Lab Supervisor

Lab Supervisor- Point of Care and Micro

Are you looking for a rewarding career with family-friendly hours and top-notch benefitsWe are looking for a qualified Lab Supervisor like you to join our Texas Health family.

Position Highlights:

Work location: 201 Walls Dr. Cleburne TX 76031

Work hours: Monday Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm

This candidate will be responsible for overseeing Point of Care testing and Microbiology operations

Lab Department highlights:

Lab supervisor is a part of campus leadership team and participates in multidisciplinary decision making.

Highly engaged team committed to excellence

Heres What you Need:

Education:

Bachelors Degree Medical Technology Clinical Lab Science or Chemical Physical or Biological science

5 years under the direction of an MT or Pathologist required

2 years of Leadership experience preferred

MT(ASCP) - Medical Technologist Upon Hire Required Or CT(ASCP)

Cytotechnologist Upon Hire Required Or HTL(ASCP)

Histotechnologist Upon Hire Required Or MLS(ASCP)

Medical Lab Scientist Upon Hire Required Or SCT(ASCP)

Specialist in Cytotechnology Upon Hire Required

Other equivalent of one of the above including AMT AAB HHS NCA HEW CLS-CA FL NY state license Philippine Board Upon Hire Required HT(ASCP) Histotechnician if supervising Histology within Anatomical Pathology Upon Hire Required

What You Will Do

Leadership/Staff Supervision:

Oversees work schedules and personnel assignments for the department

Delegates employee responsibilities as needed

Monitors overtime usage

Assists in investigation of corrected and situation reports when required. Informs supervisor of any situation that requires counseling of employees

Completes employee performance appraisals within designated time frame

Participates in interviewing and hiring processes

Performs daily review of results from the department.

Displays good judgment

Recognizes and defuses crisis situations including complaints from physicians nurses other hospital personnel patients and/or their families and co-workers

Recognizes differentiates between major and minor problems. Reports legitimate problems to an appropriate person and helps develop viable solutions to problems

Regularly makes constructive suggestions for departmental improvement and shows willingness to help supervisor implement changes

Develops and/or coordinates departmental projects and assigns when workload allows

Coordinates evaluation of new techniques and procedures in the laboratory in terms of equipment space method comparison establishment of reference values and related statistical analysis

Writes and revises technical procedures

Assists in investigation of corrected and situation reports when required. Informs supervisor of any situation that requires counseling of employees

Lab Operations and Test Procedures:

Assumes and performs complex laboratory procedures when needed

Maintains testing procedure competency

Checks and investigates specimens not collected/received on the outstanding tests list

Reviews abnormal results

Performs patient care tasks in a manner that enhances the quality of patient care

Helps hospital and laboratory coworkers provide timely patient care

Demonstrates active cost effectiveness

Follows established laboratory test procedures

Evaluates tests and reports tests

Knows and uses computer downtime procedures as needed when computer is not available

Communicates and documents relevant patient data to appropriate personnel

Quality Control/Documentation:

Reviews reagent quality control that is reported by the technologists and instrument maintenance that is performed by the technologists

Follows laboratory policies when quality control is not within established limits

Resolves quality control discrepancies before releasing/reporting patient results

Documents corrective action

Adheres and documents laboratory equipment maintenance policies and activities

Documents maintenance performed

Demonstrates knowledge to troubleshoot equipment

Compiles and reviews action plans of departmental performance improvement laboratory monitors when needed

Delegates proficiency testing survey material reviews results and submit results to regulatory agency

Investigates incorrect results

Oversees supply inventory

Professional Accountability:

Participates in orientation and training of students volunteers new employees and observers

Maintains documents and communicates current education requirements and obtains training and education required by system hospital and laboratory

Mandatory health requirements are completed with required time frame

Completes assigned work within required time and offers assistance to other coworkers

Uses laboratory equipment (computer instruments etc) for hospital use only

Budgets and schedules PTO for effective staffing levels

Time and attendance is satisfactory

Employee exhibits a professional appearance

Seeks assistance/supervision/consultation as needed and reports to supervisor any problems and/or solutions regarding delivery of patient care

Maintains effective liaison with other laboratory sections and other hospital departments to facilitate information exchange and enhance patient care

Models THR Leadership Behaviors and exemplifies professional accountability

Safety and Compliance:

Complies with regulatory requirements for safety infection control privacy ethical behavior guidelines and billing compliance

Complies with laboratory and section/cost center guidelines procedures and policies

Meets infection control requirements

Meets Patient Safety goals

Participates in the internal and external disaster plan

Models adherence to laboratory and section policies and procedures

Models compliance behavior in all regulatory requirements

Additional perks of being a Texas Health employee:

Benefits include 401k PTO medical dental Paid Parental Leave flex spending tuition reimbursement Student Loan Repayment Program as well as several other benefits.

Delivery of high quality of patient care through nursing education nursing research and innovations in nursing practice.

Strong Unit Based Council (UBC).

A supportive team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth

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