General Supervisor
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2years
85 - 110
1 Vacancy
Job Description
Job Summary:
The Laboratory Supervisor is responsible for being the onsite resource for potential technical issues and is the goto resource to provide lab personnel support. The Lab Supervisor is responsible for ensuring all training and competency assessments are current for all staff handling patient specimens. In collaboration with the Lab Director and Quality Assurance Department will be responsible for ensuring all State and CLIA/CAP regulatory requirements are met. The Laboratory Supervisor is responsible for delivering timely results of all infectious disease testing with a goal of providing 100 accuracy.
Essential Responsibilities/Duties:
Verification of all critical reagents with adherence to CAP requirements for labelling and
Quality Control that requires all new lot numbers and new shipments to be evaluated before placing reagent into use for patient samples.
Reviewing and assisting Lab Management and Quality Department with workflow updates
and ensuring SOPs are up to date and implemented in real time for workflow processes.
Adhere to the laboratorys quality control policies quality control activities and SOPs.
Facilitate and ensure appropriate individual work output completed based on current metrics.
Responsible for completing testing associated with HHS/CAP/API approved proficiency
testing program commensurate with the services offered.
Assist in resolving technical problems and ensuring that remedial actions are taken
whenever test systems deviate from the laboratorys established performance
specifications.
Ensuring that patient test results are not reported until all corrective actions have been taken and the test system is functioning properly.
Identifying training needs and assuring that everyone performing tests receives regular in
service training and education appropriate for the type and complexity of the laboratory
services performed.
Demonstrate proficiency while running KingFisher Flex Veriti Pro Accufill QuantStudio12K
and QuantStudio5 while manually pipetting and preparing solutions.
Performing specimen processing and PCR reactions as needed.
Assuring that all corrective and preventive actions are taken whenever test systems deviate from the laboratorys established performance specifications.
Ability to perform basic accessioning in preanalytical operations: requirements for Patient
Identifiers (PID) auditing and communicating client manifest issues identifying specimens
categorized as noncompliant acceptance/rejection of patient specimens and creating cases for exceptions and send out orders.
Responsible for adherence to annual Safety Compliance HIPPA training and monthly CEU
requirements.
Resource management through ADP; approve PTO requests approve timecards complete
employee performance review.
Requirements
Qualifications:
Education
o Clinical testing personnel must possess a current license issued by the state in which the
laboratory is located if such licensing is required; and meet the following educational requirements:
Bachelor s Degree in a chemical physical biological or clinical laboratory science is required.
MS or PhD in chemical biological medical technology or clinical laboratory science is preferred.
Competencies/Skills
Knowledge of clinical laboratory services
Technical knowledge to monitor lab operations
Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
Ability work independently and strong attention to detail
Strong ProblemSolving Skills
Ability to troubleshoot and conduct root cause analysis
Experience
2 years previous supervisory experience required.
Bachelors degree in medical technology clinical laboratory science or chemical or biological science and 2 years training and experience in highcomplexity testing in the respective specialty.
Comprehensive understanding of QA/QC to ensure precision and accuracy of results.
Proficient in molecular laboratory techniques and processes including but not limited to pipetting.
Broad understanding of sterile technique contamination control and unidirectional workflow necessary for a PCR lab.
Thorough understanding of quantitative PCR workflow and data analysis as it related to troubleshooting.
Prior experience in assay development instrument verification and/or validations required.
Certifications/Licenses
ASCP/AMT or other organizations preferred unless required by the state in which the laboratory is located.
Knowledge of clinical laboratory services Technical knowledge to monitor lab operations Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing Ability work independently and strong attention to detail Strong Problem-Solving Skills Ability to troubleshoot and conduct root cause analysis
Education
Bachelor's degree in medical technology, clinical laboratory science, or chemical, or biological science and 2 years training and experience in high-complexity testing in the respective specialty. ASCP/AMT, or other organizations preferred unless required by the state in which the laboratory is located.
Employment Type
Full Time
