Clinical Chemistry/Special Chemistry, Technical Specialist, Day Shift

Job Description

Position & Client Overview:

A large and prestigious healthcare system located in the heart of beautiful Nashville is looking for a Technical Specialist for their Clinical Chemistry and Special Chemistry department on the day shift at their busy and high-volume level one trauma hospital.

Salary:$50,000-95,000

Job Summary:

Responsible for the management and administrative functions for the laboratory. Responsible for policy development and implementation, regulatory compliance and quality assurance. Supervision is exercised over laboratory supervisors, clinical staff and support staff.

Skill Requirements:

Managing and authoring processes and procedures

Training and presenting technical information to staff

QA/QC of the departments

Fiscal and budgeting responsibilities

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

Evaluating laboratory operations consulting with pathologists; reporting results according to protocols mandated by the hospital and public health department

Ensuring maintenance of medical laboratory equipment performance by developing operations, quality, and troubleshooting procedures; ensuring staff compliance; certifying instrument performance; arranging equipment replacement, service, and repair

Maintaining medical laboratory supplies inventory, determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies

Maintaining laboratory productivity, monitoring workload, identifying peak and slack periods

Participating in the hospital quality assurance program; consulting with pathologists; performing proficiency surveys; reviewing QC & QA programs

Maintaining medical laboratory staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training employees, counseling, reviewing/evaluating and disciplining employees as needed

Complying with state and professional continuing education licensure requirements

Contributing to benchwork as needed

Education, Certification, & Experience:

Bachelor's degree in biology

ASCP or equivalent

Three (3) years of supervisor experience

Must be legally authorized to work in the US without sponsorship.

HealthCare Connections, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, pregnancy, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or other protected status pursuant to law. #IND