Clinical Lab Scientist-Lead- Transfusion
About The Position
The Clinical Lab Scientist-Lead serves as an advanced-level resource responsible for coordinating complex testing activities, ensuring workflow continuity, and promoting adherence to quality and regulatory standards. Applies in-depth technical knowledge to assist with problem-solving, validation, and process optimization. Collaborates closely with peers, Supervisors, and leadership to support operational readiness, quality improvement, and staff development. Provides technical mentorship, facilitates communication, and contributes to the integration of new methods, technologies, and best practices. Performs other duties as needed.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree required
- Two years of experience in a high complexity, computerized clinical laboratory as a licensed Clinical Lab Scientist required
- Excellent dexterity
- Ability to plan and organize technical work
- Ability to manage workload
- Ability to operate technical instruments and equipment
- Ability to input data and type
- Clear speaking abilities in English
- Effective verbal and written communication skills in English
- Ability to maintain excellent interpersonal relationships with all customers (e.g., staff, patients, vendors)
- Ability to use available resource material independently to resolve and document challenges constructively
- Ability to provide staff and management with timely information, constructive and actionable feedback
- Ability to foster cooperation and collaboration
- Ability to actively solicit opinions from others
- Ability to build respect and trust
- Ability to inspire staff with enthusiasm for the strategic plan
- Detail oriented
- Ability to reason and solve problems effectively
- Ability to analyze and interpret data
- Ability to organize work, to service multiple requests and tasks at one time, while maintaining quality and a professional manner
- Self-motivated and works well with minimal direction
- Ability to articulate logical and well-founded arguments that support conclusions
- Excellent analytic skills
- Ability to hear sufficiently for general conversation in person and on the telephone, and identify and distinguish various sounds associated with workplace/patient care
- Ability to see adequately to read computer screens, medical records, and written documents necessary to the position
- Ability to discern temperature variances through touch
- California Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) Generalist MTA license is required
- For Histocompatibility, a California Clinical Histocompatibility Scientist MTR license is acceptable
Nice To Haves
- Specialty certification in area overseen preferred
Responsibilities
- Coordinate complex testing activities
- Ensure workflow continuity
- Promote adherence to quality and regulatory standards
- Assist with problem-solving, validation, and process optimization
- Support operational readiness, quality improvement, and staff development
- Provide technical mentorship
- Facilitate communication
- Contribute to the integration of new methods, technologies, and best practices
- Supervise, lead, and teach CLS staff
- Explain and teach
- Respond to guidance constructively
- Organize work, service multiple requests and tasks at one time, while maintaining quality and a professional manner
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
