Clinical Laboratory Scientist Lead

It’s more than a career, it’s a calling

WI-SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison

Regular

Join a team where your work matters—every moment, every patient, every community. At SSM Health, you'll be empowered to grow, supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact. A Clinical Laboratory Scientist Lead oversees complex laboratory testing, supports and mentors lab team members, and helps ensure accurate, high-quality results. Their leadership is essential to delivering timely diagnostic information that guides patient care and treatment decisions

Central Accessioning

Monday-Friday, 2:00 PM - 10:30 PM; every third weekend rotation; 2-3 holidays per year

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Under general direction, supervises assignments within the laboratory and acts as a resource to the laboratory.

• Performs a full range of laboratory tests from simple blood tests to more complex tests.
• Interprets test reports and communicates findings to physicians.
• Escalates unusual, critical or abnormal results.
• Operates complex electronic equipment, computers and precision instruments.
• Maintains accuracy of equipment and reagents by performing established preventive maintenance procedures.
• Assists providers in choosing appropriate lab test.
• Performs and evaluates quality control procedures.
• Operates, maintains, calibrates and troubleshoots instruments.
• Assists with the proper storage of hazardous materials.
• Reviews current literature and attends meetings and seminars to keep informed of new developments in field.
• Assists in the proficiency testing program in the lab.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Associate's degree or equivalent years of experience and education

• Two years' experience

• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Frequent keyboard use/data entry.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Rare climbing.

State of

Work Location:

Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin

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