Lead Laboratory Technologist

Join Cleveland Clinic’s Main Campus where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family. Cleveland Clinic is recognized as one of the top hospitals in the country. You will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

As Lead Laboratory Technologist, you will support one or more specialized tracks of job responsibility. You will serve as a coach and technical resource to team members, ensuring compliance, problem solving, proper education and cohesion throughout the unit. This position offers a great way to hone your management and supervisory skills in an innovative laboratory environment.

A caregiver in this position works days, 8:00am—4:30pm. On-call requirements.

A caregiver who excels in this role will: 

• Perform laboratory testing compliantly and maintain regulatory knowledge and awareness of specific job duties.

• Adhere to the laboratory's quality control policies and document all quality control activities, instrument calibrations, procedural calibrations and maintenance performed.

• Assume responsibility for and acts regarding any quality control or quality assurance issues as it pertains to specific job duties. Maintain instruments and equipment in accordance with manufacturer's specifications.

• Perform proficiency testing in compliance with Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) regulations.

• Identify problems that may adversely affect test performance or reporting of test results and either correct the problems or immediatelynotify the General Supervisor, Technical Supervisor, Clinical Consultant, or Laboratory Director.

• Document all corrective actions taken when test systems deviate from the laboratory's established performance specifications.

• In the Educational track: functions as an educator and provides instruction and training in theory, technical skills, safety protocols, and the application of laboratory test protocols to students, employees, and residents.

• Conduct lab specific orientation for new employees and develop and coordinate laboratory continuing education programs.

• Assist in the validation/verification of new assays under the direction of the Medical Director. Perform validation/verification analysis, collect, and analyze data and prepare for Medical Director review.

• Write technical procedures, submit to the Medical Director for review, and the Laboratory Director for approval.

• Train medical technologists in new testing procedures, assist with implementation of newly developed clinical tests.

• Effectively resolves daily technical and theoretical problems; solves technical problems; serves as a technical resource for the laboratory testing personnel, supervisors, and staff.

• Recognize and resolve complex technical problems and provide or seekviable, appropriate solutions.

• Perform and oversee troubleshooting and repair of assigned laboratory instruments/equipment/procedures.

• Assist with ensuring that procedure manuals are up to date and that annual reviews of procedure manuals are conducted.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

• Pattern I: Bachelor's degree in chemical, physical, biological, or clinical laboratory science ormedical technology from anaccredited institutionAND three years of laboratory training or experience, or both in non-waived testing

• Pattern II: Meets the CLIA qualifications for high complexity testing personnel

• See Code of Federal Regulations, Title 42, § 493.1489 Standard, High Complexity Testing Personnel QualificationsAND have at least three years of laboratory training or experience, or both, in non-waived testing

• Diploma and/or transcripts must be provided. Education will be verified

• Education outside of the United States requires diploma/transcripts translated into English and proof of foreign equivalency from by an HHS approved agency or nationally recognized organization such as NACES (National Association Credential Evaluation Services, Inc) OR AICE (Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc)

• If the required clinical laboratory training and experience occurred at an outside facility, a signed, official letter from the facility or organization is required which details the dates and laboratory discipline experience and training.

• Laboratory training or experience and can be met by any combination of years of clinical laboratory training or experience

• Clinical laboratory training or experience can be met by: 1. Medical technology internship 2. Full time experience performing non-waived testing for the required number of years 3. Part-time experience performing non-waived testing, with 2080 hours equivalent to one year

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

• Medical Technologist, such as, MT(ASCP) or American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) eligible

• Certified Histocompatibility Technologist (CHT)

• 3 years of HLA laboratory experience