Laboratory Technical Specialist III- General Laboratory Newark Campus

ChristianaCare; Newark (DE); On-site; USD 58,000 - 92,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full Medical, Dental, Vision

403(b) with employer match

Tuition Reimbursement

Generous paid time off

12 week paid parental leave

Job summary

ChristianaCare’s General Laboratory team seeks a Laboratory Technical Specialist III to serve as a technical resource and SME. You will blend hands-on lab expertise with quality oversight, troubleshooting, staff competency, and continuous improvement to ensure accurate, reliable operations across the system.

You will lead instrumentation, validate tests, mentor MLS staff, and support CAP and Joint Commission readiness, while maintaining rigorous QC and process improvements in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in medical laboratory science or equivalent.
• MLS (ASCP) or equivalent certification.
• Minimum of five years of experience in the area of expertise, including at least one year in a supervisory or leadership role.
• Subspecialty ASCP certification.
• Strong knowledge of clinical laboratory techniques, procedures, instrumentation and troubleshooting.
• Ability to analyze complex technical problems and communicate effectively with laboratory staff and clinical partners.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for assigned laboratory sections and act as a resource for instrumentation, methodology, troubleshooting.
• Oversee quality assurance activities including quality control review, method comparisons and CAP/Joint Commission preparations.
• Perform and validate method validation/verification studies and support new procedures.
• Review abnormal results, troubleshoot instrumentation and ensure timely reporting of results.
• Develop staff competency through training and cross-training, providing direction to MLS I/II and Specimen Processing staff.

Skills

Technical leadership

Troubleshooting

Quality oversight

Staff development

Education

Bachelor's degree in medical laboratory science

Job description

Join our General Laboratory team as a Laboratory Technical Specialist III, serving as a technical resource and subject matter expert for laboratory caregivers across the system. In this role, you?ll combine hands-on laboratory expertise with quality oversight, troubleshooting, staff competency and continuous improvement to help ensure accurate, reliable and efficient laboratory operations.

What You?ll Do

• Provide technical leadership for assigned laboratory sections, serving as a key resource for instrumentation, methodology, troubleshooting and pre-analytic, analytic and post-analytic testing issues.

• Oversee quality assurance activities, including quality control review, method comparisons, analytic measurement range verification, corrective actions and preparation for CAP and Joint Commission inspections.

• Perform and maintain method validation and verification studies and assist with the research, implementation and documentation of new procedures and methodologies.

• Review and validate abnormal test results, troubleshoot complex instrumentation and testing issues, and help ensure accurate and timely reporting of laboratory results.

• Support the development of laboratory caregivers through competency assessments, training and cross-training while providing technical direction to MLS I and II and Specimen Processing caregivers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor?s degree in medical laboratory science or equivalent.

• MLS (ASCP) or equivalent certification through an approved credentialing organization such as ASCLS, CLIS or AMT.

• Minimum of five years of experience in the area of expertise, including at least one year in a supervisory or leadership role.

• Subspecialty ASCP certification required.

• Strong knowledge of clinical laboratory techniques, procedures, instrumentation and troubleshooting.

• Demonstrated ability to analyze complex technical problems, determine appropriate solutions and communicate effectively with laboratory caregivers, leadership, physicians and other clinical partners.

Schedule

• Day Shift: 6:30 a.m. ? 3:00 p.m.
• No weekends. No holidays.

Bring your laboratory expertise, technical leadership and commitment to quality to a role where your knowledge will help support caregivers and laboratory operations across the system.

When you become an employee at ChristianaCare, you are joining a robust healthcare organization that truly cares about their patients and their caregivers. For the second consecutive year, Forbes magazine has ranked ChristianaCare as one of the best large health systems to work for in the United States! Guided by excellence and love, our Caregivers enjoy a multitude of employee benefits that include:

• Full Medical, Dental, Vision and other insurance benefits
• 403 (b) with an employer match
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Generous paid time off with annual roll-over and opportunities to cash out
• 12 week paid parental leave

About Christiana Care:

Headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, ChristianaCare is one of the country?s most dynamic health systems, centered on improving health outcomes, making high-quality care more accessible and lowering health care costs. ChristianaCare includes an extensive network of outpatient services, home health care, medical aid units, two hospitals (1,227 beds), a Level I trauma center and a Level III neonatal intensive care unit, a comprehensive stroke center and regional centers of excellence in heart and vascular care, cancer care and women?s health. ChristianaCare is a not-for-profit teaching health system with more than 260 residents and fellows. We are continually ranked by US News & World Report as a Best Hospital. With our unique, data-powered care coordination service and a focus on population health and value-based care, ChristianaCare is shaping the future of health care.

Hourly Pay Range: $42.11 – $67.37

This pay rate/range represents ChristianaCare?s good faith and reasonable estimate of compensation at the time of posting. The actual salary within this range offered to a successful candidate will depend on individual factors including without limitation skills, relevant experience, and qualifications as they relate to specific job requirements.

Christiana Care Health System is an equal opportunity employer, firmly committed to prohibiting discrimination, whose staff is reflective of its community, and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.