Lab Team Leader - Microbiology

Cleveland Clinic

12d•Onsite

About The Position

Join Cleveland Clinic’s Main Campus where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world class and caregivers are family. Here, you will work alongside a passionate and dedicated team, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. We are looking to add a Team Leader to our Lab team. In this role you will serve as a lead/primary contact to ensure work is completed efficent4ly and safely. You will be part of a supportive caregiver family that will be united in shared values and purpose to fulfill our promise of being the best place to receive care and the best place to work in healthcare. A caregiver in this position works nights| 8:00pm—4:00am| no call, weekend, or holiday requirements. A caregiver who excels in this role will: Provide day-to-day supervision or oversight of the laboratory operation. Resolve technical problems in accordance with policies and procedures established either by the Laboratory Director or Technical Supervisor. Monitor test analyses and specimen examinations to ensure that acceptable levels of analytic performance are maintained. Maintain competency assessment documentation. Notify Technical Supervisor, Clinical Consultant, or Laboratory Director immediately of detected problems. Perform duties of a Testing Personnel as needed. Perform laboratory testing in a compliant manner. Maintain regulatory knowledge and awareness as it pertains to specific job duties. Assist manager with planning and organizing for the section. Assist with monitoring capital equipment, staffing standards and procedures maintenance, and the development and implementation of contingency plans to avert interruptions of service. Maintain technical quality assurance programs including assuring accurate testing and quality control. Maintain current standards and technical procedures manuals. Assure testing is in accordance with production schedule and variances are identified and resolved. Ensure timeliness and communicates valuable information to all department and personnel who interact with lab.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in a Chemical, Physical, Biological Clinical Laboratory Science OR Medical Technology from a four-year college or university
Three to five years of clinical laboratory training or experience, or both, in high complexity testing
Laboratory training or experience and can be met by any combination of years of clinical laboratory training or experience

Nice To Haves

Three to five years of clinical laboratory training or experience, or both, in high complexity testing.
Two years of clinical laboratory leadership role
Microbiology experience
MT (ASCP) or ASCP eligible
Two years of clinical laboratory leadership role
Clinical laboratory training or experience can be met by: Medical technology internship
Full time experience performing non-waived testing for the required number of years
Part-time experience performing non-waived testing, with 2080 hours equivalent to one year

Responsibilities

Provide day-to-day supervision or oversight of the laboratory operation.
Resolve technical problems in accordance with policies and procedures established either by the Laboratory Director or Technical Supervisor.
Monitor test analyses and specimen examinations to ensure that acceptable levels of analytic performance are maintained.
Maintain competency assessment documentation.
Notify Technical Supervisor, Clinical Consultant, or Laboratory Director immediately of detected problems.
Perform duties of a Testing Personnel as needed.
Perform laboratory testing in a compliant manner.
Maintain regulatory knowledge and awareness as it pertains to specific job duties.
Assist manager with planning and organizing for the section.
Assist with monitoring capital equipment, staffing standards and procedures maintenance, and the development and implementation of contingency plans to avert interruptions of service.
Maintain technical quality assurance programs including assuring accurate testing and quality control.
Maintain current standards and technical procedures manuals.
Assure testing is in accordance with production schedule and variances are identified and resolved.
Ensure timeliness and communicates valuable information to all department and personnel who interact with lab.

Benefits

Visual acuity to study specimens under a microscope.
The ability to distinguish colors.
Fine motor skills and manual dexterity to handle specimens and lab equipment required to process specimens and repair equipment.
May be required to stand for long periods of time.
Light lifting may be required.
May be exposed to hazardous chemicals, biohazards, radioactive materials, etc.
Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
drug free environment
influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption
equal employment opportunity employer
investment in your health, well-being and future