Certified Lab Scientist III Lead

Prime Healthcare•Olympia Fields, IL

15d•Onsite

About The Position

The Certified Lab Scientist III Lead performs laboratory tests authorized under CLIA and commensurate with the individual's education, training, experience, and technical abilities. The role functions as the department Section Supervisor or Lead, overseeing daily section operations and providing consultative services to medical staff as a Technical Consultant. The position also manages technical and fiscal matters, quality programs, regulatory compliance, staff competency and performance evaluations, and the accuracy and release of patient results. The Lead performs a wide variety of laboratory procedures using manual and automated methods across Hematology, Blood Bank, Chemistry, Urinalysis, Coagulation, Microbiology, Immunology, and other disciplines introduced into the laboratory. The role maintains section policies and procedures, reviews quality control and corrective actions, addresses issues that could affect test performance, and ensures equipment maintenance and proficiency testing requirements are met. Additional responsibilities may relate to LIS and/or POC and may be assigned by the department manager or director.

Requirements

Minimum five years of hospital laboratory work experience.
Bachelor’s degree in chemical, physical, or biological health science, or Medical Laboratory Technology, from an accredited institution; alternatively, meet other educational requirements stated in CLIA (42 CFR 493.1461).
Current and valid state license if required in the state where the laboratory is located.

Nice To Haves

ASCP certification or equivalent preferred.

Responsibilities

Supervise daily operations of assigned laboratory sections as the Section Supervisor or Lead.
Provide consultative services to medical staff as a Technical Consultant.
Oversee the section or department performance improvement program and participate in hospital-wide interdisciplinary performance improvement initiatives.
Manage technical and fiscal matters for assigned sections.
Oversee section quality management and quality assurance programs.
Ensure compliance with regulatory and accreditation requirements.
Assess staff competency and complete performance evaluations in a timely manner.
Ensure patient results are accurate before releasing or reporting them.
Develop, maintain, and update section policy and procedure manuals, ensuring policies and procedures remain current.
Review quality control performance and ensure corrective actions are documented when test systems deviate from established performance specifications.
Identify problems that may adversely affect test performance and correct them or immediately notify the Director or Medical Director.
Perform laboratory procedures using independent judgment and manual and automated methods in Hematology, Blood Bank, Chemistry, Urinalysis, Coagulation, Microbiology, Immunology, and other disciplines introduced into the laboratory.
Ensure equipment maintenance is performed and documented daily, weekly, monthly, or as needed.
Recognize age-specific differences in expected results, from newborns to geriatric patients.
Ensure proficiency testing samples are tested in the same manner as patient samples and that collaboration with other laboratories is prohibited before proficiency testing results are reported to the appropriate agencies.
Adhere to department and hospital policies and procedures related to safety, infection control, emergency preparedness, and human resources.
May perform responsibilities related to LIS and/or POC.
Perform other tasks or responsibilities assigned by the department manager or director.