Seasonal Lead, Laboratory Medical Scientist
InterHealth Staffing is a for-profit staffing division of TGH committed to providing patients with excellent and compassionate care. Positions range from permanent clinical float roles (Full time or Part Time) to Seasonal 13-week assignments with significantly higher base pay. As the region's leading safety net hospital, Tampa General is committed to providing area residents with world-class and compassionate health care ranging from the simplest to the most complex medical services.
Monitors the day to day technical operation of one or more sections of the clinical laboratory. Works closely with Laboratory Administrative Director and Laboratory Medical Director to provide effective oversight of the department. Coordinates staffing and workflow. Evaluates new instrumentation and performs correlations as necessary. Monitors section quality control and preventive maintenance programs to ensure test accuracy and compliance with regulatory requirements. Utilizes accepted quality control techniques by manual, semi-automated, or automated methodologies and equipment. Performs Laboratory testing in all assigned licensure specialties, as required to meet workload demands. Precisely and accurately performs and evaluates a variety of technical procedures. Reviews, updates and maintains departmental policy and procedure manuals as required by accreditation agencies. Directs, supervises, and coordinates technical functions and activities in the Laboratory Department. Demonstrates flexibility with assignment and designated work area. Responds to both internal and external customers with respect, courtesy, and a positive approach through telephone and personal interactions. Performs employee evaluations for each position in department. Responsible for training, supervising, directing and coordinating lab resources as outlined below. Maintains good relationship with patients, medical staff and other departments as well as other facilities that use the services. Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educations programs, current literature, in-service meetings and workshops. Relays results of diagnostic procedures to physicians and their staff as requested. Achieves 100% compliance with core measure indicators. Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.
Qualifications
Minimum Education: Bachelor's degree in Medical Technology, chemical or biological science and experience as defined by State of Florida. Certification by American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP), American Medical Technologists (AMT), or equivalent required.
Minimum 5 years laboratory experience in medical technology operations to include clinical rotation. Position requires theoretical and practical knowledge of quality control and quality assurance as they relate to Laboratory Medicine. Position requires exercise of independent judgment with minimum degree of supervision. Work may involve testing procedures which require high degree of theoretical knowledge and technical expertise in licensed areas. Other required abilities include: entering and retrieving data from Laboratory Information System, excellent oral and written communication skills, interaction with the public and medical/nursing personnel, making decisions under pressure, handling multiple priorities, and managing stress appropriately.
Holds current Florida Clinical Laboratory Technologist license in 5 of the 6 primary specialties. Florida Clinical Laboratory Supervisor license in 5 of the 6 primary specialties is preferred.