Clinical Lab Hematology Scientist Lead

Dignity Health; San Luis Obispo (CA); On-site; USD 149,431,000 - 222,298,000; Full time

Job summary

Dignity Health - French Hospital Medical Center in San Luis Obispo, CA seeks an experienced Clinical Lab Hematology Scientist Lead to coordinate and participate in all activities of the assigned laboratory section. The CLS Lead collaborates with leadership to ensure efficient daily operation, regulatory compliance, and high-quality patient care across shifts, holidays, and weekends.

Responsibilities include designing QA plans, developing quality indicators, implementing corrective actions, and

Qualifications

• Three or more years as a Clinical Laboratory Scientist or Medical Technologist with supervisory experience.
• California CLS license; MT(ASCP) registration desired.
• Strong leadership, organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to work under high volume and STAT conditions.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate activities in the laboratory specialty/subspecialty to comply with accrediting standards and ensure efficient resource use.
• Design Quality Assurance plans for the assigned area and monitor key quality indicators.
• Participate in corrective actions when opportunities for improvement are identified.
• Validate methods, establish QC and preventive maintenance programs according to accrediting standards.
• Communicate with laboratory manager and pathologist to evaluate problems promptly.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Supervision

Quality Assurance

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Clinical Lab Hematology Scientist Lead you will coordinate and participate in all activities of assigned section of the laboratory. In collaboration with leadership, actively participates and assists the service area in any administrative functions assigned and helps ensure the efficient daily operation of the Laboratory Department. The CLS Lead works alongside the CLS-I and CLS-II and rotates shifts, holidays, and weekends as needed. Duties and responsibilities will be tailored to the specialty/subspecialty of the Clinical Lab assigned. Active collaboration with the other leads in the department to maintain and improve efficiency, ensure regulatory compliance to laboratory standards, and uphold the values of Dignity Health is required.

Every day you will

• Coordinate activities in laboratory specialty/subspecialty assigned to comply with accrediting organization standards while ensuring efficient use of resources and to provide quality patient care.
• Design Quality Assurance plans for the sspecialty/ subspecialty of area assigned. Develops and monitors key indicators of quality (in preanalytical, analytic and post analytic activities) to detect problems and opportunities for improvement.
• Participates in the establishment and implementation of corrective actions when opportunities for improvement are identified.
• Validates methods and procedures, establishes quality control programs (frequency, review of data, required actions when QC fails) and preventative maintenance programs for each section of responsibility according to accrediting agency standards.
• QA must include: Review of Quality Control, proficiency testing evaluation, review of patient data, physician complaints. Takes immediate action if an unexpected trend occurs. Ensures that instrumentation is functioning within acceptable parameters.
• Recognize a deficiency or erroneous result and takes appropriate action or seeks assistance as appropriate. Researches problems related to section and follows through to completion. Communicates daily with laboratory managerand/or pathologist to evaluate problems in a prompt and appropriate manner as applicable.

Job Requirements

Required

• Three or more years of experience as a Clinical Laboratory Scientist or Medical Technologist with demonstrated ability to supervise and instruct.
• Clinical Laboratory Scientist, licensed by Lab Field Services, CDPH
• Must possess a valid California license as a Clinical Laboratory Scientist; MT(ASCP) registration desirable.
• Must exhibit strong leadership and organizational skills. Must be able to follow verbal and written instructions exactly.
• Must be able to exercise good judgment in making decisions where the above does not apply.
• Must be able to work in a professional and conscientious manner under high volume and STAT conditions.
• Must be able to communicate effective with doctors, staff, patients, and Co-workers. Must know scientific theory of laboratory tests and workflow, and be able to perform tests accurately and efficiently.
• LIC CLS

Preferred

• Basic management courses are highly desirable.

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1946, Dignity Health - French Hospital Medical Center is a 112-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in San Luis Obispo, California. Serving over 150,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including heart care, orthopedics, and a family birthing center. Additionally, French Hospital Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, and has achieved an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group for every reporting period since 2012.

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Pay Range

$52.15 - $77.58 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.