Join Our Team at Bethesda North Hospital – Lead Medical Tech - Registered Opportunity

Are you a skilled Medical Laboratory Tech professional with a passion for leadership and quality? Bethesda North Hospital is seeking a dedicated professional to provide technical expertise and team guidance across multiple lab disciplines including Chemistry, Hematology, Microbiology, and Blood Bank.

In this role, you’ll support a diverse team of technologists, technicians, phlebotomists, and lab assistants—ensuring excellence in training, compliance, and workflow coordination. You’ll play a key part in maintaining regulatory standards, driving process improvements, and fostering collaboration across departments.

If you’re ready to make a meaningful impact in a healthcare environment that values care, precision, and teamwork, we encourage you to apply.

Location:  Bethesda North Hospital at 10500 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, OH 45242

Work Hours:

Full-Time, 80 hours bi-weekly Day Shift Weekend and Holiday rotation

Minimum Job Requirements:

Bachelor's Degree in Medical Laboratory Science (Equivalent experience accepted in lieu of degree) American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP), MLS (ASCP)  Excellent customer service and computer skills, Phlebotomy. 3-4 years' experience in Clinical Laboratory

Job Overview:
The Lead Medical Technologist provides leadership, technical support and expertise for Registered and Registry-Eligible Medical Technologists, Registered and Registry-Eligible Medical Laboratory Technicians, Co-op Students, Tech Aides IIs, Technologist Associates, Technician Aides in Chemistry, Hematology, Coagulation, Microbiology and Blood Bank as applicable, as well as Outpatient Lab Coordinators, Lab Process Techs, Phlebotomists, Lead Phlebotomists, Phlebotomy Trainers, and Lab Assistants – POC in Support Services as applicable. It is responsible for orientation training, compliance education, safety training, competency assessments at the appropriate time and competency reassessments when necessary. Also, is responsible for ensuring that policies and procedures are communicated and followed. This position is responsible for monitoring QC, QA, IQCP, Maintenance, Temperature and Troubleshooting logs as well as corrective action for instrumentation. In addition to that is responsible for assisting with validations of new instrumentation and new assays, attending and actively participating in appropriate department meetings, communicating with the Tech Specialists, Laboratory Compliance, Safety and Quality Assurance Specialist, Supervisors, and Managers to develop efficient processes and procedures when appropriate.

The team member in this role is responsible for maintaining compliance with CAP, CLIA, Joint Commission and other regulatory bodies to include distributing, monitoring, result entry and corrective action for Proficiency Testing incorrect responses when necessary. Will be responsible as well for schedules, assigning work, as well as editing and approving Team Member time records. This position is responsible for providing input and documentation for performance reviews, performance counseling and service excellence recognition as well as resolving personnel issues that arise.  Works collaboratively with non-lab departments to coordinate workflow, resolve issues, review test orders for accuracy, and provides existing clients/customers with ongoing technical support regarding test information and services.


Job Responsibilities:
Ability to Prioritize / Organize / Handle Quantity of Work
Accuracy / Quality / Completeness of Work
Complex Assignments Received / Delegated / Completed
Judgment Skills/Problem Solving Skills
Overall Procedure Knowledge / Quality Assurance Knowledge -including documentation as needed

Working Conditions:
Climbing - Rarely
Hearing: Conversation - Frequently
Hearing: Other Sounds - Frequently 
Kneeling - Rarely
Lifting 50+ Lbs. - Rarely
Lifting <50 Lbs. - Occasionally
Pulling - Occasionally
Pushing - Occasionally
Reaching - Occasionally
Sitting - Occasionally
Standing - Frequently
Stooping - Occasionally
Talking - Frequently
Use of Hands - Frequently
Color Vision - Frequently
Visual Acuity: Far - Frequently
Visual Acuity: Near - Consistently
Walking - Frequently

 

Job keywords:

Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS), Clinical Laboratory Technologist, Histologist Technologist, Medical Laboratory Technologist (Medical Lab Tech), Medical Technologist (MT), Microbiology Technologist