Laboratory Director - Toxicology

Overview

The Laboratory Director is responsible for the overall operation and administration of the Clinical Laboratory, a high complexity testing laboratory, including the employment of personnel who are competent to perform test procedures, record and report test results promptly, accurately, and proficiently, and for assuring compliance with applicable regulations and accreditation requirements.

This position is a full-time, on-site position within our laboratory located in Durham, NC and serves as the Laboratory Director for CLIA, CAP LAP and NYSDOH.

Benefits: Employees regularly scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week are eligible for comprehensive benefits including:
Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, STD/LTD, 401(k), Paid Time Off (PTO) or Flexible Time Off (FTO), Tuition Reimbursement and Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Casual, PRN & Part Time employees regularly scheduled to work less than 20 hours are eligible to participate in the 401(k) Plan only. Employees who are regularly scheduled to work a 7 on/7 off schedule are eligible to receive all the foregoing benefits except PTO or FTO.

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• Responsible for ensuring all duties are properly performed either by performing the duties of the technical supervisor, technical consultant, clinical consultant, and testing personnel, if qualified, or delegating these responsibilities to qualified personnel; maintains responsibility for any duties delegated to other qualified individuals

• Provide on-site, telephonic and electronic consultation to laboratory personnel as needed

• Ensure that testing systems developed and used for each of the tests performed in the laboratory provide quality laboratory services for all aspects of test performance, which includes the pre-analytic, analytic, and post analytic phases of testing

• Ensure that the physical plant and environmental condition of the laboratory are appropriate for the testing performed and provide a safe environment in which employees are protected from physical, chemical, and biological hazards

• Ensure that the test methodologies selected have the capability of providing the quality of results required for patient care

• Ensure that the verification or validation procedures used are adequate to determine the accuracy, precision and other pertinent performance characteristics of the method

• Ensure that the laboratory personnel are performing the test methods as required for accurate and reliable results

• Ensure that the laboratory is enrolled in approved proficiency testing programs appropriate for all regulatory and accrediting agencies for the testing performed

• The proficiency testing samples are tested as required by each regulatory agency

• The results are returned with the time frames established by the proficiency-testing program

• The appropriate staff to evaluate the laboratory’s performance and to identify any problems that require corrective action reviews all proficiency testing reports received

• An approved corrective action plan is followed when any proficiency testing results are found to be unacceptable or unsatisfactory

• Ensure that the quality control and quality assurance programs are established and maintained to assure the quality of laboratory services provided and to identify failures in quality as they occur

• Ensure the establishment and maintenance of acceptable levels of analytical performance for each test system

• Ensure that all necessary remedial actions are taken and documented and significant deviations from the laboratory’s established performance specifications are identified, and that patient test results are reported only when the system is functioning properly

• Ensure that reports of test results include pertinent information required for interpretation

• Ensure that consultation is available to the laboratory’s clients on matters relating to the quality of the test results reported and their interpretation concerning specific patient conditions

• Ensure that a general supervisor provides on-site supervision of high complexity test performance by testing personnel qualified under applicable regulatory and accreditation…