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

Temple University Health System • Philadelphia, PA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

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 quality as technical supervisor under CLIA.

Requirements

• 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.)
• 4 years experience in clinical laboratory experience
• General experience and knowledge of licensing, accreditation and regulatory requirements

Nice To Haves

• General experience utilizing quality control procedures and practices in a hospital environment
• Generalist in all lab testing: hematology, chemistry and blood bank
• Amer Soc Clinical Pathology

Responsibilities

• Supervises the daily operations of Laboratory Svcs, ensuring adequate staffing on all three shifts
• Monitors 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
• Prepares work schedules to ensure adequate staffing
• 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 quality as technical supervisor under CLIA

Benefits

• Temple Health is a dynamic network of outstanding hospitals, specialty centers, and physician practices that is advancing the fight against disease, pushing the boundaries of medical science, and educating future healthcare professionals.
• Temple Health consists of Temple University Hospital (TUH), Fox Chase Cancer Center, TUH-Jeanes Campus, TUH-Episcopal Campus, TUH-Northeastern Campus, Temple Physicians, Inc., and Temple Transport Team.
• Temple Health is proudly affiliated with the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University.
• To support this mission, Temple Health is continuously recruiting top talent to join its diverse, 10,000 strong workforce that fosters a healthy, safe and productive environment for its patients, visitors, students and colleagues alike.
• At Temple Health, your tomorrow is here!
• Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
• All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

What This Job Offers

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