Medical Laboratory Technician Lead - SD

Monument Health•Gillette, WY

9d•$24 - $30•Onsite

About The Position

This position organizes and supervises workload, performs specialized testing, and helps develop and implement the quality assurance program. The role establishes and maintains cooperative relationships, assists with employee performance and competency assessment, and provides instruction and training for staff and students. It also helps implement, maintain, and monitor adherence to safety and infection control practices, while providing cost-effective, high-quality service. The Lead Technician helps oversee proficiency testing within the department, demonstrates and promotes a commitment to customer satisfaction and professionalism, and performs administrative duties in the absence of the Lab Director. Under CLIA guidelines, this position is classified as the General Supervisor.

Requirements

Associates in Medical Laboratory Technology or Associates in a chemical, physical, or biological science. Or high school graduate or equivalent and have successfully completed an official military medical laboratory procedures course of at least 50 weeks duration and have held the military enlisted occupation specialty of medical laboratory specialist (laboratory technician).
Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP), or American Medical Technology (AMT), or Military Laboratory Specialist
Requires the ability to work assigned schedules and hours as determined by the department.
Medium work - exerting up to 10 pounds of force constantly (67-100% of the time), and/or up to 25 pounds of force frequently (34-66% of the time), and or up to 50 pounds of force occassionally (up to 33% of the time), and/or up to 50 pounds seldomly to move objects.
Possible exposure to radiation and frequent exposure to contaminated needles and infectious body substances.

Nice To Haves

1+ years of Laboratory Experience
1+ years of Staff Technologist Experience
MLT and MLS/MT caregivers hired prior to June 30, 2017 are not required to be certified. These caregivers should have a letter in their personnel files exempting them from the requirement. The certification requirement does apply to caregivers hired after June 30, 2017 into either MLT or MLS/MT jobs or Lead MLT or MLS jobs.

Responsibilities

Assists in evaluating employee performance either by competency assessment practices, by consultation with other employees in section, and/or by direct observation of performance in clinical activities.
Assists in evaluating, selecting, and validating new equipment and new methodologies; implements changes in response to technology and laboratory procedures.
Assists in organizing, implementing, and maintaining a quality assurance program.
Interprets test results by correlating patient data with clinical history and diagnosis. Differentiates technical, instrumental, and/or physiological causes for unexpected results.
Operates laboratory instruments utilizing established protocols. Performs routine calibration or standardization of instruments, performs preventive maintenance or corrective maintenance, and recognizes instrument malfunction maintaining availability of testing capabilities.
Technician is reliable, adheres to the work schedule/call, and responds to call appropriately and timely. He/she shows a willingness to be flexible with the schedule when necessary.
Verifies the accuracy and reliability of test results by performing quality control according to policy, demonstrates competence of self and testing methods.
Acts as mentor for members of the section by delegating appropriate duties, training to function in supervisor’s absence, and by actively encouraging their professional growth.
Adheres to the highest laboratory standards in order to consistently provide quality clinical laboratory testing to all customers by performing various analyses of biological specimens in an efficient and accurate manner.
Assists the Laboratory Manager in technical aspects of goals, objectives, tactics, and long-range planning of the Laboratory.
Performs specialized testing.
Organizes, helps develop, and helps implement quality assurance program.
Establishes and maintains cooperative relationships.
Assists with employee performance and competency assessment.
Provides instruction and training for staff/students.
Helps implement, maintain, and monitor adherence to safety and infection control practices.
Provides cost effective, high quality service.
Helps oversee proficiency testing within department.
Demonstrates and promotes a commitment to customer satisfaction and professionalism.
In the absence of the Lab Director, performs administrative duties.