Supervisor, Clinical Laboratory, Full Time Days, OMC

Administration:

• Responsible for Laboratory Operations for section and/or assigned shift.
• Ensures that all personnel policies and practices are followed.
• Assist in formulating goals and objectives for Department.
• Establishes and implements policies and procedures in collaboration with associated Departments throughout the organization.
• Interviews, hires, disciplines, and fires personnel as appropriate.
• Prepares and administers performance appraisals.
• Oversees work schedules, to assure adequate staffing is available to complete the workflow.
• Authorizes overtime as necessary.
• Prepares various reports for assigned committees and Management as requested.
• Assumes administrative responsibilities for other areas as communicated by site Manager.

Technical Operations:

• Acts as a technical resource for instrumentation.
• Evaluates new procedures and instrumentation for implementation. 
• Oversees technical performance of section assuring that results are accurate and turn around is optimal.
• Develops and reports workload statistics to the Site Manager.
• Reports Quality Control, Proficiency Testing and Quality Improvement issues to site Manager as requested.
• Maintains and ensures procedures are performed according to SOP.
• Ensures result review is performed and associated problems are resolved.
• Responds to telephone inquiries off hours.
• Ensures that technical manuals are in compliance with all regulatory agencies. 
• Performs duties of testing personnel as needed.
• Cover any open shifts.

Budget:

• Assists Manager in preparation of budget (salaries and hours, supplies and purchased services)
• Monitors and justifies monthly variances.
• Identifies areas for cost savings within the section.
• Recommends and justifies capital purchases.  Identifies and aids in the justification of new/replacement instrumentation.
• Recognizes and communicates revenue opportunities.
• Performs cost analysis for new or existing tests as appropriate.

Inventory:

• Oversees purchasing of supplies. 
• Implements and maintains an Inventory Control System which minimizes cost and improves productivity.
• Seeks mechanisms to purchase supplies in a cost-effective manner.
• Evaluates new instrumentation/equipment/product purchases as directed by the Site Manager.

Communications:

• Attends hospital wide committees and staff meetings as scheduled.
• Communicates laboratory and site issues to site manager.   
• Chairs regularly scheduled staff meetings.
• Promotes shared values and shared governance throughout the organization.
• Actively initiates and responds to incident and occurrence reports. Communicates
• findings and solutions to site Manager.
• Meets with vendors and technical representatives regarding operational needs.
• Interfaces and cooperates with other lab management personnel.

Competency Testing:

• Aids in developing protocols to satisfy regulatory requirements.
• Works with other coordinators and management to ensure compliance.
• Provides remediation as indicated.
• Participates in in-services as required.

Regulatory Compliance (CAP, CLIA, JCAHO, FDA):

• Updates and monitors laboratory compliance with regulatory agencies.
• Coordinates self-inspections and onsite inspections with Manager.
• Assures all QA/QC logs are reported, reviewed, and maintained as required by regulatory agencies.

Safety Criteria:

• Ensures all staff are in compliance with OSHA, Fire, Disaster, Right to Know and Infection Control policies.
• Maintains a safe environment in accordance with hospital policies and other regulatory agencies.
• Demonstrates knowledge of and practices departmental safety procedures, including safe handling of hazardous.
• Demonstrates practice of institutional, patient, and personnel safety procedures.
• Complete the mandatory annual training programs addressing those areas appropriate to the section as defined by Human Resources.

Education and Training:

• Must meet current CAP requirements for a laboratory supervisor
• Bachelor’s degree in medical technology, or in a physical, chemical, biological, or clinical laboratory science and 5+ years in high complexity testing in CLIA/CAP environment
• ASCP certification or equivalent highly preferred

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