Laboratory Supervisor

This position is responsible for coordinating and managing the day-to-day operations of the laboratory, ensuring compliance with regulatory agencies and implementing quality control measures. The Laboratory Supervisor serves in an administrative role with direct reports and functions in an exempt pay status.

• Develop and implement new procedures, instrumentation, and quality control measures in conjunction with the Laboratory Director and/or Laboratory Manager.
• Ensure compliance with all policies, procedures, and standards as promulgated by state and federal agencies, the hospital, and other regulatory entities.
• Plan, organize, and coordinate the work activities of assigned section(s) and shift(s), including maintaining accurate attendance records and time and attendance records.
• Assist the Director/Manager in maintaining the Laboratory budget, including monthly analysis and variance reporting on expense detail.
• Develop, implement, and maintain current procedural manuals of all tests performed in the section(s) assigned and update and review manuals biennially or more often as necessary.
• Enforce all safety policies and procedures, research, evaluate, and implement new and improved procedures, methodologies, instrumentation, and techniques as assigned by the Director/Manager, or Supervisor.
• Implement an appropriate section and/or shift-specific Quality Control Program and maintain all applicable Quality Control and Functional Verification records.
• Monitor test analyses and specimen examinations to ensure that acceptable levels of analytic performance are maintained.
• Review the work done by technologists/technicians working in the section(s) or shift(s) assigned to ensure a minimum of errors and corrective action in the interest of good patient care.
• Refer clinical problems to the laboratory director, manager, or supervisor as appropriate.

• Bachelor's degree in a chemical, physical, biological, or clinical laboratory science or medical technology from a regionally accredited college/university or Education that has been evaluated by an acceptable credentialing agency and deemed equivalent to a US Bachelor's degree in a chemical, physical, biological, or clinical laboratory science or medical technology.
• Five (5) years of experience as a Medical Technologist, Clinical Laboratory Scientist, Medical Laboratory Scientist, or Medical Laboratory Technician required.
• Five (5) years of full-time primary experience in the specific section of responsibility required.
• Must provide proof of certification or certification eligibility for MT (ASCP), CLS (ASCP), MLS (ASCP), MT (AMT), CLS (NCA/ASCP), or MT (AAB).