HLA Supervisor

The Donor Network Inc•Las Vegas, NV

About The Position

The Supervisor of Clinical Laboratories supports the mission, goals and strategic plan of Nevada Donor Network, Inc. (NDN) by providing oversight of daily laboratory operations, overseeing new test development and implementation, technologist training and participating in the daily performance, analysis and reporting of clinical laboratory testing.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree (four-year college or university) in laboratory science.
Six (6) years full-time laboratory experience including at least five (5) years HLA experience.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint required.
Nevada General Supervisor License required.
Certified Histocompatibility Specialist (CHS) certification required.
Meets current state, federal and other regulatory agency (American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ASHI)) educational/experience requirements.
Required to have a personal cell phone.
Accuracy - Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
Active Listening - Ability to actively attend to, convey, and understand the comments and questions of others.
Conflict Resolution - Ability to deal with others in an antagonistic situation.
Customer Oriented - Ability to take care of the customers’ needs while following company procedures.
Detail Oriented - Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.
Honesty / Integrity - Ability to be truthful and be seen as credible in the workplace.
Organized - Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.
Responsible - Ability to be held accountable or answerable for one’s conduct.
Self Confident - The trait of being comfortable in making decisions for oneself.
Time Management - Ability to utilize the available time to organize and complete work within given deadlines.
Team Builder - Ability to convince a group of people to work toward a goal.
Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.
Communication, Written - Ability to communicate in writing clearly and concisely.
Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
Judgment - The ability to formulate a sound decision using the available information.
Adaptability - Ability to adapt to change in the workplace.
Diversity Oriented - Ability to work effectively with people regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, or job type.
Compliance – Ability of the individual to be in accordance with established guidelines, policy, standards, or legislation.
Understand and commit to the following: Organizational Core Purpose: To save and heal lives. Core Values: Relentless, Joyful, Selfless. Strategic Anchors: Mutually beneficial partnerships, diverse revenue streams and get to yes: every donor every time.

Nice To Haves

Previous leadership experience preferred.
Knowledge of relevant medical terminology is preferred.
Experience with database applications preferred.
MLS/MT certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Supervises and participates in the day-to-day performance, analysis and reporting of clinical testing.
Identifies and assists in resolving operational and technical problems.
Evaluates and makes recommendations for new equipment, supplies and reagents and implements their application.
Works with the Director to develop protocols for technical training and evaluation of competency for testing personnel.
Heads special projects as assigned.
Assists in the writing and updating of the technical procedure manual and QC procedures.
Works with the Director and Technologist III – Technical Specialist to evaluate and select new tests and test procedures, performs validation studies, and analyzes data for validation and quality control (QC)/quality assurance (QA) procedures.
Works with Technologist III updating QC/QA records and forms and to ensure laboratory maintains compliance with UNOS, CLIA, CAP, State of Nevada and other applicable standards/regulations.
Routinely oversees preparation and quality control of reagents, kits, etc.
Performs specimen processing as needed.
Evaluates a given patient’s immunologic and serologic history, determines appropriate battery of tests, recommends additional testing if necessary, advises physicians regarding selection of optimum recipient/donor pairs during periods of “call-back” without supervision.
Communicates results and interpretations with the UMC nephrologists and surgeons for a variety of tests.
Analyzes results, facilitates patient chart review and creates reports.
Participates in on-call technologist rotation as needed.
Participates and assists in coordinating proficiency testing exercises.
Serves as the department AOC as needed.
Performs direct report performance evaluations and other personnel related tasks (e.g., PIPs and tracking performance).
Participates in Strategic Planning process.
Makes recommendations for process improvements, and facilitates Plan do Study Act (PDSA).
Performs mock inspections of various laboratory areas.
Performs other related duties as required/requested.
Employees must adhere to and remain in full compliance with Nevada Donor Network’s Motor Vehicle Driving Policy as outlined in the Motor Vehicle Records and Driver Safety policy PC.334.