Team Lead, Pathology-Specimen Management

WakeMed Health & Hospitals; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

WakeMed Health & Hospitals seeks a Team Leader for Pathology to oversee the phlebotomy and specimen processing areas. You will coordinate daily workflows, verify patient/specimen information, and ensure accurate handling of orders across sources.

The role includes staff scheduling, training, and contributing to quality assurance and procedure updates within the clinical laboratory, with collaboration across the hospital team.

Qualifications

• Phlebotomy and related specimen processing knowledge required.
• Leadership and staff scheduling experience preferred.
• Quality assurance and procedure updates involvement.

Responsibilities

• Organize daily workflow in Phlebotomy and Specimen Processing.
• Schedule staff for daily assignments.
• Train staff and maintain training records.
• Ensure verification of patient/specimen identification and orders.
• Support QA and Continuous Quality Improvement activities.

Skills

Phlebotomy

Team leadership

Quality assurance

Training

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Graduate Phlebotomy

Job description

Overview

The Team Leader, Pathology is responsible for the processing and allocation of laboratory specimens and orders from all sources and/or collects specimens on all age populations as assigned with minimal patient impact. Responsible for verification of patient/specimen identification, appropriateness of specimen and accompanying orders. Responsible for the daily organization of the Phlebotomy and/or Specimen Processing sections of the Clinical laboratory. Organizes daily workflow within the section, schedules staff for daily assignments and monitors specimen collection. Provides staff training and education, maintaining training records in compliance with laboratory standards and accrediting agencies and representation of the laboratory to the customers in the hospital. Assists with the annual and introductory performance appraisals on assigned staff. Assists the supervisor with Quality Assurance and Continuous Quality Improvement activities. Assists with writing of new procedures and the updating of current procedures. Works as an individual and as part of a team with minimal supervision/periodic review by supervisory staff.

Department Description

Serving the community since 1961, WakeMed Health & Hospitals is the leading provider of health services in Wake County. With a mission to improve the health and well-being of our community, we are committed to providing outstanding and compassionate care. For more information, visit www.wakemed.org.

EOE

Licensure

Phlebotomy Required - Within 6 Months of Hire

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent Required - And Graduate Phlebotomy Required

Experience

2 Years Clinical - Phlebotomist And Clinical - Clinical Laboratory - Specimen Processing Required - And 2 Years Clinical - Phlebotomist And Clinical - Clinical Laboratory - Specimen Processing In Healthcare - Multi-Hospital System Preferred