Clinical Laboratory Section Lead

Owensboro Health • Greenville, KY

23h • Onsite

About The Position

Leads and coordinates workflow and staff assignments for medical laboratory technicians and team members performing clinical laboratory tests according to established procedures of verification, processing, testing, and reporting. This role acts in a lead capacity, performing quality control procedures to validate test results, coordinating daily workflow, assignments, and staffing. The lead provides guidance, training, and supervision for medical laboratory technicians, and offers feedback to department leadership on quality and performance measures. They are also responsible for coordinating the delivery of physician reports, monitoring and providing expertise on technical questions, and ensuring the proper maintenance and record-keeping of all laboratory equipment. Additionally, the lead maintains adequate supply inventories, provides guidance on specimen collection, assists supervisors with quality program support, and offers education to students and other personnel. This position serves as a point of contact for departmental concerns and collaborates with other healthcare workers to resolve issues and interpret patient lab results.

Requirements

• A minimum of 2 years' relevant experience required
• Associate's degree or higher in Science required upon hire OR Associate's degree or higher in related field required upon hire
• MT - Certified as a Medical Technologist through American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) required upon hire OR MT - Certified as a Medical Technologist through American Medical Technologists (AMT) required upon hire OR MLT- Certified Medical Laboratory Technician through American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) required upon hire OR MLT - Certified Medical Laboratory Technician through American Medical Technologists (AMT) required upon hire OR MLS - Certified as a Medical Laboratory Scientist through American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) OR MLS - Certified as a Medical Laboratory Scientist through American Medical Technologists (AMT) required upon hire
• Requires critical thinking skills and decisive judgment.
• Works under general supervision.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
• Applies more advanced skills and knowledge in the area of specialization.

Nice To Haves

• A combination of education, training and experience may be considered in lieu of degree.

Responsibilities

• Acts in a lead capacity in performing quality control procedures to validate test results according to established standards and records results appropriately.
• Coordinates daily workflow, assignments and staffing of the laboratory function and area.
• Provides guidance, training and supervision for medical laboratory technicians.
• Coordinates and provide feedback to department leadership on quality and performance measures on team members.
• Coordinates delivery of physicians reports via phone and electronic distribution in a timely manner.
• Monitors and may provide expertise on responses to "technical question" calls from units and physicians.
• Coordinates preventive maintenance and monitoring of all equipment to ensure that it is working properly and maintains related records.
• Ensures appropriate and accurate recording on instrument logs of all repairs, replacement, and maintenance equipment.
• Maintains adequate supply inventories by rotating stock, checking for expiration dates, and ordering replacement stock.
• Provides guidance and may assist team members performing venipuncture on patients of all age groups and other specimen collection using proper therapeutic skills according to procedures.
• Assists supervisors in additional duties which support the lab's quality program.
• Provides guidance, teaching and education to students and other personnel population.
• Serves as a point of contact for departmental concerns.
• Works closely with other healthcare workers to resolve issues and interpret patient lab results within the framework of medical technology.
• Recognize testing inconsistency and takes appropriate corrective action.

Benefits

• Owensboro Health’s Mission, Vision, Core Commitments, and business interests are supported.
• Adherence to all organizational policies and procedures.
• Execution of all tasks and behavior consistent with a culture of compliance, safety and a high reliability organization.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree