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Ohio County Healthcare - Hartford, KY
posted 2 months ago
The Lab Supervisor is responsible for ensuring that laboratory services are provided in accordance with Ohio County Healthcare's policies and procedures, as well as its Purpose, Vision, and Values. The role emphasizes the importance of delivering outstanding care consistently, regardless of the encounter. The Lab Supervisor must maintain a flexible schedule and present a neat, clean, and professional appearance while exhibiting positive human relations. Accountability is a key aspect of this position, as the supervisor will oversee laboratory personnel and ensure compliance with organizational and laboratory policies. In this role, the Lab Supervisor will package, ship, and communicate Covid-19 results from reference laboratories, including scanning results into the Laboratory Information System (LIS). The supervisor will also perform generalist tech duties, rotating through various departments such as Phlebotomy, Chemistry, Hematology, Coagulation, Immunohematology, Urinalysis, Serology, and Microbiology, ensuring that testing equipment and systems are monitored for acceptable analytical performance. The Lab Supervisor will provide direction to both certified and non-certified staff performing waived and non-waived testing, ensuring that corrective actions are taken before patient test results are reported. Competency of testing personnel will be a priority, with the supervisor responsible for overseeing specimen processing, test performance, reporting of results, and instrument maintenance and calibration at defined intervals. The supervisor will also conduct proficiency testing and review results of proficiency testing surveys, adhering to the laboratory's quality control policies and documenting all quality control activities. In addition to these responsibilities, the Lab Supervisor will maintain the laboratory employee schedule, assist Phlebotomy staff as needed, and ensure compliance with safety and cleanliness standards in the laboratory environment. The role may require occasional travel to other OCH labs and involves data entry of specimens into the hospital computer system. The job description is intended to provide a general overview of the essential functions of the position, and additional duties may be assigned by the Lab Manager as necessary.