{"id":6270,"date":"2024-05-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-14T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/?page_id=6270"},"modified":"2026-06-27T19:07:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T02:07:53","slug":"medical-laboratory-scientist-lead","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/medical-laboratory-scientist-lead\/","title":{"rendered":"Medical Laboratory Scientist Lead"},"content":{"rendered":"

UW CODE AND REPRESENTATIVE GROUP<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n
Representative group<\/th>\nJob codes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
SEIU LOCAL 925 HEALTHCARE PROF\/LAB TECH<\/td>\n18401 (E S SEIU 925 HCP\/LT)
\n18404 (NE S SEIU 925 HCP\/LT)
\n22592 (NE H NI SEIU 925 HCP\/LT)\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SEIU 1199NW UWMC NORTHWEST PROFESSIONAL<\/td>\n21366 (NE S SEIU 1199NW UWMC Northwest Professional)
\n22997 (NE H NI SEIU 1199NW UWMC Northwest Professional)\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

BASIC FUNCTION<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lead Medical Laboratory Scientists and Medical Laboratory Scientist Trainees; evaluate the performance of fellows, residents and students; develop and evaluate methodologies and procedures.<\/p>\n

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Regularly assign, instruct and check the work of others. Lead the professional technical work performed by Medical Laboratory Scientists and Medical Laboratory Scientist Trainees in a section or division of a clinical laboratory and coordinate development and evaluation of new laboratory tests and procedures. Must lead at least 1.0 FTE (or an equivalent combination of part-time positions) of subordinates at least at the Medical Laboratory Scientist 1 level.<\/p>\n

TYPICAL WORK<\/strong><\/p>\n

Evaluate and document the performance of post-doctoral fellows, residents, students and Medical Laboratory Scientists during training;<\/p>\n

Review and evaluate test results; consult with physicians concerning critical or abnormal findings;<\/p>\n

Assure quality control standards and competencies are met and documented; troubleshoot methods and instrumentation;<\/p>\n

Develop and evaluate new methodologies; write, review and revise technical procedures;<\/p>\n

Consult with Clinical Laboratory Supervisor, Health Services Manager and Faculty Director in matters relating to purchasing, budgeting and cost analysis; inform faculty of unusual technical problems and help establish laboratory policies;<\/p>\n

Coordinate efforts with the Laboratory Safety Officer in ensuring a safe working environment;<\/p>\n

May provide input to the supervisor in the interviewing, hiring and evaluation of employees; may counsel, mentor and provide immediate feedback to section or division staff and recommend disciplinary action to the supervisor\/manager; may participate in the disciplinary action process.;<\/p>\n

May develop and implement diagnostic algorithms for specimen analysis;<\/p>\n

May be responsible for accreditation preparation and ongoing accreditation readiness;<\/p>\n

Continuing education: keep ASCP or other certifications up to date per guidelines of National Organization;<\/p>\n

Perform duties of Medical Laboratory Scientist 2 or Medical Laboratory Scientist 1;<\/p>\n

Perform related duties as required.<\/p>\n

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Accredited Bachelor’s Degree in Medical Laboratory Science OR equivalent education\/experience<\/p>\n

AND<\/p>\n

Medical Laboratory Science certification with the American Society for Clinical Pathology or equivalent, or certification with a specialty organization appropriate to the laboratory division<\/p>\n

AND<\/p>\n

Three years of professional experience including one year as a Medical Laboratory Scientist 2 or equivalent.<\/p>\n

Equivalent education and\/or experience may substitute for minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license, certification, and\/or registration.<\/p>\n

CLASSIFICATION HISTORY<\/strong><\/p>\n

01\/03\/1973: New Class
\n12\/14\/1973: Revise Class and Title
\n04\/18\/1988: Revise Class and Title
\n05\/14\/2004: Revise MQ
\n06\/01\/2005: Civil Service Reform (CSR) Class Conversion
\n01\/01\/2014: Revise Class, including title change from Clinical Technologist Lead to Medical Laboratory Scientist Lead
\n05\/01\/2022: Revise Job Codes
\n01\/16\/2026: Added UWMC Northwest job codes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

UW CODE AND REPRESENTATIVE GROUP Representative group Job codes SEIU LOCAL 925 HEALTHCARE PROF\/LAB TECH 18401 (E S SEIU 925 HCP\/LT) 18404 (NE S SEIU 925 HCP\/LT) 22592 (NE H NI SEIU 925 HCP\/LT) SEIU 1199NW UWMC NORTHWEST PROFESSIONAL 21366 (NE S SEIU 1199NW UWMC Northwest Professional) 22997 (NE H NI SEIU 1199NW UWMC Northwest Professional) BASIC FUNCTION Lead Medical Laboratory Scientists and Medical Laboratory Scientist Trainees; evaluate the performance of fellows, residents and students; develop and evaluate methodologies and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"no","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6270","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6270","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6270"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6270\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11956,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6270\/revisions\/11956"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}