CLS Team Leader, Microbiology - FT - Evening

Cedars Sinai • Beverly Hills, CA

126d • $54 - $86

About The Position

Make a difference every single day! At Cedars-Sinai, we're motivated by a collective spirit of innovation and the challenge to continuously improve. Above all, we share a real passion for helping others. Day after day, from department to department, our people give their all to create a community unlike any other. This is just one of the many reasons U.S. News & World Report has named us one of America's Best Hospitals-and now we invite you to join us and make a difference every single day in service of this outstanding work - excellence and innovation in patient care, research, and community service. From working with a team of dedicated professionals to using state-of-the-art facilities, you'll have great resources to do something incredible-for yourself, and for others.

Requirements

• Baccalaureate degree with an ASCP Board of Registry specialist certification in an appropriate specialty, or equivalent education and experience.
• Master's degree in a biological science, chemistry, or medical technology is preferred.
• A valid California Clinical Laboratory Scientist license or limited license appropriate for the area of responsibility.
• Five (5) years of relevant clinical experience with at least three (3) years in specialty.
• Some experience in supervision and teaching, as well as professional involvement such as membership on committees, presentation at conferences, desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership in daily operations, by providing support in the assignment of work, orientation, coaching, and training.
• May contribute input into staff performance and competency evaluation, discipline, hiring, and termination of employment.
• Works in concert with senior staff to maintain division readiness for accreditation and licensure.
• Interacts with other ancillary departments to address issues and serves on committees such as QA, Safety and LIS as needed.
• Provides for the appropriate educational experience of laboratory interns/residents assigned to the division.
• Participates in developing business and operational plans and in the evaluation and introduction of new procedures and instruments; writes and revises technical procedures.
• Handles special projects or assignments as assigned.
• Performs routine and complex laboratory tests or procedures using approved SOPs and protocols.
• Uses established quality assurance SOPs to ensure proper functioning of instruments and analytical procedures, records control data and instrument maintenance functions.
• Reviews and ensures reliability of results based on quality control and assurance mechanisms; takes corrective action as necessary.
• Recognizes problems in test methodology, quality control and instrument function and initiates problem-solving activities and corrective action procedures.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
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• Education Level: Bachelor's degree