Laboratory Supervisor, Full-Time, Days

Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

Job Summary

Essential Functions

• All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's purpose:  Inspire health.  Serve with compassion.  Be the difference.

• Supervises laboratory personnel. Evaluates qualifications of potential employees; interviews and hires; monitors and evaluates performance. Trains or assigns training of lab personnel and coordinates or oversees competency. Provides for continuing education program and monitors employee participation. Schedules laboratory personnel. Directly supervises day to day testing and reporting.

• Acts as working general supervisor for the laboratory. Performs routine tests as required and develops knowledge of more complex tests to perform as needed. Perform competency assessment for moderate or high complexity testing as assigned.

• Establishes and monitors quality assurance, quality control, proficiency testing and routine maintenance policies and procedures. Reviews patient test results, quality control, proficiency testing and maintenance records. Ensures that patient test results are not reported until all corrective actions have been taken and the test system is properly functioning.

• Establishes and monitors policies and procedures for overall testing performance. Selects, evaluates, and validates test methods. Writes new test procedures and maintains a current procedure manual.

• Communicates effectively in person, by phone, and in writing. Maintains open communication with laboratory leaders, pathologists, and fellow team members. Communicates pertinent information to other members of the healthcare team. Uses positive and professional interpersonal skills to educate/support laboratory customers.

• Orders supplies and equipment. Evaluates new equipment and reagents for technical performance and cost effectiveness. Maintains a safe and clean working environment and responds immediately to safety violations.

• Complies with Policies and Procedures of Prisma Health system, campus, and laboratory. Understands and complies with standards and conditions set forth by various governmental and accrediting agencies in assigned operational area. Attends meetings as required and participates on committees as directed. 

• Promotes individual professional growth and development by meeting requirements for mandatory/continuing education; accesses training needs and participates in Continuing Education (CE) programs annually. Completes all required 6 month and annual competencies in required time frame and performs proficiency testing as assigned.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory/Management Responsibilities

• This is a supervisor job which may have direct supervision of team members which may include hire/termination authority, disciplinary authority, and performance management responsibilities. May have budget input or responsibilities. Job is not considered a member of management staff.

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Minimum Requirements

• Education - Associate degree in Medical Laboratory Technology. Bachelor's degree in Chemical/Physical/Biological/Clinical Laboratory Science, or Medical Technology from an accredited institution preferred or one that meets ASCP or AMT certification.

• Experience - Four (4) years clinical laboratory experience

In Lieu Of

• NA

Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses

• Certification must be current for one of the following: MLS(ASCP)cm, MT(ASCP), Categorical (ASCP), Categorical (ASCP)cm MT(AMT), MLT (ASCP), MLT(ASCP)cm

• State Laboratory Supervisor license or be license eligible (Required for team members working in Tennessee)

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to compose correspondence and coordinate events/meetings

• Human relations/ interpersonal skills

• Communication skills

• Interview skills

• Working knowledge of lab equipment and testing

• Knowledge of office equipment

• Computer skills (word processing, spreadsheets, data entry)

• Mathematical skills

• Effective at data conversion

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