Our client is a large health system with five hospitals throughout the Philadelphia area. They are currently looking for a Blood Bank Bench Technologist to join their health system laboratories, which consist of more than 500 employees across the region. This supervisor would oversee the hospital's clinical Blood Bank/Transfusion services department for their 150-bed medical center in the beautiful City of Brotherly Love, Philadelphia.
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 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 a biological science
MLS/MT(ASCP) or MT(AMT), SBB(ASCP) is highly preferred
Five (5) years of 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.
