Clinical Lab Scientist Lead

Sutter Health•Burlingame, CA

11d•$76 - $94

About The Position

Monitors, assesses, organizes and coordinates the daily activities of co-workers to ensure a smooth and continuous Laboratory workflow overall, or within an assigned area. Duties routinely include staff scheduling, arranging coverage for staff absences, assigning work, prioritizing work, directing problem-solving and troubleshooting, ensuring shift-to-shift continuity, and managing customer complaints or inquiries. Plays a lead role in the development and implementation of new policies, procedures and protocols to streamline workflow, improve efficiency, and enhance the safety and reliability of testing. Trains and assesses the competency of co-workers. Provides guidance and direction to staff, enabling the accurate, timely and efficient completion of instrument maintenance, quality control, non-conforming event management and records management. Provides constructive feedback and recognition to peers, reinforcing Sutter's values and focusing the team's efforts on providing safe, reliable care. Serves as the liaison between Clinical Laboratory Manager and staff, physicians, patients, family and other hospital staff, leading communication huddles and other structured team meetings (e.g. Daily Engagement). Routinely performs all duties of a Clinical Laboratory Scientist, in one or more areas of the Laboratory. Adheres to all local/state/federal regulations, codes, policies and procedures to ensure patient privacy and maintain the highest level of safety and reliability in testing.

Requirements

Bachelor's: degree in biology or related science
CLSL-Licensed Clinical Lab Scientist
Demonstrated knowledge and technical competence in routine specimen collection, preparation, testing applications, laboratory operations, and quality assurance in one or more assigned clinical specialty areas
Competent in monitoring, assessing, organizing coordinating and prioritizing workflow, training, assessing competency, providing direction to co-workers, escalating issues appropriately and complex operational problem-solving in real-time
Ability to provide constructive feedback and recognition to peers
Ability to organize and prioritize job duties and assigned tasks for self and team
Ability to guide team to accurately, precisely, and reliably perform job duties and assigned tasks
Demonstrates sound judgment and problem solving relevant to own duties and duties of the team
Ability to compassionately and effectively interact with patients of diverse ages, backgrounds, values, beliefs and behaviors
Ability to organize and coordinate a team response to fluctuations in volume, unexpected situations or problems, shift-to-shift hand-offs, STAT test orders, and specimen integrity issues
Ability to guide team to follow standard practices, processes, and procedures in sequence
Knowledge of applicable local/state/federal regulations, codes, policies, and procedures aimed at ensuring the privacy and safety of patients

Nice To Haves

8 years experience as a CLS Generalist.

Responsibilities

Monitors, assesses, organizes and coordinates the daily activities of co-workers
Staff scheduling and arranging coverage for staff absences
Assigning work and prioritizing work
Directing problem-solving and troubleshooting
Ensuring shift-to-shift continuity
Managing customer complaints or inquiries
Plays a lead role in the development and implementation of new policies, procedures and protocols
Trains and assesses the competency of co-workers
Provides guidance and direction to staff
Provides constructive feedback and recognition to peers
Serves as the liaison between Clinical Laboratory Manager and staff, physicians, patients, family and other hospital staff
Routinely performs all duties of a Clinical Laboratory Scientist
Adheres to all local/state/federal regulations, codes, policies and procedures