General Laboratory Supervisor - Helen F. Graham Cancer Center
About The Position
Headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, ChristianaCare is one of the country’s most dynamic health care organizations, centered on improving health outcomes, making high-quality care more accessible and lowering health care costs. ChristianaCare includes an extensive network of outpatient services, home health care, urgent care centers, three hospitals (1,299 beds), a free-standing emergency department, a Level I trauma center and a Level III neonatal intensive care unit, a comprehensive stroke center and regional centers of excellence in heart and vascular care, cancer care and women’s health. We are searching for a General La boratory Supervisor to work in the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center. The hours are Monday – Friday 7:30AM to 4PM. There are no requirements to work weekends or holidays. The supervisor will manage a laboratory that supports the patients of the Cancer Center and consists of 4 Medical Technologists, a Specimen Processing clerk and 8 phlebotomists.
Requirements
- BS, Medical Technology
- Minimum of three years medical technology experience.
- Minimum of one year supervisory experience.
- (ASCP) or equivalent
Responsibilities
- Assists the Director in the supervision of the activities of the MLS I, Phlebotomy staff, and Specimen Processor.
- Monitors all workflow and makes appropriate changes to ensure effective utilization of personnel ensuring that committed turnaround times are met.
- Reviews and validates abnormal laboratory test results, assessing plausibility of results through correlation of data with common physiological conditions or patient systems most specifically as related to oncology.
- Consults with Technical Specialist as needed.
- Reviews quality control data and consults with respective technical specialists, physician directors, and QA coordinator on any unacceptable trends.
- Develops schedule and daily work assignments to ensure effective utilization of personnel, ensuring coverage during all hours, with minimal overtime.
- In conjunction with Technical Specialists, evaluates personnel of the section in accordance with defined standards of performance.
- Monitors caregiver time and attendance daily.
- Implements and monitors appropriate safety precautions and addresses all safety-related issues for both laboratory staff and patients receiving lab services at the HFG Cancer Center.
- Ensures all safety- related training is completed.
- Performs coaching sand disciplinary actions as necessary under direction of the Director.
- In conjunction with the Director, is responsible for preparation and CAP inspection of the two lab sites at the HFGCC.
- Holds regular staff meetings setting agendas in conjunction with the Director.
- In conjunction with lab leadership develops technical and non-technical quality improvement indicators, collection of data, interpretation of results and trending of statistics.
- Writes or modifies and updates existing technical and non-technical guidelines and procedures to make them applicable to the HFG working environment.
- Investigates all Safety-First Learning Reports, Patient and Physician complaints.
- Monitors and audits processes for specimen identification, retention and retrieval.
- Performs all requirements of MLS I, Phlebotomy Specialist and Specimen Processor.
Benefits
- Full Medical, Dental, Vision and other insurance benefits
- 403 (b) with an employer match
- Diverse and Inclusive culture
- Generous paid time off with annual roll-over and opportunities to cash out
- 12 week paid parental leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
