Job Description

Make a difference every single day!

At Cedars-Sinai, we're motivated by a collective spirit of innovation and the challenge to continuously improve. Above all, we share a real passion for helping others. Day after day, from department to department, our people give their all to create a community unlike any other. This is just one of the many reasons U.S. News World Report has named us one of America’s Best Hospitals—and now we invite you to join us and make a difference every single day in service of this outstanding work – excellence and innovation in patient care, research, and community service. From working with a team of dedicated professionals to using state-of-the-art facilities, you’ll have great resources to do something incredible—for yourself, and for others.

What will you be doing in this role?

The Team Leader provides leadership in the daily operations of a Pathology and Laboratory Medicine division or section. In this capacity, the Team Leader is responsible for maintaining daily staffing and scheduling; coaching, orientation of new staff; troubleshooting and problem-solving customer complaints; staff development; and assistance in monitoring and evaluating performance by providing input to the manager, participating in communication of evaluations and corrective actions. May perform the job duties of the laboratory constituency for whom the Team Leader provides direction. Performs all job duties with sensitivity and attention to the patient population(s) served.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

Provides leadership in daily operations, by providing support in the assignment of work, orientation, coaching, and training.

May contribute input into staff performance and competency evaluation, discipline, hiring, and termination of employment.

Works in concert with senior staff to maintain division readiness for accreditation and licensure.

Interacts with other ancillary departments to address issues and serves on committees such as QA, Safety and LIS as needed.

Provides for the appropriate educational experience of laboratory inters/residents assigned to the division.

Participates in developing business and operational plans and in the evaluation and introduction of new procedures and instruments; writes and revises technical procedures.

Handles special projects or assignments as assigned.

Performs routine and complex laboratory tests or procedures using approved SOPs and protocols.

Uses established quality assurance SOPs to ensure proper functioning of instruments and analytical procedures, records control data and instrument maintenance functions.

Reviews and ensures reliability of results based on quality control and assurance mechanisms; takes corrective action as necessary.

Recognizes problems in test methodology, quality control and instrument function and initiates problem-solving activities and corrective action procedures

Qualifications

Educational Requirements:

Baccalaureate degree with an ASCP Board of Registry specialist certification in an appropriate specialty, or equivalent education and experience.

Master’s degree in a biological science, chemistry, or medical technology is preferred.

Experience Requirements:

Five (5) years of relevant clinical experience with at least three (3) years in specialty.

Some experience in supervision and teaching, as well as professional involvement such as membership on committees, presentation at conferences, desirable.

Req ID : 2567

Working Title : Clinical Lab Scientist Team Leader, Microbiology - FT - Day

Department : Laboratory Microbiology

Business Entity : Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Job Category : Pathology / Laboratory

Job Specialty : Laboratory

Overtime Status : NONEXEMPT

Primary Shift : Day

Shift Duration : 8 hour

Base Pay : $52.47 - $83.95

Cedars-Sinai is an EEO employer. Cedars-Sinai does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of the race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics or any genetic information), marital status, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age (40 or older), military and/or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal or state law.