Sr. Specialist - Anatomic Pathology Lab - Full Time

Laboratory Scientist

Hours: Variable

AWS Hours Requirement: 8/40 - 8 Hour Shift

Weekend Requirements: As Needed

On-Call Required: No

Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum): $67.070 - $86.540 - $96.930

The stated pay scale reflects the range that Sharp reasonably expects to pay for this position. The actual pay rate and pay grade for this position will be dependent on a variety of factors, including an applicant's years of experience, unique skills and abilities, education, alignment with similar internal candidates, marketplace factors, other requirements for the position, and employer business practices.

What You Will Do

Provides the technical knowledge, expertise and judgment required to support the Sharp HealthCare (SHC) mission and scope of laboratory services.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in related field of study.
• 5 Years full time equivalent experience in a clinical lab.
• California Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) Generalist license - CA Department of Public Health -REQUIRED
• California Clinical Chemist Scientist License - CA Department of Public Health -REQUIRED
• California Clinical Microbiologist Scientist License - CA Department of Public Health -REQUIRED
• California Clinical Toxicologist Scientist License - CA Department of Public Health -REQUIRED
• California Clinical Genetic Molecular Biologist Scientist License - CA Department of Public Health -REQUIRED
• California Clinical Cytogeneticist Scientist License - CA Department of Public Health -REQUIRED
• California Clinical Histocompatability Scientist License - CA Department of Public Health -REQUIRED
• Pathologist Assistant PA(ASCP) - ASCP Board of Certification -REQUIRED

Preferred Qualifications

• Other Education required for CA State CLS or CLS specialty.

Other Qualification Requirements

• The limited CLS license specialty must be respective to the department's assigned area. ASCP preferred.

Essential Functions

• Communication and Teamwork: Proactively initiates communication and works cooperatively with others to successfully complete work assignments. Demonstrates positive verbal and non-verbal communication skills. Completes documentation legibly, accurately, and timely. Stays informed through staff meetings, electronic communication, in-services, and educational opportunities. Establishes effective working relationships between internal and external customers. Seeks opportunities for feedback to improve effectiveness of own communication. Validates messages by clarifying expectations and verifying understanding of agreements/action plans.
• Demonstrates Flexibility and Adaptability: Uses time effectively and actively sets priorities. Demonstrates flexibility in work practices and adjusts to unscheduled situations. Cooperates with initiatives to improve work processes. Tries new ideas and new ways of doing things. Positively embraces and is receptive to change and actively participates in the process.
• Equipment Use, Testing and Documentation: Supervises and uses equipment and related applications in completing testing and documentation processes. Utilizes all equipment (including phone, copier, fax, etc.), instruments, products, and other tools per manufacturer's and training instructions and according to established procedures. Demonstrates competency and efficient use of all tool applications (IS, PC, other system/software) and equipment to produce the end product. Performs required preventive and corrective maintenance on equipment/tools. Reports and documents equipment/tool/reagent issues and failures. Checks inventory expiration dates and demonstrates ability to evaluate consumables (reagent/supply) inventory to prevent shortages; alerts ordering personnel. Removes defective equipment from use, documents problem, and notifies appropriate personnel for repair; verifies equipment inspections are up-to-date.
• Leadership: Collaborates with and advises directors, managers, leads and section staff in maintaining and enhancing technical, managerial, and financial performances. Assists in the development and enhancement of pathology services through collaboration with patient care and support services to provide optimal patient care. Develops and institutes policies and procedures to facilitate application of SHC corporate commitment to compliance guidelines. Acts as Technical Consultant regarding abnormal or unusual orders or results: interacts with staff and physicians to solve problems and provide interpretation of lab procedures and processes; may include oversight of near patient testing; performs technical lead duties. Apprises Senior Specialists, Lab Managers or Pathologists of conditions or situations that may be or are compromising quality of care. Supports and provides input for development, revisions, and implementation of policies and procedures to provide consistent quality lab services to all customers; participates in annual review of policies and procedures. Conducts regularly scheduled section meetings providing updates and communication to assigned staff; holds 4-5 section meetings and directs at least 6 subgroup meetings annually. Performs or provides input for performance appraisals and corrective action of assigned staff to Senior Specialists or Lab Manager/Director; completes performance appraisals within 30 days of anniversary date. Conducts or facilitates core and technical competency assessment of all assigned staff members. Adjusts for changes in workload and shifting of staff and skill mix; makes recommendations for staff utilization, development, and section process optimization. Reviews patient results with appropriate actions or coaching of staff when problems are found; assists Senior Specialist or Lab Manager with personnel problem solving activities; including documentation and coaching with resolution, follow through, and prevention. Assists in maintaining CAP, JCAHO, CA state, AABB, FDA, and other accreditation and regulatory agency standards and regulations. Demonstrates emotional intelligence, critical thinking, and logical decision-making, especially under critical and stressful situations, to reach acceptable resolutions.
• Test processes by evaluating quality control systems, data and outcomes: Supervises and performs pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical tests and processes by evaluating quality control systems, data, and outcomes. Completes and assesses all QC procedures in place with indicated corrective action and resolution as needed. Coordinates and completes processes in place to meet standards established to maintain quality testing. Has knowledge of and reviews quality assurance indicators and monitors in place and works with the laboratory team to meet the established thresholds. Completes daily position tasks within expected timeframes to meet QA indicator goal expectations. Identifies errors and follows-through with investigation, correction, documentation, and notification to appropriate caregiver and lab leadership.
• Test processes relative to diagnosis, assessment and treatment: Supervises and performs pre-analytical, analytical and post-analytical test processes and evaluates results produced relative to the diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of disease. Completes testing processes without error using written policies, procedures and other appropriate resources; identifies issues in policies or procedures. SHC corporate commitment to compliance training principles are correctly and appropriately utilized when performing assigned procedures as written. Performs new procedures and policies within acceptable training time intervals; meets department turnaround time goals. Documents activities and results consistently, thoroughly and legibly; proofreads and double checks own work to minimize errors. Evaluates data for accuracy and verifies any questionable finding with thorough investigation and appropriate follow-through. Supervises and performs pre-analytical (patient reception, sample collection, processing) and analytical procedures and demonstrates assessment of testing factors with regard to patient age and population specific groups.

Sharp HealthCare is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class.