Lead Medical Lab Scientist

Lead Medical Lab Scientist

Baystate Health Careers

Department:
Laboratory

Location:

Baystate Noble Hospital

Job Type: 40 hour

Shift: Day

Make an Impact with Baystate Health

Baystate Health is seeking a Medical Lab Scientist to join our laboratory at Baystate Noble in Westfield , Massachusetts. Our laboratory provides essential diagnostic testing that supports patient care across the organization, working closely with physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals to deliver quality care.

Schedule Details

• Job Type: Full time-
• Shift: Days
• Hours: 40
• Schedule: 1st
• Weekend Requirement: Rotating coverage as needed

Benefits That Support You

At Baystate Health, you get the best of both worlds: the resources, stability, and career opportunities of a large integrated healthcare system with the supportive culture of a community-focused organization.

Depending on eligibility, benefits may include:

• Competitive Pay & Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision coverage, including local Health New England plans.
• Tuition & Training: Tuition assistance, CEUs, and professional development opportunities.
• Career Growth: Clinical advancement, leadership development, and internal career opportunities.
• Regional Opportunities: Career options across Baystate Health hospitals, practices, and services throughout western Massachusetts.
• Retirement: Retirement savings and employer match.
• Paid Time Off: Generous PTO for eligible employees.
• Additional Benefits: Onsite parking and shift differential available.

About Baystate Health

Baystate Health is an integrated healthcare system serving patients and communities throughout western Massachusetts. Our network includes Baystate Medical Center, Baystate Children’s Hospital, Baystate Noble Hospital, Baystate Franklin Medical Center, Baystate Wing Hospital, Baystate Medical Practices, and Baystate Home Health & Hospice.

Whether you provide direct patient care, clinical services, or operational support, your work at Baystate Health helps improve the health of the communities we serve.

Required Skills

• Associates degree
• MLT through the ASCP
• Blood bank experience preferred

Start Your Career at Baystate Health

You Belong at Baystate.

Possesses and utilizes high level technical knowledge and skill regarding understanding the principles and techniques of laboratory medicine including clinical significance of tests. Takes charge of Centralized Send Out Laboratory which includes oversight of daily operations, procedure development and maintenance, LIS maintenance and staff. Develops schedules and work assignments. Reviews instrument maintenance logs and quality assurance metrics. Gathers QA data, creates Patient Safety Reports and performs root cause analysis when indicated.

Working with manager and medical director initiates requests for additions to Department of Pathology test menu. Initiates change control process for new and changes to send out tests. Has major role in assuring CAP compliance with regard to send out tests.

1)Verifies appropriateness of specimens, accurately labels and identifies specimens. Alerts appropriate health care provider(s) regarding critical results. Ensures results are reported within established Turnaround Times. Prioritizes work and maintains high level of productivity in section. Takes appropriate action regarding issues that may affect quality of results and/or Turnaround Time.

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** Ensures that procedures are performed according to written protocols. Prepares and maintains procedures for section. Responsible for quality control and quality assurance activities for section. Ensures that results meet established departmental standards for accuracy. Demonstrates ability to manage own work assignments in addition to supervision of others. Maintains LIS for send out tests. Initiates change control process for new and changes to send out tests.

Initiates requests for new send out tests and sends to manager for analysis.

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** Ensures that results are reported within established Turnaround Times. Prioritizes work and maintains high level of productivity in section. Takes appropriate action regarding issues that may affect quality of results and/or Turnaround Time.

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** Incumbent demonstrates outstanding technical, interpretive and evaluation skills. Serves as a resource to identify and solve problems. Takes a leadership role in defining and addressing problems. Routinely communicates issues with suggested resolutions/or resolution to manager.

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** Demonstrates excellent…