Chemistry Lab Supervisor (Relocation/Sign-On Bonus)

PathGroup•Nashville, TN

About The Position

The Chemistry Lab Supervisor is a licensed Medical Technologist (MT) and Clinical Laboratory Specialist who supervises and oversees technologists in the chemistry department while maintaining acceptable turnaround time (TAT). The role requires advanced skills to perform all duties of a Medical Technologist III Lead. The supervisor provides departmental leadership and manages employees, hiring, onboarding, training, continuing education, performance, and employee relations. The position also manages chemistry supply inventory; oversees validation and correlation of new equipment and procedures, equipment calibration verification and maintenance; develops and maintains quality assurance programs; and coordinates departmental policies and procedures. The role ensures compliance with laboratory industry guidelines, safety precautions, procedure manuals, and corporate privacy, security, and compliance policies.

Requirements

Must be a licensed Medical Technologist (MT).
Must be a Clinical Laboratory Specialist.
Must have advanced skills necessary to perform all duties of a Medical Technologist III Lead.

Responsibilities

Support PathGroup's mission, vision, goals, and management decisions.
Lead and manage the assigned department, make decisions, solve problems, develop procedures, and conduct and attend meetings.
Manage hiring processes, including developing and updating job descriptions with Human Resources and defining performance expectations and role requirements.
Supervise employee and team performance, new employee orientation, training, and continuing education.
Coach, counsel, motivate, and continually evaluate employees; implement disciplinary action as needed in consultation with Human Resources.
Promote effective employee relations and an ethical, non-discriminatory, and safe work environment; establish communication methods, resolve employee problems and conflicts, and respond to grievances.
Perform all duties of a Medical Lab Technologist III Lead.
Manage ordering and inventory of supplies for the Chemistry departments.
Validate and correlate new equipment and procedures pertaining to the departments.
Perform calibration verification for departmental equipment.
Oversee equipment maintenance and train staff when appropriate.
Develop, implement, and maintain departmental quality assurance programs and monitors.
Coordinate maintenance, development, and implementation of departmental policies and procedures.
Ensure compliance with laboratory industry guidelines.
Follow laboratory safety precautions and procedures in procedure manuals.
Protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected health information and other sensitive company data by following security practices and regulatory guidelines.
Follow the Corporate Compliance Program and corporate policies, including Privacy and Security policies.
Work with other PathGroup departments and subsidiaries.
Perform other duties as assigned.