Lab Services Team Lead

Are you an experienced clinical laboratory professional looking for leadership opportunity? Are you detail oriented, process focused, and enjoy leading others? Are you looking for an industry leading company that offers growth and stability? LabCorp is seeking a Clinical Laboratory Team Leader to join our team (Columbia St. Mary's Milwaukee Laboratory) in Milwaukee, WI. In this position, you will work in a fast paced, customer focused, and challenging environment, and will be a part of our overall mission at LabCorp: "Improving Health, Improving Lives".

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm

Benefits: Employees regularly scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week are eligible for comprehensive benefits including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, STD/LTD, 401(k), Paid Time Off (PTO) or Flexible Time Off (FTO), Tuition Reimbursement and Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Casual, PRN & Part Time employees regularly scheduled to work less than 20 hours are eligible to participate in the 401(k) Plan only. For more detailed information, please click here.

Job Responsibilities:

• Pull and manage laboratory quality metrics
• Lead and perform process improvement projects
• Help lead mock inspections
• Participate in accreditation surveys
• Send weekly and monthly quality reports to management
• Lead monthly quality meetings with laboratory management, including Laboratory Medical Directors
• Maintain a safe work environment by performing safety audits
• Performance of on-site visits to assess quality and safety within the laboratory
• Monitor and maintain compliance with Joint Commission and CLIA standards for survey readiness
• Participate in accreditation surveys and assist with submission of plan of corrections, if needed
• Attend and participate in Quality and Safety meetings at a laboratory, facility, and statewide level
• Assist the Laboratory Technical Advisory Committees and regularly attend meetings
• Attend and participate in Patient Safety meetings at a facility level
• Monitor and maintain laboratory safety events, including participation at Pre-SERT and SERT meetings.
• Maintain and own local laboratory quality and safety policies and procedures
• Assist with the creation of Statewide Laboratory Quality and Safety policies and procedures
• Assist laboratory leaders with management of associate training and competency assessments, including creation of new competency assessment tools
• Assist laboratory leaders with management of associate acknowledgement of policies and procedures
• Perform risk assessments to include but not limited to: new instruments, new processes, post exposures and spills
• Assist with the management of Laboratory CLIA certificates for Wisconsin
• Fulfill the role of Laboratory Safety Officer for Wisconsin, including management of the SDS system

Requirements:

• Associates or Bachelor's degree in a Chemical or Biological science, Clinical Laboratory Science, Medical Technology or meet local regulatory (CLIA & State) requirements

• Minimum 3 years of experience as a Technologist/Technician

• ASCP and/or AMT Certifications are a plus
• Prior leadership experience is a plus
• Understanding of laboratory operations as well as policies and procedures
• Proficient with Laboratory Information Systems and Microsoft Office
• Strong communication skills; both written and verbal
• High level of attention to detail with strong organizational skills
• Comfortability making decisions in a changing environment
• Ability to handle the physical requirements of the position

If you're looking for a career that offers opportunities for growth, continual development, professional challenge and the chance to make a real difference, apply today!

Labcorp is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer:

As an EOE/AA employer, Labcorp strives for diversity and inclusion in the workforce and does not tolerate harassment or discrimination of any kind. We make employment decisions based on the needs of our business and the qualifications of the individual and do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy or other medical conditions/needs), family or parental status, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, personal appearance, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic.

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