Microbiology Lead Technologist

Silver Cross Hospital•New Lenox, IL

1d•$31 - $38

About The Position

Silver Cross Hospital is an extraordinary place to work. We’re known for our culture of excellence and delivery of unrivaled experiences for our patients, their families, the communities we serve…and for each other. Come join us! It’s the way you want to be treated. Position Summary: Participates with the department Supervisor and Lab Director for overall department oversight. Maintain specific Department in efficient and effective operation. Reports to Microbiology Supervisor Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Serves as a staff resource in absence of supervisor Communicate with incoming/outgoing shift designee to assess department status including daily department safety huddle as assigned In conjunction with the Microbiology Supervisor, identifies and implements performance improvement initiatives within Microbiology Assist in training of staff and evaluating of students to ensure completion of training documents Assist in creating and recording annual and new hire competencies Participate in writing/reviewing department policies and procedures in accordance with CAP and CLSI guidelines, ensuring that employees are informed and understand changes Assist with assigning CAP surveys and gathering evidence of compliance for CAP checklists Assist with creating Molecular TAT and Positivity rate reports Review exception and correction reports as assigned by leadership Assist in review of maintenance, temperature, and QC logs and help to address deviations and omissions Make sure that new lots of reagent and QC are up to-date. 30-day QC and wipe tests are monthly performed Assist in taking inventory to maintain par levels of QC and reagent inventory, may help place orders as appropriate Assist in daily review and troubleshooting of QC outliers and trends and notify supervisor / manager Participate in validation and training for new lab equipment Tasks will be completed as part of Routine Scheduled Hours Administrative time will be scheduled for special projects only Other duties as assigned to maintain department

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree plus MT/MLS (ASCP)
Strong Microbiology experience required (=>2yrs experience preferred)
Demonstrates leadership skills

Nice To Haves

Leadership/ Supervisory experience is preferred

Responsibilities

Serves as a staff resource in absence of supervisor
Communicate with incoming/outgoing shift designee to assess department status including daily department safety huddle as assigned
In conjunction with the Microbiology Supervisor, identifies and implements performance improvement initiatives within Microbiology
Assist in training of staff and evaluating of students to ensure completion of training documents
Assist in creating and recording annual and new hire competencies
Participate in writing/reviewing department policies and procedures in accordance with CAP and CLSI guidelines, ensuring that employees are informed and understand changes
Assist with assigning CAP surveys and gathering evidence of compliance for CAP checklists
Assist with creating Molecular TAT and Positivity rate reports
Review exception and correction reports as assigned by leadership
Assist in review of maintenance, temperature, and QC logs and help to address deviations and omissions
Make sure that new lots of reagent and QC are up-to-date. 30-day QC and wipe tests are monthly performed
Assist in taking inventory to maintain par levels of QC and reagent inventory, may help place orders as appropriate
Assist in daily review and troubleshooting of QC outliers and trends and notify supervisor / manager
Participate in validation and training for new lab equipment
Tasks will be completed as part of Routine Scheduled Hours
Administrative time will be scheduled for special projects only
Other duties as assigned to maintain department