Medical Laboratory Technician Lead

Monument Health Rapid City Hospital•Belle Fourche, SD

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This position organizes and supervises workload, performs specialized testing, and helps develop and implement the quality assurance program. The role involves establishing and maintaining cooperative relationships, assisting with employee performance and competency assessments, and providing instruction and training for staff and students. The Medical Laboratory Technician Lead also helps implement, maintain, and monitor adherence to safety and infection control practices, ensuring cost-effective, high-quality service. They help oversee proficiency testing within the department and demonstrate a commitment to customer satisfaction and professionalism. In the absence of the Lab Director, this position performs administrative duties and is classified as the General Supervisor under CLIA guidelines.

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 certification.
Requires the ability to work assigned schedules and hours as determined by the department.
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

Organizes and supervises workload.
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.
Performs administrative duties in the absence of the Lab Director.
Assists in evaluating employee performance through competency assessment, consultation, and direct observation.
Assists in evaluating, selecting, and validating new equipment and methodologies.
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.
Recognizes instrument malfunction.
Verifies the accuracy and reliability of test results by performing quality control.
Acts as mentor for members of the section by delegating duties, training, and encouraging professional growth.
Adheres to the highest laboratory standards to provide quality clinical laboratory testing.
Assists the Laboratory Manager in technical aspects of goals, objectives, tactics, and long-range planning of the Laboratory.
All other duties as assigned.