Lab Team Leader - Microbiology

Cleveland Clinic

1d•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 efficiently 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, with no call, weekend, or holiday requirements. Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal employment opportunity employer. Our outstanding, comprehensive offerings are an investment in your health, well-being and future. What began in Cleveland in 1921 has grown to include locations throughout the U.S. and even other countries. For you, that means more opportunities to learn, grow and serve patients — while finding caring, thriving communities both at work and at home. Cleveland Clinic is a nonprofit multispecialty academic medical center that integrates clinical and hospital care with research and education. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, it was founded in 1921 by four renowned physicians with a vision of providing outstanding patient care based upon the principles of cooperation, compassion and innovation. Cleveland Clinic has pioneered many medical breakthroughs, including coronary artery bypass surgery and the first face transplant in the United States. U.S. News & World Report consistently names Cleveland Clinic as one of the nation’s best hospitals in its annual “America’s Best Hospitals” survey. Among Cleveland Clinic’s 70,800 employees worldwide represent 140 medical specialties and subspecialties. Cleveland Clinic is a 6,500-bed health system that includes a 173-acre main campus near downtown Cleveland, 19 hospitals, more than 220 outpatient facilities, and locations in southeast Florida; Las Vegas, Nevada; Toronto, Canada; Abu Dhabi, UAE; and London, England.

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

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.