Sharp HealthCare ยท 2 days ago
Lead Clinical Lab Scientist - Sharp Memorial - Night Shift - Full Time
San Diego, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expSharp HealthCare is a prominent healthcare provider, and they are seeking a Lead Clinical Lab Scientist. The role involves providing technical expertise and leadership in laboratory services, ensuring quality control, and collaborating with staff to enhance patient care.
Health CareNon Profit
Responsibilities
Proactively initiates communication and works cooperatively with others to successfully complete work assignments
Demonstrates positive verbal and non-verbal communication skills
Completes documentation legibly, accurately, and timely
Stays informed through staff meetings, electronic communication, in-services, and educational opportunities
Establishes effective working relationships between internal and external customers
Seeks opportunities for feedback to improve effectiveness of own communication
Validates messages by clarifying expectations and verifying understanding of agreements/action plans and utilizing communication tools, such as Closed Loop and SBAR
Uses time effectively and actively sets priorities
Demonstrates flexibility in work practices and adjusts to unscheduled situations
Cooperates with initiatives to improve work processes
Tries new ideas and new ways of doing things
Positively embraces and is receptive to change and actively participates in the process
Utilizes all equipment (including phone, copier, fax, etc.), instruments, products, and other tools per manufacturer's and training instructions and according to established procedures; facilitates issue resolution
Reports, documents and resolves or facilitates resolution of equipment/analyzers/tool/reagent issues and failures in a timely and efficient manner
Removes defective equipment from use, documents problem, and notifies appropriate personnel for repair; verifies equipment inspections are up-to-date
Follows through on problem resolution and validates equipment/analyzers performance post repair
Participates in analyzer and test methodology, evaluation, selection and validation, and provides input in decision-making processes
Demonstrates competency and efficient use of all tool applications (IT, PC, other system/software) and equipment to produce the end product
Demonstrates advanced competency of current software applications, including troubleshooting middleware issues, validating Auto-verification criteria, and working with vendor and IT to resolve software issues
Performs required preventive and corrective maintenance on equipment/analyzers/tools, including comprehensive validation of accuracy, complete documentation of work orders/issues and scheduled review of data/logs/reports as required by CLIA, CA State, CAP and other regulatory agencies
Actively manages inventory and demonstrates ability to evaluate consumables (reagent/supply) inventory to prevent shortages; alerts ordering personnel and proactively resolves immediate issues/shortages
With lab leadership approval, works with vendors to make appropriate changes to standing orders to meet business needs
Collaborates with and advises Directors, Managers, Sr. Specialists, Leads and section staff in maintaining and enhancing technical, managerial, and financial performances
Assists in the development and enhancement of laboratory services through collaboration with patient care and support services to provide optimal patient care
Develops and institutes policies and procedures to facilitate application of SHC corporate commitment to compliance guidelines
Acts as Technical Consultant regarding abnormal or unusual orders or results: interacts with staff and physicians to solve problems and provide interpretation of lab procedures and processes; may include oversight of near patient testing; performs technical lead duties
Apprises Senior Specialists, Lab Managers or Pathologists of conditions or situations that may be or are compromising quality of care
Supports and provides input for development, revisions, and implementation of policies and procedures to provide consistent quality lab services to all customers; participates in annual review of policies and procedures
Conducts regularly scheduled section meetings/huddles providing updates and communication to assigned staff; holds 4-5 section meetings and directs at least 6 subgroup meetings annually
Performs or provides input for performance appraisals and corrective action of assigned staff to Lab Manager/Director; completes performance appraisals within 30 days of anniversary date
Conducts or facilitates core and technical competency development and assessment of all assigned staff members
Adjusts for changes in workload and shifting of staff and skill mix; makes recommendations for staff utilization, development, and section process optimization
Reviews patient results with appropriate actions or coaching of staff when problems are found; assists Lab Manager/Director with personnel problem solving activities; including documentation and coaching with resolution, follow through, and prevention
Assists in maintaining CAP, JCAHO, CA State, AABB, FDA, and other accreditation and regulatory agency standards and regulations
Demonstrates emotional intelligence, critical thinking, and logical decision-making, especially under critical and stressful situations, to reach acceptable resolutions
Supervises and performs pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical tests and processes by evaluating quality control systems, data, and outcomes
Completes and assesses QC performance, proficiency testing, test validation/calibration/linearity with indicated corrective action and resolution as needed, including scheduled review
Coordinates and completes processes to meet standards established to maintain quality testing, including collaboration and engagement in continuous improvement of processes
Has knowledge of and reviews and monitors compliance of quality assurance indicators; works with the laboratory team to meet/exceed the established thresholds
Maintains expected goals and implements action plans as needed
Completes, validates and monitors daily position tasks within expected timeframes to meet QA indicator goal expectations
Identifies errors and follows-through with investigation, correction, documentation, coaching and notification to appropriate caregiver and lab leadership
Supervises and performs pre-analytical, analytical and post-analytical test processes and evaluates results produced relative to the diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of disease
Completes testing procedures without error using written policies, procedures and other appropriate resources; identifies issues in and submits necessary revisions to policies and procedures
Performs new procedures and policies within acceptable training time intervals; meets/exceeds department turnaround time goals
Documents activities and results consistently, thoroughly and legibly; proof reads and double checks work in assigned section to achieve zero defects and zero harm
Reviews operational reports for possible clerical and analytical errors and make correction as necessary
Evaluates data for accuracy and verifies any questionable finding with thorough investigation and appropriate follow-through
Qualification
Required
Education required for CA State CLS
5 Years experience in a Clinical Laboratory as a CLS required; including competency and expertise in one or more clinical departments
California Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) Generalist license - CA Department of Public Health OR California Clinical Chemist Scientist License - CA Department of Public Health OR California Clinical Microbiologist Scientist License - CA Department of Public Health OR California Clinical Toxicologist Scientist License - CA Department of Public Health OR California Clinical Histocompatability Scientist License - CA Department of Public Health OR California Clinical Genetic Molecular Biologist Scientist License - CA Department of Public Health OR California Clinical Cytogeneticist Scientist License - CA Department of Public Health -REQUIRED
The CLS license must be respective to the department's assigned area
Preferred
ASCP Specialty Certification preferred (SC, SH, SM, SBB, SCYM)
Company
Sharp HealthCare
Sharp HealthCare is a not-for-profit integrated regional health care delivery system based in San Diego, Calif.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
Parkinson's Foundation
2023-07-25Grant
Leadership Team
Dan Exley
Vice President of Clinical Systems
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