Lead Medical Technologist

About the role

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Job Type: Regular

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• Competitive pay and comprehensive health coverage within the first 30 days.
• Generous paid time off and flexible work schedules
• Retirement savings with employer match
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities
• Wellness, mental health, and recognition programs
• Career advancement through mentorship and internal mobility

Job Summary

The Lead Medical Technologist provides technical leadership and oversight of daily laboratory operations, including workflow coordination, staff scheduling, quality management activities, and instrumentation performance to ensure accurate, timely, and reliable testing services.

This position serves as a technical resource for laboratory staff, demonstrating advanced expertise in laboratory methodologies, instrumentation troubleshooting, Laboratory Information Systems (LIS), and system downtime and recovery processes to maintain continuity of operations and regulatory compliance.

The Lead Medical Technologist description includes all the role responsibilities as a certified Laboratory Medical Technician and those listed in the job duties below.

In addition to performing moderate- and high-complexity testing and specimen processing, the Lead Medical Technologist promotes a culture of safety, quality and service excellence by demonstrating respect, dignity, kindness and empathy in each encounter with all patients, families, visitors and other employees regardless of cultural background.

About the role

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• Performs and documents/records quality control as specified for each procedure to meet the established internal and regulatory guidelines.
• Must be able to identify quality control shifts and trends and resolve them as needed.
• Participates in Quality Assurance activities to meet quality improvement standards.
• Performs proficiency testing in the same manner as patient specimens. Ensures all incidents that do not meet standard operating procedures are documented in the appropriate QA software for follow-up and investigation.
• Understands the basic principles of all assigned procedures and applies this knowledge to clinical testing situations.
• Oversees evaluation of specimen acceptability, investigates and documents specimen-related issues, identifies factors affecting test results, and provides guidance to technical staff on appropriate follow-up and problem resolution.
• Ensures compliance with special handling requirements for outlying test results.
• Assists with instrument maintenance, calibration, and troubleshooting to ensure quality test results.
• Ensures required maintenance and documentation are completed according to established schedules and assists with vendor technical support and service personnel as needed.
• Reports results within established turnaround times for routine, STAT, and critical value testing; ensures accurate documentation within the LIS/HIS, and consistent compliance with laboratory reporting policies by all technical staff.
• Assists in the oversight of the collection of specimens according to laboratory policies and procedures for timely and accurate testing.
• Cleans, organizes and stocks lab work stations so work can be performed in a safe and orderly manner and follows all Safety policies and procedures, i.e. personal protective clothing, face shields, etc.
• Enhances professional growth development of self, department staff, other hospital personnel, community and students by but not limited to, participation in continuing education and in-service training.
• Ensures that all technical staff are cognizant of any cost saving activities to meet any and all budgetary parameters and work with the Supervisor or designee of the correct and appropriate ordering of reagents, rotating stock to minimize waste and outdating as well as maximizing the human resources by ensuring proper use of technical staff overtime and scheduling.
• Adheres to all laboratory and organizational safety policies, including universal precautions, safe handling of hazardous materials, proper waste disposal, and use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Completes required safety training and participates in departmental and organizational safety initiatives to maintain a safe work environment.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education, Credentials, Licenses

• Bachelor's Degree in a chemical, biological, clinical or medical laboratory science, or medical technology from an accredited institution meeting CLIA high complexity testing personnel qualifications

OR

• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited institution meeting CLIA high complexity testing personnel qualifications with transcript evaluation to determine eligibility for high complexity
• ASCP (or equivalent - AMT) registered

Kind and Length of Experience

• Two (2) years of related technical experience post-graduation from a Medical Laboratory Science Program either in a laboratory department as a generalist or in a laboratory section with specialized experience.
• Experience must be in a similar hospital laboratory environment for which the position is assigned i.e. Acute Care Hospital Laboratory or Rapid Response Laboratory.

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

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