Lab Supervisor – Blood Bank

Texas Health•Fort Worth, TX

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Lab Supervisor – Blood Bank is part of the campus leadership team and participates in multidisciplinary decision-making. The role oversees department schedules and personnel assignments, delegates responsibilities, monitors overtime, and performs complex laboratory procedures as needed. The supervisor maintains testing competency and reviews reagent quality control and instrument maintenance documentation. The position also supports orientation and training, ensures required education is maintained, and complies with safety, regulatory, privacy, ethical, billing, and laboratory policies.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Medical Technology, Clinical Lab Science, or a chemical, physical, or biological science.
Five years of experience under the direction of an MT or Pathologist.
Upon hire, one of the specified credentials is required: MT(ASCP), CT(ASCP), HTL(ASCP), MLS(ASCP), SCT(ASCP), or an equivalent credential listed in the posting, including AMT, AAB, HHS, NCA, HEW, CLS-CA, a Florida or New York state license, or Philippine Board certification.
HT(ASCP) Histotechnician certification is required upon hire if supervising Histology within Anatomical Pathology.

Nice To Haves

Two years of leadership experience.
Two years of Blood Bank experience.

Responsibilities

Oversee work schedules and personnel assignments for the department.
Delegate employee responsibilities as needed.
Monitor overtime usage.
Perform complex laboratory procedures when needed.
Maintain testing procedure competency.
Review reagent quality control reported by technologists and instrument maintenance performed by technologists.
Follow laboratory policies when quality control is outside established limits.
Participate in orientation and training of students, volunteers, new employees, and observers.
Maintain, document, and communicate current education requirements, and obtain training and education required by the system, hospital, and laboratory.
Comply with regulatory requirements for safety, infection control, privacy, ethical behavior, and billing compliance.
Comply with laboratory and section/cost center guidelines, procedures, and policies.