Lab Team Leader - Microbiology

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Job Title

Lab Team Leader - Microbiology

Location

Cleveland

Facility

Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

Department

Clinical Microbiology-Main Campus Hospital

Job Code

T2615M

Shift

Nights

Schedule

11:00pm-7:00am

Job Summary

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic’s Main Campus where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world class and caregivers are family. Here, you will work alongside a passionate and dedicated team, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

We are looking to add a Team Leader to our Lab team. In this role you will serve as a lead /primary contact to ensure work is completed efficent4ly and safely. Y ou 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 nights| 8:00pm—4:00am| no call, weekend, or holiday r equirements.

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 i mmediatel y 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 acc urate te sting 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 C linical L aboratory 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

Microbiology experience

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

Physical Requirements:

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.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.

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