Public Health Microbiology Supervisor I

County of Los Angeles•Los Angeles, CA

12d•Onsite

About The Position

We are pursuing qualified candidates to fill the Public Health Microbiology Supervisor I position within the Department of Public Health. This position provides technical and administrative supervision of a public health laboratory unit performing standardized tests within a specialty or across specialty lines.

Requirements

Two (2) years of work experience at the level of the Los Angeles County class of Public Health Microbiologist I in an approved laboratory.
A Public Health Microbiologist certificate issued by the California State Department of Public Health. The required certificate must be active and unrestricted or your application will not be accepted.
A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to use an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.

Nice To Haves

Additional experience beyond the Requirements to Qualify.

Responsibilities

Plans and organizes the work of a public health laboratory unit to ensure that all authorized tests requested are conducted expeditiously in line with established time limits and quality control requirements.
Schedules and assigns personnel to work stations within the unit on the basis of actual work loads, the number of employees available, their qualifications, the extent of their training in the procedures involved, legal requirements, and other such factors.
Orients new employees and approved trainees to the overall operations of the laboratory unit, and trains or supervises their training in the specific procedures which the unit is responsible for performing safely and accurately.
Evaluates the work of all personnel assigned to the unit and counsels with them on steps they may need to take to improve their performance; recommends or initiates disciplinary action and the adjustment of employee grievances.
Supervises the search of technical publications and other literature in the field to identify new equipment, methods, materials, or items of supply which appear to warrant investigative tryout; supervises the set up and conduct of controlled experiments to evaluate the feasibility or adaptability of the product or procedures into regular laboratory use.
Prepares or finalizes in written form detailed, step-by-step instructions covering all procedures approved for laboratory use whether for test performance, the preparation of reagents or other compounds or solutions, the calibration, maintenance, and trouble-shooting of equipment, and related matters; maintains such procedures in manual form for common reference.
Implements and maintains within the laboratory unit an effective program to assure adherence to prescribed quality control procedures, the proper calibration and maintenance of equipment, and the preparation and maintenance of legally required records and reports.
Plans, schedules, and supervises the instruction of professional personnel from medical laboratories in the community who have been referred or seek assistance in the proper conduct of test procedures in which the public health laboratory is recognized as expert.