Lab Team Leader

Cleveland Clinic

Warrensville Hts, OH

Job posting number: #7275536 (Ref:ccf20925455)

Posted: August 26, 2024

Job Description

Join Cleveland Clinic South Pointe Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. South Pointe Hospital provides state-of-the-art healthcare to all its patients. On this team, you will provide stellar patient care to patients assigned to your assigned unit. South Pointe Hospital is a proud Magnet Hospital awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. This designation is the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice. You will work with state-of-the-art technology and will build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.     


We are looking to add a Lab Team Leader to our team. In this role you will serve as a lead/primary contact to ensure work is completed efficiently and safely. You will be part of a supportive caregiver family that will be united in shared values and purpose to fulfill our promise of being the best place to receive care and the best place to work in healthcare. 


A caregiver in this position works 6:00am—2:30pm.  


A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

  • Provide day-to-day supervision or oversight of the laboratory operation. 

  • Resolve technical problems in accordance with policies and procedures established either by the Laboratory Director or Technical Supervisor. 

  • Monitor test analyses and specimen examinations to ensure that acceptable levels of analytic performance are maintained. 

  • Maintain competency assessment documentation. 

  • Notify Technical Supervisor, Clinical Consultant, or Laboratory Director immediately of detected problems. 

  • Perform duties of a Testing Personnel as needed. 

  • Perform laboratory testing in a compliant manner. 

  • Maintain regulatory knowledge and awareness as it pertains to specific job duties. 

  • Assist manager with planning and organizing for the section. 

  • Assist with monitoring capital equipment, staffing standards and procedures maintenance, and the development and implementation of contingency plans to avert interruptions of service. 

  • Maintain technical quality assurance programs including assuring accurate testing and quality control. 

  • Maintain current standards and technical procedures manuals. 

  • Assure testing is in accordance with production schedule and variances are identified and resolved. 

  • Ensure timeliness and communicates valuable information to all department and personnel who interact with lab. 

 

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

  • Bachelor\'s degree in a chemical, physical, biological clinical laboratory science OR medical technology from a four-year college or university. 

  • Three to five years of clinical laboratory training or experience, or both, in high complexity testing. 

  • Laboratory training or experience and can be met by any combination of years of clinical laboratory training or experience. 

 

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

  • Three to five years of clinical laboratory training or experience, or both, in high complexity testing. Two years of clinical laboratory leadership role. 

  • MT (ASCP) or ASCP eligible. 

  • Two years of clinical laboratory leadership role. 

  • Clinical laboratory training or experience can be met by: 

  • Medical technology internship 

  • Full time experience performing non-waived testing for the required number of years 

  • Part-time experience performing non-waived testing, with 2080 hours equivalent to one year. 

 

Our caregivers continue to create the best outcomes for our patients across each of our facilities. Click the link and see how we’re dedicated to providing what matters most to you: https://jobs.clevelandclinic.org/benefits-2/  


Physical Requirements:

  • Physical demands include:

  • Visual acuity to study specimens under a microscope.

  • The ability to distinguish colors.

  • Fine motor skills and manual dexterity to handle specimens and lab equipment required to process specimens and repair equipment.

  • May be required to stand for long periods of time.

  • Light lifting may be required.

  • May be exposed to hazardous chemicals, biohazards, radioactive materials, etc.

Personal Protective Equipment:

  • Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

Salaries [which may be] shown on independent job search websites reflect various market averages and do not represent information obtained directly from The Cleveland Clinic. Because we value each individual candidate, we invite and encourage each candidate to discuss salary/hourly specifics during the application and hiring process.


By embracing and understanding the diversity EVERY ONE brings, Cleveland Clinic has created an inclusive culture that promotes innovation, growth, and new ideas. This has enhanced our ability to attract the best global talent to provide the best patient experience possible. Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal employment/affirmative action employer: Women/Minorities/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities. Smoke/drug free environment.


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Job posting number:#7275536 (Ref:ccf20925455)
Application Deadline:Open Until Filled
Employer Location:Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland,Ohio
United States
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