Laboratory Clinical Technical Supervisor

West Coast Wound•Austin, TX

3d•$90,000 - $100,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Employee shall serve as a Clinical Technical Supervisor, responsible for overseeing daily laboratory operations and ensuring compliance with all regulatory requirements (CLIA, CAP, state regulations). This role involves managing laboratory staff, including hiring, training, scheduling, and performance evaluations, under the supervision and approval of Nicole Chorvat. The supervisor will implement and maintain quality control and quality assurance programs, manage the laboratory budget, inventory, and vendor relationships, and collaborate with medical directors and other healthcare professionals. Key responsibilities include ensuring accurate and timely test results and excellent customer service. The role also involves processing incoming specimens, performing and documenting quality control and instrument maintenance, troubleshooting issues, monitoring laboratory environmental parameters, and communicating effectively with staff and external customers.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science
Basic knowledge of Windows Office Suite (Word, Excel, etc.)
Basic knowledge of data/result entry
Ability to approach problems/decisions analytically
Ability to perform and document quality control and instrument maintenance
Experience with, or ability to learn, operations for instrumentation utilized and other functions related to the production of diagnostic patient results after training
Excellent communication and verbal skills
Ability to prioritize workload, multi-task, and interact effectively with all levels of staff, management, and healthcare providers (physicians, advanced practitioners, and nurses)
Ability to work with minimal supervision
Principles and techniques of clinical laboratory testing
Laboratory regulations, including quality control, lab safety, lab documentation requirements, and lab instrumentation in general
Use of computers for database management, testing, record keeping, etc.
Time management
Prioritization of testing and other assigned tasks
Multi-task and work with minimal supervision
Interpersonal and communication skills
Communicate effectively and appropriately (orally and written)
Collaborate effectively with health care team
Full range of motion, manual dexterity, and eye-hand coordination in the use of equipment and Instruments

Nice To Haves

A.S. in Clinical Laboratory Science acceptable
B.S. in Laboratory Science preferred
Ability to construct reports or summaries of laboratory data as needed
2+ years clinical laboratory experience

Responsibilities

Overseeing daily laboratory operations and ensuring compliance with all regulatory requirements (CLIA, CAP, state regulations)
Managing laboratory staff, including hiring, training, scheduling and performance evaluations, under supervision and approval of Nicole Chorvat
Implementing and maintaining quality control and quality assurance programs
Managing laboratory budget, inventory, and vendor relationships
Collaborating with medical directors and other healthcare professionals
Ensuring accurate and timely test results and excellent customer service
Processes incoming specimens to prepare for testing.
Performs and documents quality control and instrument maintenance.
Troubleshoots quality control and instrument issues.
Monitors laboratory environmental parameters (temperature and humidity) and documents as required.
Communicate effectively with laboratory staff and all external customers.
Prepare specimens for molecular testing
Perform PCR testing and report results
Perform QC and evaluate acceptability before testing/reporting patient results
Perform manual and computerized data entry to accession specimens and maintain logs and recording
Prepare and maintain all necessary reagents
Maintain laboratory instrumentation/equipment
Document QC, instrument/equipment maintenance, and other laboratory records
Assist with answering phones, responding to emails, and other administrative duties
Other miscellaneous duties as assigned by Laboratory Manager