Take the next step in your laboratory career with UPMC Mercy as a Lead Medical Laboratory Scientist or Lead Medical Laboratory Technician!This role offers the opportunity to remain hands-on in the lab while taking on expanded leadership responsibilities. You’ll perform technical testing, support staff training and development, assist with inventory and purchasing, promote best practices, and serve as a supervisory designee when needed. If you’re ready to build your leadership skills while contributing to high-quality, patient-centered laboratory services, we encourage you to apply.
This is a full-time daylight shift position, 6 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Monday to Friday.
Applicants will be placed into the appropriate job title and salary based on their individual experience and education. The Lead Medical Lab Technician title starts at $27.40 hourly.
UPMC is Offering a generous Sign-on Bonus for those who qualify!
Responsibilities:
- ACT AS A SUPERVISOR DESIGNATE.
- Assumes supervisory duties and performs in charge duties as needed.
- Evaluates problems in the absence of the Supervisor and solves those that are possible.
- Communicates problems with the Laboratory Supervisor, Manager or Director as appropriate.
- Participates in an extensive administrative call rotation with the other supervisory staff (only for Tissue Typing Laboratory).
- COMPETENCY.
- Assists supervisory personnel in the observation and documentation of laboratory staff competency.
- OPERATIONS.
- All duties of a Medical Technologist.
- Ensures that instrument maintenance and/or function checks are performed and documented accurately, according to procedure.
- Troubleshoots instrument malfunctions and informs the Laboratory Supervisor, Manager or Director of problems.
- Reviews QC logs. Documents and brings to the attention of the Laboratory Supervisor, Manager or Director any errors, omissions or discrepancies in QC.
- Compiles QA data and prepares reports as directed by the Laboratory Supervisor, Manager or Director.
- Monitors proficiency testing activity and assists the Director with evaluation of results and documentation of responses to deficiencies.
- Assists the Laboratory Supervisor or Manager with staff scheduling as directed.
- SERVE AS A ROLE MODEL.
- Maintains confidentiality regarding patient, hospital and laboratory business. Interacts professionally with other departments.
- Represents the Laboratory on Hospital committees as needed.
- Adheres to abnormal and/or critical results reporting policy and turn-around-time policy.
- Participates in and monitors quality assurance indicators.
- Adheres to personal appearance standards and displays hospital ID badge.
- Telephone / Internet privileges are followed according to policy.
- Complies with attendance and tardiness policy. Helps to monitor subordinate attendance and tardiness.
- Adheres to the compliance policy and serves as a resource for subordinate questions.
- Adheres to all safety policies as outlined in the Laboratory Safety Manual.
- PURCHASING AND INVENTORY.
- Demonstrates awareness of appropriate inventory levels in all relevant sections of the laboratory. Takes action to prevent supply shortages or overages.
- Performs purchasing of supplies in the absence of the Laboratory Supervisor or Manager as directed.
- TRAINING, DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION.
- New procedures are mastered within established time frames. Demonstrates awareness of changes in procedures and protocols.
- Performs orientation and training assignments in an organized, thorough manner.
- Serves as a resource to other employees by sharing knowledge of procedures or testing outcomes when consulted.
- Develops, performs and/or evaluates special projects.
- Performs test evaluations and validations of new procedures and/or reagent systems.
- Formulates, authors and/or revises procedures according to CLSI guidelines.
- Prepares and delivers student lectures and bench instruction where relevant
Medical Laboratory Scientist:
- Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited college/university AND successful completion of an accredited Medical Lab Scientist program, OR
- Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited college/university with a major in biological, chemical, or clinical laboratory science AND ASCP or equivalent categorical or MLT certification, OR
- Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited college/university with a major in biological, chemical, physical, or clinical laboratory science AND at least three years' experience in a role equivalent to that of a Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) in a clinical laboratory.
Three years' experience as a Medical Lab Scientist is strongly preferred.
Lead Medical Laboratory Technician:
- Three years' experience with certification as a Medical Laboratory Technician or Four years' experience without certification required, including two years' experience in the host laboratory preferred.
- ASCP or equivalent certification in Medical Laboratory Technologist (MLT) or categorical certification preferred.
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
- ASCP or equivalent certification in medical technology (MT) or categorical certification preferred.
- Certification as a Histocompatibility Technologist (CHT) by the American Board of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ABHI) preferred (only for HLA Laboratory).
- Act 34
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran