Lead Medical Lab Scientist

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Lebanon, TN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is seeking a Lead Medical Lab Scientist in Nashville, Tennessee. VUMC is a global leader in teaching, discovery, and patient care, fostering an environment where expertise is valued, knowledge is expanded, and abilities are challenged. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone can thrive and where uniqueness is celebrated. The mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research. This role requires a working understanding of medical technology, problem-solving abilities, good communication skills, and the capacity to work well under high stress. The patient care provider must possess knowledge, training, experience, and competence specific to all age groups served (neonates, pediatrics, adolescents, adults, and geriatrics), including the ability to obtain and interpret information, knowledge of growth and development, and an understanding of the range of treatments needed.

Requirements

LIC-Medical Laboratory Act - Tennessee
LIC-Medical Technologist - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
Relevant Work Experience
3 years of experience
Bachelor's degree (Required)

Nice To Haves

Leadership (Fundamental Awareness): Understands the difference between managing people and leading people. Demonstrates leadership with peers and as a member of a team. Influences others positively in work situations without having commensurate authority. Shows technical leadership by taking responsibility for projects and assignments. Demonstrates company values, high ethical principles and personal integrity in everyday activities.
Compliance (Novice): Can explain and apply basic statutory instructions in normal situations on the job. Understands the principles upon which the rules and regulations are based. Appropriately escalates problems relating to rules and regulations in timely and effective manner.
Quality Management (Novice): Has provided continuous analysis and evaluation of assignment work processes, constantly striving for improvement in the way tasks and activities are accomplished by questioning their value to the process and contributing creative solutions. Has participated in the process of establishing, communicating and monitoring standards for quality and excellence. Demonstrates the ability to actually work on and improve a current business process, product or service.
Business Results (Fundamental Awareness): Implements appropriate measures for attaining business results and tracks progress in meeting goals and objectives. Demonstrates the ability to deliver products and services on time, within budget, and in accordance with organizational standards and goals. Continuously demonstrates a strong focus on quality. Responds effectively to customer or client needs. Recognizes incipient problems and communicates them to management.
Operations Planning (Novice): Demonstrates ability to realistically anticipate resource needs, identify discrete tasks, set priorities, define dependencies, schedule activities, meet deadlines, and organize work within areas of direct responsibility. Appropriately matches equipment and capital resources to task demands. Achieves results within budget. Competently handles multiple assignments simultaneously. Reshapes project during life-cycle evolution, if needed. Demonstrates ability to break down work into manageable and measurable units. Accepts changes to assignments with minimal disruption and loss of productivity. Able to absorb changes to major assignments while maintaining a high level of performance. Uses available time efficiently. Follows up to assure problems and issues are resolved.
Employee Management (Fundamental Awareness): Understands the need for motivation, job satisfaction, performance feedback and communication. Demonstrates the ability to work well with others and build effective relationships. Distributes work assignments fairly, clearly defining tasks, roles and responsibilities. Establishes a positive work environment. Keeps people focused on the "big picture" and motivates them to perform at a high level.
Laboratory Practices (Intermediate): Demonstrates mastery of laboratory practices in practical applications of a difficult nature. Possesses sufficient knowledge, training, and experience to be capable of successfully delivering products and services using laboratory practices without requiring support and instruction from others. Able to train and educate by setting the example, giving technical instruction, providing leadership, and generally raising the level of performance of others while on the job.

Responsibilities

Works with manager to enable the team to optimize operational processes and meet quality performance standards within the Laboratory service.
Participates in the employee selection process, assures staff are properly trained and meet competencies, identifies training needs, provides feedback for performance evaluation.
Assists with developing and implementing quality control/assurance program, including appropriate proficiency testing and peer review standards.
Maintains all required activities and documents to assure compliance with both regulatory and accreditation standards applicable to this laboratory.
The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.