Laboratory Coordinator

Location:

Avera McKennan Hospital

Worker Type:

Regular

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Pay Range:

The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience.

$32.25 - $48.50

Position Highlights

This position will oversee gel electrophoresis, LCMS, and a variety of other testing.

Schedule: Days from 5:00 am -3:30 pm (4 x 10); Monday - Friday. Day off will vary.

This position is eligible for Avera's Student Loan Repayment program which helps you pay off your loans and save money. Each month an extra payment of $167 (up to $10,000) from Avera will help pay down your principle balance faster.

You Belong at Avera

Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

A Brief Overview

Serves as the subject matter expert in the assigned area of the laboratory. Under the guidance of the laboratory leadership, assures effective utilization and quality services. Performs a variety of clinical laboratory tests, procedures, and related duties in the laboratory. Utilizes scientific principles as well as technical, procedural, and problem-solving aptitudes for day-to-day laboratory services, quality control, quality assurance, procedure/instrument maintenance, test result correlation and clinical laboratory continuing education. Performs laboratory testing in the respective area of responsibility as appropriate.

What you will do

• Performs the duties of a Medical Laboratory Scientist in a competent, effective manner.
• Monitors and assists the laboratory leader with maintaining compliance to policies and protocols, daily shift assignments and scheduling of assigned staff, intra- sectional communications, and workload and staff productivity.
• Assures the technical management of the assigned section(s) in the areas of resource utilization (supplies and equipment, maintenance of current procedural and equipment protocol, new procedure and new equipment evaluation and recommendations to the medical director, laboratory operations manager, and laboratory director.
• Responsible for quality control and proficiency testing protocol, validation of new reagent lots and establishes new QC ranges.
• Performs preventative maintenance and corrective action protocol and new procedure/equipment in-service and training.
• Responsible for interdepartmental and clerical support activities of the assigned section regarding: Coordinates and communicates with medical director, laboratory operations manager, and/or laboratory supervisor.
• Responsible for interdepartmental communication, promoting procedural compliance, and problem resolution, and clerical and computer operations/protocol.
• Coordinates the educational, training, and development activities of the assigned section regarding: Assisting with hiring of new staff, new equipment/procedure in- service training, new employee orientation, delegation of responsibilities of staff, team building and motivational dynamics, and recommending and scheduling of professional improvement activities for self and staff.

Essential Qualifications

The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

Required Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:

• Bachelor's Transcript showing Medical Laboratory Science degree or
• Bachelor's Transcript showing Medical Technologist degree
• MLS - American Medical Technologists (AMT) within 1 Year or
• Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) within 1 Year or
• Medical Technologist (MT) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) within 1 Year

Preferred Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:

• 1-3 years Previous experience in technical quality assessment and procedural and implementation

Expectations and Standards

• Commitment to the daily application of Averas mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.
• Promote Averas values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
• Uphold Averas standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
• Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.

Benefits You Need & Then Some

Avera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying part-time and full-time employees. We support you with opportunities to help live balanced, healthy lives. Benefits are designed to meet needs of today and into the future.

• PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.

• Free health insurance options, for full-time single coverage on Avera High Deductible Health Plan

• Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement

• Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship

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