Clinical Lab Scientist Lead

Resurrection Medical Center•Chicago, IL

8d•$32 - $45•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Lab Scientist Lead functions as the department Section Supervisor or Lead and is responsible for the daily operation, technical and fiscal management, and quality management of assigned laboratory sections. The role provides technical consultative services to medical staff, supports department and hospital performance-improvement initiatives, and ensures compliance with regulatory, accreditation, safety, infection-control, emergency-preparedness, and human-resources requirements. The Lead performs authorized waived, moderate, or highly complex testing and a wide variety of laboratory procedures using manual and automated methods across Hematology, Blood Bank, Chemistry, Urinalysis, Coagulation, Microbiology, Immunology, and other disciplines as introduced. The role ensures accurate patient results, assesses staff competency, maintains section policies and procedures, oversees quality control and corrective actions, and ensures equipment maintenance and proficiency testing are completed and documented appropriately. Additional responsibilities related to laboratory information systems (LIS) and/or point-of-care testing (POC) may be assigned. This is a full-time evening-shift position at St. Mary of Nazareth Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, with hours of 2:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. and rotating weekends and holidays. The posting identifies a promotion opportunity into a lead role and notes that the position qualifies for a shift differential.

Requirements

At least 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, or other educational qualifications specified in CLIA (42 CFR 493.1461).
Current and valid state license if required in the state where the laboratory is located.
Degree of skill commensurate with the individual's education, training or experience, and technical abilities, as required for authorized testing under CLIA.
Hospital-based laboratory experience in blood bank, hematology, and chemistry is identified in the posting.

Nice To Haves

ASCP certification or equivalent is preferred.

Responsibilities

Supervise the daily operation of assigned laboratory section(s) 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 interdisciplinary performance-improvement initiatives.
Manage the technical and fiscal operations of assigned section(s).
Oversee the section quality management and assurance program.
Ensure compliance with regulatory and accreditation requirements.
Assess staff competency and complete performance evaluations in a timely manner.
Ensure patient results are accurate before release or reporting.
Develop, maintain, and update section policy and procedure manuals, ensuring they 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, 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 laboratory disciplines as introduced.
Ensure equipment maintenance is performed and documented daily, weekly, monthly, or as needed.
Recognize age-specific differences in expected results from newborns through geriatric patients.
Ensure proficiency-testing samples are tested in the same manner as patient samples and that collaboration with other laboratories does not occur before 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.