Clinical Lab Scientist Lead

Prime Healthcare•Chicago, IL

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Lab Scientist Lead functions as the department section supervisor or lead and is responsible for supervising daily section operations, providing technical consultation to medical staff, and overseeing performance improvement, quality management, regulatory compliance, and the technical and fiscal management of the section. The role assesses staff competency, completes performance evaluations, ensures patient-result accuracy before release, maintains policies and procedures, and reviews quality control and corrective-action documentation. The position 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. It also oversees equipment maintenance documentation, proficiency testing, age-specific interpretation of results, and compliance with laboratory and hospital policies. Responsibilities related to the laboratory information system (LIS) and/or point-of-care testing (POC) may be assigned. Other duties may be assigned by the department manager or director. This is a full-time evening-shift role at St. Mary of Nazareth Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. The posted schedule is 2:30 p.m.–11:00 p.m., with rotating holidays and weekends. Hospital-based blood bank, hematology, and chemistry experience are noted, and the role is described as a promotion opportunity. A shift differential may apply.

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, or other educational requirements stated in CLIA (42 CFR 493.1461).
Current and valid state license if the laboratory is located in a state where licensure is required.
Hospital-based blood bank, hematology, and chemistry experience are identified in the posting.

Nice To Haves

ASCP certification or equivalent is preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform only waived, moderate, or highly complex tests authorized under CLIA, consistent with the individual's education, training, experience, and technical abilities.
Function as the department Section Supervisor or Lead and supervise daily operations of the section or sections.
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 activities of the section or sections.
Oversee the section quality management and quality 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, and ensure laboratory 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 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 through geriatric patients.
Ensure proficiency testing samples are tested in the same manner as patient samples and prohibit collaboration with other laboratories before proficiency testing results are reported to the appropriate agencies.
Follow department and hospital policies and procedures concerning safety, infection control, emergency preparedness, and human resources.
May be assigned responsibilities related to LIS and/or POC.
Perform other tasks or responsibilities assigned by the department manager or director.