Team Leader (Chemistry-Hematology)

Duties and Responsibilities

• Act as a resource and role model to employees, providing training, orientation, and day-to-day work direction.
• Assign, monitor, and review work progress and accuracy, ensuring productivity and maintaining appropriate staffing levels.
• Assist with human resource responsibilities, including interviewing, staff development, and resolution of employee concerns.
• Interpret and advise staff on department policies and procedures, updating them on procedural changes.
• Perform all duties of the technical and/or support staff.
• Ensure the implementation and maintenance of quality, efficiency, and safety in the section, meeting all accreditation standards.
• Demonstrate initiative in tracking and resolving problems, checking the accuracy of processes and test methods.
• Assign work within the section, assisting in workload evaluations, and ensuring timely completion and reporting of tasks.
• Participate in writing and reviewing policies and procedures, serving as a staff resource for technical and administrative guidance.
• Document information for quality assurance and improvement, utilizing laboratory information systems appropriately.
• Ensure specimens are properly labeled and suitable for testing, performing proficiency testing as required.
• Provide direction and technical assistance to laboratory staff, assisting in the development of education and training protocols.
• Improve the quality and efficiency of laboratory procedures and ensure compliance with accrediting agency standards.
• Maintain effective communication to enhance department performance and support organizational change efforts.

Skills and Abilities

• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to handle stressful situations calmly and professionally.
• Flexibility to work a varied schedule, including alternate site assignments.
• Maintain patient confidentiality both in and out of the workplace.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

• Frequently lift up to 10 lbs and occasionally up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to sit, stand, and walk for the majority of the workday.
• Potential exposure to mechanical, electrical, chemical, explosive, radioactive, and infectious agents.
• Exposure to human blood and body fluids, requiring appropriate personal protective equipment.
• Operate all necessary equipment to perform job duties.