Job Description

Saint Luke's North Hospital is seeking an MLS Coordinator to join our team!

The MLS Coordinator is a leadership role that reports to the Laboratory Manager and acts as a link between the clinical staff and management. This position supports the Laboratory Manager and is often called upon to be a subject matter expert for clinical laboratory analysis. Works directly with the laboratory staff as a resource for questions, troubleshooting, and guidance.

• Monday - Friday 8 hour shifts. Call required one weekend a month and rotating holiday for manager support.

• Maintains knowledge and competencies in all areas of the laboratory in order to fill in, as needed, for laboratory analysis.

• Manages laboratory scheduling which includes organizing time off requests, emergency call-ins,and holiday rotations.

• Participates in new employee interviewing and leads new hire on-boarding and training.

• Assists all lab staff as a resource and participates in employee engagement initiatives.

• Meets proficiency testing requirements by assigning sample testing, ensuring completion, and submitting results to accreditation website.

• Responds to product/instrument recall alerts.

• Participates in procedure review and writes procedures as needed.

• Generates weekly instrument quality control reports and reviews data for appropriate documentation, shifts, trends, and the need for temporary QC ranges.

• Performs monthly review of quality control and maintenance records.

• Investigates patient result errors and credits accounts as necessary.

• Assists with blood bank billing.

• Participates in hospital/system committees at the direction of the Laboratory Manager.

• May serve as LIS super-user.

• Participates in or may lead temporary projects.

• Other duties as assigned by the Laboratory Manager to meet the on-going needs of the laboratory department.

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