Lead Clinical Laboratory Section Chief

Kaweah Health; Visalia (CA); On-site; USD 72,000 - 107,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Eligible Full-Time

Shift 8h or less

Job summary

Kaweah Health in Visalia, California, seeks a Clinical Laboratory Section Chief to oversee testing, quality programs and staff in a high-volume hospital laboratory.

The role requires CA Clinical Laboratory Scientist license or Clinical Chemist Scientist license, plus four years of clinical lab experience with at least two years in the assigned specialty. You will supervise daily operations and drive quality improvements.

Qualifications

• License/Certification required: CA Clinical Laboratory Scientist license or Clinical Chemist Scientist license.
• Experience required: Four years of clinical lab experience, with at least two years as a clinical lab scientist working in the assigned specialty.

Responsibilities

• Actively participates in the employee selection, counseling and performance appraisal.
• Schedules staff and work assignments for assigned section.
• Coordinates daily technical operations of the section.
• Develops new methods and updates existing ones.
• Develops, maintains and monitors quality control and quality improvement programs.
• Assures compliance with laws, regulations, policies, procedures and methods.
• Maintains continued competence of professional, technical and supervisory skills.
• Performs any of the tests in Chemistry, Microbiology, Immunology, Immunohematology, Hematology, and Point of Care.
• Performs automated and manual analysis that requires a complex network of steps and variables.
• Prepares a proper inventory of reagents, controls or media.
• Routinely follows prescribed procedures for preparation.
• Evaluates and labels reagents, controls and media.
• Conducts required quality control and quality improvement procedures.
• Continually evaluates results of quality control.
• Implements new methods.
• Accurately performs comparison studies of precision, accuracy, linearity, cost and suitability on new or existing procedures.
• Documents results and reports them to the section chief according to conventional scientific formats.
• Orients and trains students and new employees.
• Gives lectures when requested.
• Provides bench instruction.
• Collects and prepares human samples for analysis.
• Performs all functions of a Laboratory Aide in the area of specialty.
• Prepares, stores, or transports samples.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care and services appropriate to the population served on the assigned unit or work area.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

CA Clinical Laboratory Scientist license or Clinical Chemist Scientist license

Four years of clinical lab experience, with at least two years as a clinical lab scientist

Job description

Kaweah Health in Visalia, California, seeks a Clinical Laboratory Section Chief to oversee testing, quality programs and staff in a high-volume hospital laboratory.

The role requires CA Clinical Laboratory Scientist license or Clinical Chemist Scientist license, plus four years of clinical lab experience with at least two years in the assigned specialty. You will supervise daily operations and drive quality improvements.