General Lab Supervisor (FT days/6a-2:30p)(Temple-Chestnut Hill Hospital)

General Lab Supervisor

Supervises the daily operations of Laboratory Svcs, ensuring adequate staffing on all three shifts; this includes monitoring turnaround times and customer satisfaction. Serves as a liaison and resource to lab staff and assists troubleshooting problems/issues that arise. Responsible for inventory management. Evaluates new procedures, technology, or safety devices. Works with medical director and lab manager on technical verifications / validations and updates / drafts written procedures. Collaboratively develops and coordinates continuing education to ensure quality development. In conjunction with the Laboratory Svcs management team, prepares work schedules to ensure adequate staffing, and is responsible for payroll functions. Ensures all standard operating procedures and practices adhere to federal and regulatory agency standards (CLIA and TJC). Works collaboratively with the laboratory management team on the collection and review of QC/QA data and implementing QI projects. Must qualify as technical supervisor under CLIA.

Education: Bachelor's Degree Medical Technology, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, or Life Sciences with 26 science credits with appropriate experience in a CLIA laboratory, or Military Training Program (An official U.S. Military medical laboratory procedures training course and that the applicant has held the military enlisted occupational specialty of Medical Laboratory Specialist - Laboratory Technician.) Required Experience: 4 years experience in clinical laboratory experience Required General Experience and knowledge of licensing, accreditation and regulatory requirements Preferred General Experience utilizing quality control procedures and practices in a hospital environment. Preferred General Experience Generalist in all lab testing: hematology, chemistry and blood bank Preferred Licenses Amer Soc Clinical Pathology Preferred

Temple University