Pay Range:

$39.43 - $51.29

SEARHC is a non-profit health consortium which serves the health interests of the residents of Southeast Alaska. We see our employees as our strongest assets. It is our priority to further their development and our organization by aiding in their professional advancement.

Working at SEARHC is more than a job, it’s a fulfilling career. We offer generous benefits, including retirement, paid time off, paid parental leave, health, dental, and vision benefits, life insurance and long and short-term disability, and more.

Responsible for working with the Laboratory Director and the CLIA License holders to ensure that CLIA and Accreditation standards are being met through overall operation, leadership, direction, and administration of laboratory services provided by Community Health Services (CHS); this includes but is not limited to the waived testing performed by clinics and grant programs. Performs laboratory testing at all levels.

Key Essentials Functions and Accountabilities of the Job

Works with the Laboratory Director and the CLIA License holder to:

Ensures testing systems provide quality laboratory services for pre-analytic, analytic and post-analytic phases of testing.

Ensures test methods selected have the capability of providing quality results.

Ensures verification procedures used are adequate to determine accuracy, precision, and other pertinent performance characteristics of the method.

Ensures that reports of test results include pertinent information required for interpretation.

Ensures that an approved procedure manual is available to all personnel.

Ensures that consultation is available to the laboratory’s clients on matters relating to the quality of test results reported and their interpretation concerning specific patient conditions.

Ensures that laboratory personnel are performing the test methods as required for accurate and reliable results

Assists with the training and oversight of personnel and processes

Properly supervises, and accurately performs tests and reports results.

Ensures that, prior to testing patient specimens, all personnel have the appropriate education and experience and receive the appropriate training for the type and complexity of services offered and have demonstrated that they can perform all testing operations reliably to provide and report accurate results.

Ensures that policies and procedures are established for monitoring individuals who conduct pre-analytic, analytic and post-analytic phases of testing to verify that they maintain competency to process specimens, perform test procedures, report test results promptly and proficiently, and whenever necessary, identify needs for remedial training or continuing education to improve skills

Develops documentation for each assigned individual that specifies the level of activity each is authorized to perform; whether supervision is required for specimen processing, test performance, or results reporting; and whether consultant review is required prior to reporting patient test results.

Under minimal supervision, provides a full range of sample test analyses and laboratory services. 

Shift work and night and weekend call may be required to provide 24-hour laboratory coverage. Performs all levels of testing including CLIA defined high complexity testing.

Works with infants, children, adolescents, adults and geriatric patients

Provides quality control oversight

Ensures that quality control and quality assessment programs are established and maintained to identify failures in quality as they occur.

Ensures the establishment and maintenance of acceptable levels of analytical performance for each test system.

Ensures that remedial actions are taken and documented whenever significant deviations from the laboratory’s established performance characteristics are identified. Patient test results are only reported when the system is functioning properly

Analyzes and reports historical data and trends as requested

Completes special projects as assigned

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position does require supervisory responsibilities.

Education, Certifications, and Licenses Required:

Bachelor’s degree and MLS certification with a minimum of 2 years lab training and experience

Associates degree and MLT certification with a minimum of 5 years lab training and experience - required

ASCP or equivalent certification – required

High school diploma or GED

Experience Required

Two to five years of experience of work in a laboratory - required

Knowledge of

Comprehensive knowledge of accreditation and regulatory standards.

Considerable professional knowledge of laboratory principles.

Knowledgeable in management principles.

Knowledge of all levels of laboratory testing including CLIA defined high complexity testing

Skills in

Good analytical skills.

Good management skills.

Communication skills that allow effective relationships with people at all levels of the organization

Ability to

Interpret laboratory reports and quality control results for accuracy and to trouble shoot problem.

Perform patient specimen testing and ensure sample suitability with a high degree of accuracy.

Work independently to assess the validity of lab results before release to providers.

Travel Required: 

Less than 10% travel expected.

Required Certifications:

American Society for Clinical Pathology - American Society of Clinical Pathologists

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!