Technical Specialist - Laboratory

SSM Health • St. Louis, MO

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The Technical Specialist position offers a consistent Monday–Friday schedule from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with an on-call requirement as part of the role. It’s an excellent opportunity for a skilled laboratory professional who enjoys both technical expertise and teaching. The ideal candidate will have experience in immunohematology and a passion for sharing knowledge, as the ability to teach and mentor students and new staff members is required. Under the general direction, is responsible for the technical and scientific oversight of the testing performed in the area of expertise.

Requirements

• Associate's degree or equivalent years of experience and education
• Three years' technical experience in a laboratory setting
• State of Work Location: Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin
• Blood Bank Technologist (BB) (International Included) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) Or Chemistry Technologist (C) (International Included) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) Or Clinical Chemist - California Department of Public Health Or Clinical Chemist Scientist - California Department of Public Health Or Clinical Hematologist Scientist - California Department of Public Health Or Clinical Laboratory Personnel - Florida Department of Health Or Clinical Laboratory Practitioners - West Virginia Department of Health Or Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) Or Clinical Laboratory Scientist (Generalist) - California Department of Public Health Or Clinical Laboratory Specialist - ND Board of Clinical Laboratory Practice Or Clinical Laboratory Specialist - State of Hawaii, Department of Health Or Clinical Laboratory Technician (CLT) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) Or Clinical Laboratory Technician - New York State Education Department Or Clinical Microbiologist - California Department of Public Health Or Clinical Microbiologist Scientist - California Department of Public Health Or CLS – Clinical Laboratory Scientist License - Montana Department of Labor & Industry Or CLS – Clinical Laboratory Scientist - New York State Education Department Or CLS – Clinical Laboratory Specialist License - Montana Department of Labor & Industry Or CLS – Clinical Laboratory Technician License - Montana Department of Labor & Industry Or CLS - Generalist - Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners Or CLS - Specialist - Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners Or CLS - Technician - Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners Or Cytogenetics Technologist (CG) (International Included) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) Or Hematology Technologist (H) (International Included) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) Or Histotechnician (HT) (International Included) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) Or Histotechnologist (HTL) (International Included) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) Or Laboratory Personnel - TN Department of Health Or Medical Lab Personnel - Department of Health and Human Services Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health (DPBH) Or Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) (International Included) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) Or Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT)/Clinical Laboratory Technician (CLT) - ND Board of Clinical Laboratory Practice Or Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) - American Association for Bioanalysts (AAB) Or Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) - American Medical Technologists (AMT) Or Medical Laboratory Technician - California Department of Public Health Or Medical Laboratory Technician - State of Hawaii, Department of Health Or Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) (International Included) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) Or Medical Lab Scientist (MLS) - American Medical Technologists (AMT) Or Medical Technologist (MT)/Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) - ND Board of Clinical Laboratory Practice Or Medical Technologist (MT) - American Association for Bioanalysts (AAB) Or Medical Technologist (MT) - American Medical Technologists (AMT) Or Medical Technologist (MT) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) Or Medical Technologist - State of Hawaii, Department of Health Or Microbiology Technologist (M) (International Included) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) Or Molecular Biology Technologist (MB) (International Included) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) Or Specialist in Blood Banking (SBB) (International Included) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) Or Specialist in Chemistry (SC) (International Included) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) Or Specialist in Cytology (SCT) (International Included) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) Or Specialist in Cytometry (SCYM) (International Included) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) Or Specialist in Microbiology (SM) (International Included) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) Or Specialist in Molecular Biology (SMB) (International Included) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)

Nice To Haves

• Experience in immunohematology
• Passion for sharing knowledge
• Ability to teach and mentor students and new staff members

Responsibilities

• Ensures compliance of requirements in the technical component and practices mandated by regulatory and accrediting agencies including: (1) Verification of test procedures; (2) Enrollment in approved proficiency testing program; (3) Resolution of technical problems; (4) Accurate reporting and properly functioning systems; (5) Assists in the evaluation of individual competencies and ensures that individuals performing test procedures maintain competency; (6) Performs and manages quality control testing to monitor instrument operation by recognizing trends and follows quality control rules to initiate troubleshooting: (7) Updates policies and procedure manuals in areas of responsibility, participates in performance improvement activities, and monitors staff for compliance while reporting non-compliance to appropriate leader; (8) Participates in meetings with other peer lab sections in the region to enhance quality of testing and maintain standardization; (9) Performs routine and stat analysis as needed to provide accurate and timely results in a 24/7 laboratory operation; and (10) May perform special analysis and specimen processing as needed.
• Assists leadership on projects of medium to high complexity and size.
• Assists in the proficiency testing program in the lab.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• One week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
• Instant access to earned, unpaid base pay before payday through DailyPay (fees may apply).
• Upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree