Sr. Specialist CLS - Copley Lab - Day Shift - Full Time

Overview

Sharp Laboratory Services is dedicated to excellence in providing quality care with each specimen drawn and test performed. At Sharp, we encourage a career of lifelong learning along with a healthy work-life balance.

Job Details

• Hours: Variable
• Shift Start Time: Variable
• Shift End Time: Variable
• AWS Hours Requirement: 8/40 - 8 Hour Shift
• Additional Shift Information: Weekends Not Specified
• On-Call Required: No
• Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum): $67.070 - $86.540 - $96.930

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in related field of study.
• 5 Years full time equivalent experience in a clinical lab.
• California Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) Generalist license - CA Department of Public Health - REQUIRED
• California Clinical Chemist Scientist License - CA Department of Public Health - REQUIRED
• California Clinical Microbiologist Scientist License - CA Department of Public Health - REQUIRED
• California Clinical Toxicologist Scientist License - CA Department of Public Health - REQUIRED
• California Clinical Genetic Molecular Biologist Scientist License - CA Department of Public Health - REQUIRED
• California Clinical Cytogeneticist Scientist License - CA Department of Public Health - REQUIRED
• California Clinical Histocompatability Scientist License - CA Department of Public Health - REQUIRED
• Pathologist Assistant PA(ASCP) - ASCP Board of Certification - REQUIRED

Qualifications

• Other Education required for CA State CLS or CLS specialty.
• ASCP preferred.

Essential Functions

• Communication and Teamwork: Proactively initiates communication and works cooperatively with others to successfully complete work assignments. Demonstrates positive verbal and non-verbal communication skills. Completes documentation legibly, accurately, and timely. Stays informed through staff meetings, electronic communication, in-services, and educational opportunities. Establishes effective working relationships between internal and external customers. Seeks opportunities for feedback to improve effectiveness of own communication. Validates messages by clarifying expectations and verifying Understanding of agreements/action plans.
• Demonstrates Flexibility and Adaptability: Uses time effectively and actively sets priorities. Demonstrates flexibility in work practices and adjusts to unscheduled situations. Cooperates with initiatives to improve work processes. Tries new ideas and new ways of doing things. Positively embraces and is receptive to change and actively participates in the process.
• Equipment Use, Testing and Documentation: Supervises and uses equipment and related applications in completing testing and documentation processes. Utilizes all equipment (including phone, copier, fax, etc.), instruments, products, and other tools per manufacturer's and training instructions and according to established procedures. Demonstrates competency and efficient use of all tool applications (IS, PC, other system/software) and equipment to produce the end product. Performs required preventive and corrective maintenance on equipment/tools. Reports and documents equipment/tool/reagent issues and failures. Checks inventory expiration dates and demonstrates ability to evaluate consumables (reagent/supply) inventory to prevent shortages; alerts ordering personnel. Removes defective equipment from use, documents problem, and notifies appropriate personnel for repair; verifies equipment inspections are up-to-date.
• Leadership: Collaborates with and advises directors, managers, leads and section staff in maintaining and enhancing technical, managerial, and financial performances. Assists in the development and enhancement of pathology services through collaboration with patient care and support services to provide optimal patient care. Develops and institutes policies and procedures to facilitate application of SHC corporate commitment to compliance guidelines. Acts as Technical Consultant regarding abnormal or unusual orders or results: interacts with staff and physicians to solve problems and provide interpretation of lab procedures and processes; may include oversight of near patient testing; performs technical lead duties. Apprises Senior Specialists, Lab Managers or Pathologists of conditions or situations that may be or are compromising quality of care. Supports and provides input for development, revisions, and implementation of policies and procedures to provide consistent quality lab services to all customers; participates in annual review of policies and procedures. Conducts regularly scheduled section meetings providing updates and communication to assigned staff; holds 4-5 section meetings and directs at least 6 subgroup meetings annually. Performs or provides input for performance appraisals and corrective action of assigned staff to Senior Specialists or Lab Manager/Director; completes performance appraisals within 30 days of anniversary date. Conducts or facilitates core and technical competency assessment of all assigned staff members. Adjusts for changes in workload and shifting of staff and skill mix; makes recommendations for staff utilization, development, and section process optimization. Reviews patient results with appropriate actions or coaching of staff when problems are found; assists Senior Specialist or Lab Manager with personnel problem solving activities; including documentation and coaching with resolution, follow through, and prevention. Assists in maintaining CAP, JCAHO, CA state, AABB, FDA, and other accreditation and regulatory agency standards and regulations. Demonstrates emotional intelligence, critical thinking, and logical decision-making, especially under critical and stressful situations, to reach acceptable resolutions.
• Test processes by evaluating quality control systems, data and outcomes: Supervises and performs pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical tests and processes by evaluating quality control systems, data, and outcomes. Completes and assesses all QC procedures in place with indicated corrective action and resolution as needed. Coordinates and completes processes in place to meet standards established to maintain quality testing.
• Test processes relative to diagnosis, assessment and treatment: Supervises and performs pre-analytical, analytical and post-analytical test processes and evaluates results produced relative to the diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of disease. Completes testing processes without error using written policies, procedures and other appropriate resources; identifies issues in policies or procedures. SHC corporate commitment to compliance training principles are correctly and appropriately utilized when performing assigned procedures as written. Performs new procedures and policies within acceptable training time intervals; meets department turnaround time goals. Documents activities and results consistently, thoroughly and legibly; proofreads and double checks own work to minimize errors. Evaluates data for accuracy and verifies any questionable finding with thorough investigation and Appropriate follow-through. Supervises and performs pre-analytical (patient reception, sample collection, processing) and analytical procedures and demonstrates assessment of testing factors with regard to patient age and population specific groups.

Culture

Our leadership team promotes wellness, reward and recognition, flexible scheduling and work-life balance. We have empowered our team to create innovative ways of providing patient-centered care, such as our unique drive-thru phlebotomy service and incorporating aromatherapy and hand massage into our practice to create a healing environment for our patients. These innovative services have received numerous awards from our organization and Planetree.

Career Path

The mission of the Laboratory Education program is to educate laboratorians in accordance with the highest professional standards; provide them with skills and knowledge enabling them to provide excellence in patient care; and stimulate and promote lifelong learning.

Benefits

• Medical, vision, dental and more: Our flexible benefits include a choice of two HMO medical plans (both of which include vision), two PPO dental choices, flexible spending accounts, accident insurance, long-term disability insurance and life insurance.
• Generous vacation, holiday and sick leave: We offer one of the most generous plans among health care systems in San Diego, and new Sharp employees start with 25 days of paid time off in just the first year.
• Wellness programs: We focus on your overall well-being by giving you tools to improve both yourself and your life — mentally, physically, spiritually, emotionally and environmentally. Our focus is on balanced health and wellness to help you reach your health goals and enjoy life along the way.