Team Leader - Preanalytical Services - Full Time - Days

Why work for Nebraska Methodist Health System?
At Nebraska Methodist Health System, we focus on providing exceptional care to the communities we serve and people we employ. We call it The Meaning of Care - a culture that has and will continue to set us apart. It's helping families grow by making each delivery special, conveying a difficult diagnosis with a compassionate touch, going above and beyond for a patient's needs, or giving a high five when a patient beats a disease or conquers a personal health challenge. We offer competitive pay, excellent benefits and a great work environment where all employees are valued! Most importantly, our employees are part of a team that makes a real difference in the communities we live and work in.

Job Summary:
Location: Nebraska Methodist Hospital
Address: 8303 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 0830- 5pm

Leads a team responsible for preanalytical laboratory operations. Ensures timely, accurate, and safe specimen collection and handling. Oversees daily operations, mentors staff, champions process improvement, and ensures compliance with quality and safety standards, fostering a collaborative, service-oriented work environment.

Responsibilities:
Essential Functions

Leading 60%

• Assist in directing the daily workflow of Phlebotomy and Client Support Services
• Maintain appropriate staffing by developing and assigning work schedules as applicable
• Posts hours to be filled in conjunction with Service Leader/Manager
• Participates in interviews and hiring of new staff members in conjunction with Service Leader/Manager
• Responsible for staff employee relations including disciplinary action and terminations
• Maintain positive work environment
• Is a role model
• Encourages teamwork
• Provides rewards and recognition to promote staff acknowledgement
• Conducts staff meetings/team huddles to exchange and share information, problem solve issues and recognize achievements and areas of needed improvement.

Standards and Accountability 20%

• Adheres to safety and infection control guidelines.
• Creates, updates, and revises policies and procedures to ensure compliance with accrediting agencies.
• Responsible for participation in the completion of probationary/annual performance evaluations for all staff members
• Direct observation of staff performance at regular intervals
• Address areas of concern on an individual basis and at staff meetings
• Collaborate with providers and other disciplines as appropriate
• Report issues/trends to Service Leader/Manager
• Participates in, or ensures preparedness for, CAP-Accreditation Program and other regulatory inspections both onsite and offsite

Assures that operations are managed efficiently while maintaining quality 10%

• Assist Service Leader/Manager in establishing and operating within annual area budget
• Identifies supply and equipment utilization problems and ensures appropriate interventions

Perform duties of a phlebotomist and/or lab technician 10%

• Accurately perform, evaluate appropriateness, and analyze quality of preparations and/or procedures requested on patient specimens.

Schedule:

Monday - Friday 0830- 5pm

Job Description:
Job Requirements

Education

• Bachelor of Science (BS) degree required in Medical Laboratory Science (MLS), or Clinical Laboratory Science (CLS), or Medical Technology (MT); or
• Bachelor of Science or Healthcare Degree with a Certificate from ASCP or equivalent in Medical Technologist/Medical Laboratory Scientist (MT/MLS), Histotechnician/Histotechnologist (HT/HTL), Cytotechnologist (CT), Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT), Phlebotomy Technician (PBT)

Experience

• Minimum 3 years' experience working in health care laboratory environment required.
• Leadership experience preferred

License/Certifications

• Registered by the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) or equivalent in Medical Technologist/Medical Laboratory Scientist (MT/MLS), Histotechnician/Histotechnologist (HT/HTL), Cytotechnologist (CT), Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT), Phlebotomy Technician (PBT) required.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Knowledge of laboratory processes, standards and regulations.
• Ability to supervise, train, mentor, discipline and evaluate staff.
• Ability to organize and perform multiple tasks, problem-solve, prioritize and delegate work assignments
• Ability to effectively communicate with staff, applicants, all levels of hospital/health system/clinic staff and individuals external to the organization
• Skilled in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Able to travel to various locations

Physical Requirements

Weight Demands

• Medium Work - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force.

Physical Activity

• Not neccessary for the position (0%): - Crawling
• Occasionally Performed (1%-33%):
  
  • Climbing
  • Kneeling
  • Standing
  • Stooping/bending
  • Twisting
  • Walking
• Frequently Performed (34%-66%):
  
  • Balancing
  • Crouching
  • Lifting
  • Pulling/Pushing
• Constantly Performed (67%-100%):
  
  • Carrying
  • Distinguish colors
  • Fingering/Touching
  • Grasping
  • Hearing
  • Reaching
  • Repetitive Motions
  • Seeing/Visual
  • Speaking/talking
  • Sitting
  • Keyboarding/typing

Job Hazards

• Not Related:
  
  • Explosives (pressurized gas)
  • Electrical Shock/Static
  • Radiation Alpha, Beta and Gamma (particles such as X-ray, Cat Scan, Gamma Knife, etc)
  • Radiation Non-Ionizing (Ultraviolet, visible light, infrared and microwaves that causes injuries to tissue or thermal or photochemical means)
• Rare (1-33%): - Equipment/Machinery/Tools
• Frequent (67%-100%):
  
  • Chemical agents (Toxic, Corrosive, Flammable, Latex)
  • Biological agents (primary air born and blood born viruses) (Jobs with Patient contact) (BBF)
  • Physical hazards (noise, temperature, lighting, wet floors, outdoors, sharps) (more than ordinary office environment)

About Methodist:

Nebraska Methodist Health System is made up of four hospitals in Nebraska and southwest Iowa, more than 30 clinic locations, a nursing and allied health college, and a medical supply distributorship and central laundry facility. From the day Methodist Hospital was chartered in 1891, service to our communities has been a top priority. Financial assistance, health education, outreach to our diverse communities and populations, and other community benefit activities have always been central to our mission.

Nebraska Methodist Health System is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by Federal, state or local law.