Assistant Public Health Laboratory Director

Ventura County • Oxnard, CA

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Under direction, the Assistant Public Health Laboratory Director plans, organizes, and directs the operation of the Ventura County Public Health Laboratory. This role advises the Public Health Laboratory Director on a wide range of activities and initiatives, provides oversight for laboratory operations, and assists in managing professional and para-professional public health microbiology staff involved in bacteriology, serology, mycology, mycobacteriology, parasitology, and virology studies and testing. The position also assists in establishing long and short-term objectives for laboratory operations and acts for the Public Health Laboratory Director during absences or as assigned. The Public Health Department is seeking a candidate with strong leadership and management skills, experience in overseeing and managing Public Health laboratory operations, and who is detail-oriented with superior organizational, time management, interpersonal, and communication skills. Prior experience with programmatic operational budgets and managing an integrated health care/public health care delivery system is also desired.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a health or social services related field and a minimum of 3 years’ experience in a clinic or public health laboratory.
• Two years of the required experience must include supervisory experience directing subordinate microbiologists on the technical and administrative activities of a clinical or public health laboratory.
• Must possess a California Public Health Microbiologist (PHM) certification.
• Must possess excellent written and oral communication skills
• Considerable recent public health laboratory work experience in a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) certified (federal Health and Human Services Agency certified) or accredited by a CLIA deemed organization as a highly complex clinical or public health laboratory.
• Possession of or ability to obtain and maintain a valid California driver license.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience working in an integrated health care/public health care delivery system.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Public Health Laboratory Director in planning, organizing and directing of the operations, administration and implementation of the Public Health Laboratory objectives, policies and procedures; ensure effective and efficient services and compliance with established laws, standards, rules, and regulations.
• Assist in developing, implementing and assessing long-range and short-term goals; make recommendations concerning staffing, organization, budget, and workflow; monitor and control expenditures.
• Work cooperatively with outside agencies; assist in coordinating the Public Health Laboratory operations and services with the operations of other local and state Public Health programs; establish and maintain a sound working relationship with federal and state agencies pertaining to the diagnosis, control and prevention of communicable diseases and other illnesses of public health concern; ensure conformance with all applicable statutes and administrative directives.
• Plan, organize, direct, and evaluate the work of laboratory staff within all laboratory sections, including Bacteriology, Parasitology, Mycobacteriology, Mycology, Virology, and Serology.
• Assist in planning and implementing policies and procedures to ensure compliance with local, state and federal regulations; ensure all laboratory testing meets all state and federally mandated requirements.
• Assist in the development and preparation of grant/contract applications and progress reports.
• Communicate the need for surrounding laboratory agencies to provide state required laboratory testing; direct programs to train licensed personnel in the performance of state required tests.
• Consult with medical systems and providers to identify laboratory tests considered necessary in order to meet their needs; evaluate new testing requests and determine necessity and feasibility of implementing and incorporating new procedures into the Public Health laboratory system; advise on new, improved or alternative testing procedures.
• Assist the Public Health leadership in establishing and determining operational priorities based on departmental goals and objectives; review and evaluate reports illustrating volume and test frequency by laboratory location in order to determine adequate staffing levels; adjust staffing levels by location as necessary.
• Assist in evaluating new technologies and methodologies and oversee the implementation to allow for continued growth and development of the Public Health Laboratory.
• Travel throughout the County of Ventura to engage in various meetings and events to develop and maintain positive relations with business and community leaders, governmental organizations, and the public.
• Perform other duties as required.

Benefits

• educational incentive of 2.5%, 3.5%, or 5% based on completion of an Associate's, Bachelor's, or Master's degree that is not required for the classification.
• bilingual incentive depending upon operational need and certification skill.
• eligible for benefits at the MB3 level.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager