Veterans in Healthcare
Lead Medical Laboratory Technologist, Blood Bank, Full Time Days
Veterans in Healthcare, Boston, Massachusetts, us, 02298
Lead Medical Laboratory Technologist, Blood Bank (Full Time Days)
Location:
Boston, MA – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Employment:
Full-time, Day shift, 40 hours/week
Job Summary:
Performs and oversees a full range of laboratory tests which range from moderately simple to highly complex testing according to Standard Operating Procedures. Confirms accuracy of tests results and reports laboratory findings to the Pathologists and other Clinicians.
Essential Responsibilities
Serves as a resource for assigned areas of expertise and provides technical support to staff. Assists in researching new tests, performs instrument evaluations, writes standard operating procedures, and maintains supplies for their areas of expertise. Resolves technical problems and troubleshoots when test systems are not within established levels of performance.
Oversees periodic review of quality control and instrumentation logs to ensure accuracy of test results. Provides input into technical decisions, acts as expert for data collection and gathers monthly QC statistics. Functions as the technical on-call person for the off-shifts.
Demonstrates excellent skills at managing and directing workflow. Monitors the daily operations and delegation of duties within the lab. Reallocates resources as needed.
Trains Medical Technologists and Medical Lab Technologists. Participates in the development of training and competency procedures. Instructs residents and fellows.
Serves as liaison between Lab Support Services and technical departments and provides timely communications and resolution of problems to clients outside the labs.
Provides leadership in the absence of Clinical Managers. Represents the lab on committees. Provides input to managers for performance evaluations. Addresses personnel issues with the Clinical Manager.
Required Education
Bachelor’s degree in Medical Laboratory Science, Medical Technology, or Biological Science.
Preferred Education
None.
Required Work Experience
3 years full-time experience for exceptional internal candidates.
5 or more years’ experience highly preferred and required for external applicants.
License/Registration/Certification
ASCP certified generalist or categorical Technologist or equivalent accreditation required.
Other Requirements
Demonstrates autonomy, capability and capacity to lead multiple projects and assist with staffing needs under the direction of department leadership.
Experience and high proficiency with computers required. Web based application experience, Microsoft applications including Excel required.
Preferred Qualifications
Leadership experience.
3–5 years of Supervisory/Management experience.
Competencies
Decision Making:
Ability to make decisions guided by precedents, policies and objectives.
Problem Solving:
Ability to address highly varied, complex issues, requiring staff input, innovative, creative, and Lean diagnostic techniques.
Independence of Action:
Ability to set goals and determine how to accomplish defined results with some guidelines.
Written Communications:
Ability to summarize and communicate moderately complex information in varied written formats.
Oral Communications:
Ability to comprehend and communicate complex verbal information in English.
Knowledge:
Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of concepts, practices and policies to apply them in complex varied situations.
Team Work:
Ability to lead small projects or work groups, creating a collaborative and respectful team environment.
Customer Service:
Provide a high level of customer service and staff training to meet standards; resolve service issues timely.
Physical Nature of the Job Light work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force frequently to move objects. Some elements of the job are sedentary, but the employee will be required to stand for periods of time or move throughout the hospital campus.
Pay Range $43.65 – $58.74 hourly. Base rate may be increased by shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable.
Vaccination Requirement All staff must be vaccinated against influenza as a condition of employment.
Equal Opportunity Employer Beth Israel Lahey Health, including all of its employing entities, maintains policies of equal employment opportunity and non‑discrimination. If you need an accommodation for any part of the application process because of a medical condition or disability, please send an email to
kerith.dickinson@bilh.org
to let us know the nature of your request.
Read our full Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy here.
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Boston, MA – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Employment:
Full-time, Day shift, 40 hours/week
Job Summary:
Performs and oversees a full range of laboratory tests which range from moderately simple to highly complex testing according to Standard Operating Procedures. Confirms accuracy of tests results and reports laboratory findings to the Pathologists and other Clinicians.
Essential Responsibilities
Serves as a resource for assigned areas of expertise and provides technical support to staff. Assists in researching new tests, performs instrument evaluations, writes standard operating procedures, and maintains supplies for their areas of expertise. Resolves technical problems and troubleshoots when test systems are not within established levels of performance.
Oversees periodic review of quality control and instrumentation logs to ensure accuracy of test results. Provides input into technical decisions, acts as expert for data collection and gathers monthly QC statistics. Functions as the technical on-call person for the off-shifts.
Demonstrates excellent skills at managing and directing workflow. Monitors the daily operations and delegation of duties within the lab. Reallocates resources as needed.
Trains Medical Technologists and Medical Lab Technologists. Participates in the development of training and competency procedures. Instructs residents and fellows.
Serves as liaison between Lab Support Services and technical departments and provides timely communications and resolution of problems to clients outside the labs.
Provides leadership in the absence of Clinical Managers. Represents the lab on committees. Provides input to managers for performance evaluations. Addresses personnel issues with the Clinical Manager.
Required Education
Bachelor’s degree in Medical Laboratory Science, Medical Technology, or Biological Science.
Preferred Education
None.
Required Work Experience
3 years full-time experience for exceptional internal candidates.
5 or more years’ experience highly preferred and required for external applicants.
License/Registration/Certification
ASCP certified generalist or categorical Technologist or equivalent accreditation required.
Other Requirements
Demonstrates autonomy, capability and capacity to lead multiple projects and assist with staffing needs under the direction of department leadership.
Experience and high proficiency with computers required. Web based application experience, Microsoft applications including Excel required.
Preferred Qualifications
Leadership experience.
3–5 years of Supervisory/Management experience.
Competencies
Decision Making:
Ability to make decisions guided by precedents, policies and objectives.
Problem Solving:
Ability to address highly varied, complex issues, requiring staff input, innovative, creative, and Lean diagnostic techniques.
Independence of Action:
Ability to set goals and determine how to accomplish defined results with some guidelines.
Written Communications:
Ability to summarize and communicate moderately complex information in varied written formats.
Oral Communications:
Ability to comprehend and communicate complex verbal information in English.
Knowledge:
Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of concepts, practices and policies to apply them in complex varied situations.
Team Work:
Ability to lead small projects or work groups, creating a collaborative and respectful team environment.
Customer Service:
Provide a high level of customer service and staff training to meet standards; resolve service issues timely.
Physical Nature of the Job Light work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force frequently to move objects. Some elements of the job are sedentary, but the employee will be required to stand for periods of time or move throughout the hospital campus.
Pay Range $43.65 – $58.74 hourly. Base rate may be increased by shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable.
Vaccination Requirement All staff must be vaccinated against influenza as a condition of employment.
Equal Opportunity Employer Beth Israel Lahey Health, including all of its employing entities, maintains policies of equal employment opportunity and non‑discrimination. If you need an accommodation for any part of the application process because of a medical condition or disability, please send an email to
kerith.dickinson@bilh.org
to let us know the nature of your request.
Read our full Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy here.
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