Lab Coordinator

Job Description:

The Pre-analytical Lab Coordinator is a key leader on the front lines of the laboratory. These caregivers have developed significant knowledge and understanding in laboratory processes and workflow. They are team players who are self-motivated and use critical thinking to assist team members and other leaders in finding solutions to problems. The Pre-analytical Coordinators oversee efficient specimen collection and processing throughout the laboratory system. The Pre-analytical Lab Coordinator position will provide opportunities for leadership experience and technical skills that are integral to potential career progression into supervisory roles.

Job Specifics:

• Benefits Eligible: Yes
• Shift Details: 12:00pm-8:30pm, Monday-Friday with an on call weekend rotation

Essential Functions:

• Oversight of team training and assessments, check-ins, coaching, audits, department scheduling, advanced troubleshooting, problem resolution, or other pre-analytical responsibilities as needed.
• Caregivers in this role are proficient at LA and/or Phlebotomist skills and lead pre-analytical teams that perform functions such as phlebotomy, specimen processing, waived or moderate complexity testing, and clinical research studies.
• Leaders in this capacity act as a liaison between ancillary services, nurses, clinicians, and laboratory clients, and may serve as a representative on various teams, system work groups, and continuous improvement projects. Pre-analytical Lab Coordinators monitor Caregiver adherence to expectations, policies and procedures, and may participate in corrective actions. These caregivers also assist with interviewing and hiring.
• The Pre-analytical Lab Coordinator is resilient and can manage stressful situations in a professional manner and deescalate these situations calmly and respectfully. In addition to filling in bench shifts and on-call when needed, the Pre-analytical Lab Coordinator may serve in a temporary Supervisor role during the absence of the department Supervisor/Manager.

Skills:

• Critical Thinking
• Patient Care
• Communication
• Hiring/Interviewing
• Continual Improvement Process
• Group Problem Solving
• Professional Etiquette
• Teamwork

Qualifications:

• Two years of Laboratory experience. Required.
• High School Diploma or equivalent. Preferred.
• Two years of phlebotomy experience, phlebotomy training or national certification as approved by manager/supervisor. Preferred.

Physical Requirements:

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.
• Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.
• Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to