MT) (AMT), Medical Technologist (MT) (ASCP), Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) (AMT).
• Education: Bachelor's Degree in Biological Science or Clinical Laboratory Science.
• Work Experience: 3 years of clinical lab operations experience.

Responsibilities

Performs all essential functions of a Med Tech 3 in assigned sections. Manages day to day work assignments. Ensures that all tasks for projects initiated by the Core Lab Manager and Core Lab Supervisor are complete. Collaborates with Core Lab Supervisor and lab staff to ensure assigned lab section complies with regulatory requirements. Provides feedback and suggestions to improve quality and performance. Provides input as needed on performance evaluations. Follows the laboratory's procedures for specimen handling and processing, test analysis, reporting and maintaining records of patient test results. Maintains records that demonstrate that proficiency testing samples are tested in the same manner as patient samples. Adheres to the laboratory's quality control policies, ensures documentation of all quality control activities, instrument and procedural calibrations and maintenance performed. Follows the laboratory's established corrective action policies and procedures whenever test systems are not within the laboratory's established acceptable levels of performance. Ensures proper documentation takes place. Serves as a technical resource to assist staff in identifying and correcting problems that may adversely affect test performance or reporting of test results.

About Us

At Carle Health, we're committed to fostering a workplace where every team member feels valued, respected and empowered, where passion and purpose come together to positively impact the lives of our patients and our communities. Find it all at Carle Health. Our nearly 17,000 team members and providers work together to support patient care across central and southeastern Illinois. We've grown to include eight, award-winning hospitals and a multispecialty provider group with more than 1,500 doctors and advanced practice providers. We're developing the next generation of providers and healthcare professionals through Carle Illinois College of Medicine, the world's first engineering-based medical school, and Methodist College. Carle BroMenn Medical Center, Carle Foundation Hospital, Carle Health Methodist Hospital, Carle Health Proctor Hospital, Carle Health Pekin Hospital, and Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center hold Magnet® designations, the nation's highest honor for nursing care. We offer opportunities in several communities throughout central Illinois with potential for growth and life-long careers at Carle Health.

Compensation And Benefits

The compensation range for this position is $32.75 per hour - $56.33 per hour. This represents a good faith minimum and maximum range for the role at the time of posting by Carle Health. The actual compensation offered a candidate will be dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s experience, qualifications, location, training, licenses, shifts worked and compensation model. Carle Health offers a comprehensive benefits package for team members and providers. To learn more visit careers.carlehealth.org/benefits.