Medical Laboratory Scientist Lead

Location Address:

4050 Coon Rapids Blvd NW Coon Rapids, MN 55433-2522

Date Posted:

September 23, 2025

Department:

72326301 Mercy Lab

Shift:

Day (United States of America)

Shift Length:

8 hour shift

Hours Per Week:

40

Union Contract:

SEIU-9-Mercy Lab-SLM

Weekend Rotation:

Every 3rd

Job Summary:

Join our team as a Medical Laboratory Professional!

Step into a diverse, multicultural lab environment where your work directly impacts patient care. As a key member of our fast-paced healthcare team, you'll use the latest technology to help process millions of tests annually. We’re driven by a passion for innovation, teamwork, and creating meaningful impact.

Key Position Details:

• Lead for Histology, Specimen Processing and Safety
• Position will work at both Mercy Hospital and Mercy Hospital-Unity Campus laboratories
• Full time position (80 hours every two-week pay period)
• 8-hour, day shifts
• Every third weekend rotation
• May require travel between sites, eligible for mileage reimbursement

Job Description:

Performs routine to highly complex medical laboratory tests in different areas of the lab. Responsible for one or more technical work areas including: oversight as a key operators, regulatory compliance, new method project plans, technical communications, and cost-effective inventory control. May be the document owner of technical procedures, forms, misc. documents, method validation, and implementation. Trains students and new employees, coordinates preceptor activity, participates in system competency development, and provides the direct observation of staff for the annual competency program. Functions as the site lab liaison to the system's Technical Specialist and serves as Charge Tech in the absence of Supervisor/Manager.

CLIA Role:
Testing Personnel
Moderate complexity testing

Testing Personnel
High Complexity testing.

Principle Responsibilities

• Performs routine to highly complex laboratory procedures.
  • Performs analytical and waived tests according to policy and procedures and federal regulations including CAP, OSHA, COLA, CLIA, and HIPAA.
  • Evaluates results for accuracy, and resolves complex test problems.
  • Recognizes, communicates, and documents results that require action.
  • Performs and documents routine & advanced instrument maintenance, and quality control; takes appropriate remedial action, and ensures appropriate record retention.
  • Maintains oversight as the key site technical resource of one or more work areas.
  • Oversees proficiency testing for assigned department.
  • Coordinates and assists in the development of required competencies, including timely direct observation of staff.
• Maintain safety, education, and competency requirements.
  • Participates in the training of employees and students.
  • Manages proficiency testing assignments and submission.
  • Performs and coordinates Direct Observations of staff for annual competency program.
• Collection and processing of specimens.
  • Instructs patients on procedures and protocols.
  • Verifies correct patient identification.
  • Identifies and uses appropriate collection method to obtain samples for testing (venipuncture or capillary puncture).
  • Collects sample, and labels specimens.
• Customer service and patient order management.
  • Greets patients, performs check-in process, and responds to patient's questions and needs.
  • Evaluates patient orders for completeness and follows up as needed.
  • Performs scheduling, ordering and releasing of patient orders in the electronic medical record.
• Administrative duties.
  • Stocks, rotates and requests supplies on a regular basis.
  • Participates in departmental or system wide meetings, projects or committees as required.
  • Performs various clerical duties.
  • May assist with department scheduling.
• CLIA defined responsibilities:
  • § 493.1425 Standard; Testing personnel responsibilities. Moderate complexity.
  • § 493.1495 Standard; Testing personnel responsibilities.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related laboratory field including clinical rotations or equivalent routes as specified in CLIA ‘88
• 3 to 7 years of experience in high complexity laboratory

Preferred Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience

Licenses/Certifications

• Possess or is eligible to receive appropriate HHS approved laboratory certification (ASCP or AMT) required. If not certified,