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Job Title
Lab Team Leader
Location
Warrensville Hts
Facility
South Pointe Hospital
Department
Lab Administration-South Pointe Hospital
Job Code
T2615M
Shift
Days
Schedule
6:00am-2:30pm
Job Summary
Job Details
Join Cleveland Clinic South Pointe Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. South Pointe Hospital provides state-of-the-art healthcare to all its patients. On this team, you will provide stellar patient care to patients assigned to your assigned unit. South Pointe Hospital is a proud Magnet Hospital awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. This designation is the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice. You will work with state-of-the-art technology and will build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.
The Lab Team Leader oversees daily technical operations within the clinical laboratory, helping ensure accurate, efficient and timely testing while supporting the coordination of staff, equipment and supplies. This role provides guidance to team members, promotes collaboration and helps maintain high standards of laboratory quality and service.
Working within a close-knit laboratory team at South Pointe, the ideal candidate is an organized, confident and collaborative leader who values teamwork and enjoys building strong working relationships. A willingness to learn new processes, adapt to changing needs and support the continued growth of the team is essential. The successful candidate brings strong technical testing skills, a commitment to quality and an enthusiasm for helping others succeed.
A caregiver in this position works 6:00am to 2:30pm.
A caregiver who excels in this role will:
Provide day-to-day supervision or oversight of the laboratory operation.
Resolve technical problems in accordance with policies and procedures established either by the Laboratory Director or Technical Supervisor.
Monitor test analyses and specimen examinations to ensure that acceptable levels of analytic performance are maintained.
Maintain competency assessment documentation.
Notify Technical Supervisor, Clinical Consultant, or Laboratory Director immediately of detected problems.
Perform duties of a Testing Personnel as needed.
Perform laboratory testing in a compliant manner.
Maintain regulatory knowledge and awareness as it pertains to specific job duties.
Assist manager with planning and organizing for the section.
Assist with monitoring capital equipment, staffing standards and procedures maintenance, and the development and implementation of contingency plans to avert interruptions of service.
Maintain technical quality assurance programs including assuring accurate testing and quality control.
Maintain current standards and technical procedures manuals.
Assure testing is in accordance with production schedule and variances are identified and resolved.
Ensure timeliness and communicates valuable information to all department and personnel who interact with lab.
Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in chemical, biological, clinical or medical laboratory science, or medical technology from an accredited institution
Three to five years of clinical laboratory training or experience, or a combination of both, in high-complexity testing, in accordance with 42 CFR § 493.1489.
Demonstrates the technical and theoretical knowledge necessary to perform assigned clinical laboratory functions
Requires critical thinking skills, sound judgment and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision in a…