Team Leader Core Lab

Company: Methodist Health System
Location: Council Bluffs
Posted on: May 14, 2022

Job Description:

• Purpose of Job
  • Provide day-to-day management of operations and staffing in the laboratory section.
  • Job Requirements
    • Education
      • Bachelor of Science (BS) is in a chemical, physical, or biological or medical technology from an accredited institution required.
      • Additional education in management and/or leadership preferred.
      • Experience
        • Minimum three years of progressively more responsible experience in a clinical laboratory environment as a MLT/MT/MLS required.
        • Leadership experience preferred.
        • License/Certifications
          • Registered by the ASCP or equivalent certifying agency required.
            • Medical Technologist/Medical Laboratory Scientist/Clinical Laboratory Scientist (MT/MLS/CLS).
            • Skills/Knowledge/Abilities
              • Knowledge of laboratory processes, standards, and regulations.
              • Ability to supervise, train, mentor, discipline, and evaluate staff.
              • Ability to organize and perform multiple tasks, problem-solve, prioritize, and delegate work assignments.
              • Ability to effectively communicate with staff, applicants, all levels of hospital/health system/clinic staff and individuals external to the organization.
              • Ability to read, write, and comprehend various written reports and documents required.
              • Skilled in critical thinking for determining alternative solutions or solving problems required.
              • Strong verbal and written communication skills for positive interaction with staff and customers.
              • Skilled in Microsoft Office - including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
              • Physical Requirements
                • Weight Demands
                  • Medium Work - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force.
                  • Physical Activity
                    • Not necessary for the position (0%):
                      • Climbing
                      • Crawling
                      • Kneeling
                      • Occasionally Performed (1%-33%):
                        • Balancing
                        • Carrying
                        • Crouching
                        • Sitting
                        • Frequently Performed (34%-66%):
                          • Distinguish colors
                          • Fingering/Touching
                          • Grasping
                          • Keyboarding/typing
                          • Lifting
                          • Pulling/Pushing
                          • Reaching
                          • Repetitive Motions
                          • Speaking/talking
                          • Standing
                          • Stooping/bending
                          • Twisting
                          • Walking
                          • Constantly Performed (67%-100%):
                            • Hearing
                            • Seeing/Visual
                            • Job Hazards
                              • Not Related:
                                • Chemical agents (Toxic, Corrosive, Flammable, Latex)
                                • Explosives (pressurized gas)
                                • Electrical Shock/Static
                                • Radiation Alpha, Beta and Gamma (particles such as X-ray, Cat Scan, Gamma Knife, etc)
                                • Radiation Non-Ionizing (Ultraviolet, visible light, infrared and microwaves that causes injuries to tissue or thermal or photochemical means)
                                • Mechanical moving parts/vibrations
                                • Rare (1-33%):
                                  • Biological agents (primary air born and blood born viruses) (Jobs with Patient contact) (BBF)
                                  • Physical hazards (noise, temperature, lighting, wet floors, outdoors, sharps) (more than ordinary office environment)
                                  • Equipment/Machinery/Tools
                                  • Essential Job Functions
                                    • Perform duties of a Technologist/Laboratory Scientist.
                                      • Accurately perform, evaluate appropriateness, and report tests/analyses requested on patient specimens.
                                      • Perform Quality Control, Calibrations, and routine maintenance.
                                      • Leading
                                        • Assist in directing the daily workflow.
                                        • Maintain appropriate staffing by developing and assigning work schedules.
                                        • Post hours to be filled in conjunction with Supervisors/Manager/Director.
                                        • Participate in interviews and hiring of new staff members in conjunction with Supervisors/Manager/Director.
                                        • Responsible for staff employee relations including disciplinary action and terminations.
                                        • Maintain positive work environment.
                                        • Is a role model.
                                        • Encourage teamwork.
                                        • Provide rewards and recognition to promote staff acknowledgement.
                                        • Conduct staff meetings/team huddles to exchange and share information, problem solve issues, and recognize achievements and areas of needed improvement.
                                        • Standards and Accountability
                                          • Adhere to safety and infection control guidelines.
                                          • Create, update, and revise policies and procedures to ensure compliance with accrediting agencies.
                                          • Responsible for participation in the completion of probationary/annual performance evaluations for staff members.
                                          • Direct observation of staff performance at regular intervals.
                                          • Address areas of concern on an individual basis and at staff meetings.
                                          • Collaborate with providers and other disciplines as appropriate.
                                          • Report issues/trends to Supervisor/Manager/Director.
                                          • Participate in, or ensures preparedness for, CAP-Accreditation Program and other regulatory inspections both onsite and offsite.
                                          • Assure that operations are managed efficiently while maintaining quality.
                                            • Assist Supervisor/Manager/Director in establishing and operating within annual area budget.
                                            • Identify supply and equipment utilization problems and ensure appropriate interventions.
                                            • Participate in mandatory in-services and/or CE programs as mandated by policies and procedures and/or external agencies and as directed by laboratory and hospital leadership.

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