Supervisor, Lab

POSITION PURPOSE

Responsible for planning, coordinating, and supervising all of the functions within assigned laboratory section including testing, staffing, training, scheduling, maintaining supplies, and relating with Laboratory administration, other laboratories, nursing service, physicians and Laboratory customers. Ensure that services are of the best quality, are cost contained, and are carried out in an expeditious manner. Perform laboratory testing as needed or required. Evaluate employees using laboratory and hospital guidelines and policies to include competency assessment. Assure staff schedules are accurate and meeting staff guidelines. Encourages professional growth and development of staff.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in a chemical, physical, biological or clinical laboratory science, or medical technology from an accredited institution, or an associate degree in a laboratory science, or medical laboratory technology from an accredited institution or meet grandfather requirements under CLIA’88 personnel requirements.

Experience/Specialized Skills/Aptitudes

• Minimum of five (5) years experience in a medical laboratory required. Supervisory skills and technical expertise.
• Safety consciousness. Mechanically inclined to trouble shoot and make minor repair to instruments.
• Teaching skills to instruct students and orientate new employees.
• Numerical ability to calculate test results.
• Clerical ability to accurately record results.
• Form perception and color discrimination to identify cells and micro-organisms.