About The Position
Under the direction of Clinical Laboratory Management, the Laboratory Supervisor ensures that specimen handling, delivery, testing, results reporting, and customer service are timely, appropriate, efficient, and cost-effective, in accordance with laboratory and hospital policies and procedures. The Supervisor ensures that laboratory procedures in areas of responsibility comply with regulatory, accrediting, and licensure requirements. The role requires advanced knowledge of laboratory procedures, instrumentation, and laboratory information systems; the ability to communicate effectively with internal and external customers; critical thinking and decisive judgment; and the ability to work with minimal supervision in a stressful environment. The position is in Hollywood, Florida, and the listed shift is evenings.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- Clinical Laboratory Supervisor license (SU License) from the State of Florida.
- Five years of experience as a Clinical Laboratory Technologist in the area of supervision.
- Graduate of an accredited Medical Technologist or Medical Laboratory Scientist program.
- Advanced knowledge of laboratory procedures and instrumentation.
- Advanced knowledge of laboratory information systems.
- Ability to relate and communicate effectively with internal and external customers.
- Critical thinking skills, effective communication skills, decisive judgment, and ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Ability to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
Responsibilities
- Oversee inventory management and provide input into the budget process.
- Manage resources, including productivity, supplies, instruments, and equipment.
- Plan work and complete job responsibilities efficiently and productively.
- Assess team members’ competency.
- Report test results promptly according to established laboratory protocols.
- Assist in developing training materials and competency assessment tools, and keep associated documentation up to date.
- Establish policies, procedures, and protocols for testing in assigned laboratory sections.
- Define analytic accuracy, precision, sensitivity, and reference ranges for test methods.
- Oversee quality control testing and instrument maintenance.
- Assess service quality and facilitate staff development programs.
- Ensure staff compliance with regulatory, departmental, and organizational policies, procedures, and protocols.
- Follow laboratory quality-control procedures and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, quality standards, compliance activities, and policies and procedures.
- Perform method validations and ongoing method assessments.
- Determine, coordinate, and supervise daily staffing assignments and levels.
- Provide direction, orientation, training, coaching, and mentoring to staff.
- Perform or assist with performance evaluations and disciplinary actions.
- Perform or assist with accurate and appropriate testing of laboratory specimens according to established protocols and procedures.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
