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Posted: 29-Oct-25
Location: La Grange, Illinois
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Internal Number: 25042535
All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:
- Benefits from Day One: Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance
- Paid Time Off from Day One
- 403-B Retirement Plan
- 4 Weeks 100% Paid Parental Leave
- Career Development
- Whole Person Well-being Resources
- Mental Health Resources and Support
Our promise to you:
Joining UChicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange is about being part of something bigger. Its about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. UChicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.
Schedule: Full Time
Shift: Evening - 2:30 pm to 11:00 pm (Rotating weekends/holidays)
Location: 5101 Willow Springs Road, La Grange, IL 60525
The community you'll be caring for: UChicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange
The role you'll contribute:
Responsible for operational management of the clinical laboratory, including direct leadership of technical associates and pre-analytic supervision as needed. This position performs all levels of general testing within the analytical laboratory, provides a high level of technical knowledge, and applies it to testing and clinical relevance.
The value you'll bring to the team:
- Manages the clinical laboratory's operations, including direct leadership of technical associates.
- Schedules staff and monitors workflow to ensure efficient laboratory operations.
- Serves as a liaison with other laboratory departments and hospital services.
- Selects, hires, trains, appraises performance, and takes corrective action for associates.
- Investigates and resolves occurrence reports, compiling various reports and resolving issues.
- Receives specimens, assesses priority, assures appropriate specimen identification and appropriate specimen type.
- Coordinates implementation and validation of new analyzers, ensuring proficiency testing is assigned, tested, and submitted.
- Monitors quality metrics and processes to meet goals, facilitating investigation, follow-up, and retraining with associates as needed.
- Assists with resolution of unusual test orders by following up with reference lab, referring to lab leadership when appropriate.
- Performs all levels of testing within the assigned discipline with a high level of competency, utilizing critical thinking skills to correlate and interpret data.
- Leads and participates in laboratory performance improvement activities, promoting team building, employee engagement, patient satisfaction, and safety.
- Follows safety policies including the use of PPE, handwashing, and hazardous chemical handling, and completes required training for handling hazardous waste.
- May include transport of hazardous waste from the point of generation to a designated secure storage area; employee will be required to complete initial training (prior to handling hazardous waste) and refresher training to include proper handling and transport of hazardous waste, and proper selection, use and disposal of personal protective equipment.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
The expertise and experience you'll need to succeed :
- Bachelor's in a chemical, biological, clinical or medical laboratory science, or medical technology from an accredited institution O
- Three or more years of Work Experience as Medical Lab Scientist Required
- Clinical Laboratory Supervisor (SU) Preferred
- Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLSASCP) Preferred
- Medical Lab Scientist (MLSAMT) Preferred
- Medical Technologist (MTAMT) Preferred
- Medical Technologist (MTASCP) Preferred
- Medical Technologist (MTAAB) Preferred
This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations and ordinances. The salary range reflects the anticipated base pay range for this position. Individual compensation is determined based on skills, experience and other relevant factors within this pay range. The minimums and maximums for each position may vary based on geographical location.
Category: Laboratory
Organization: UChicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange
Schedule: Full-time
Shift: 3 - Night
Req ID: 25042535
We are an equal opportunity employer and do not tolerate discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, age or disability/handicap with respect to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion, wages, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment.
