Clinical Laboratory Supervisor

Salary range: $91,540 - $137,321 This role offers in-state or out-of-state relocation assistance for candidates with one year of relevant experience who have not worked rles Health System in the last year. Supports both Prineville and Madras sites.

Laboratory Manager (Varies by Assigned Location(s))

Laboratory

May 2026

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The laboratory departments provide many services to our multi-hospital organization and outreach community including: blood collection, processing, testing, and reporting of results, spanning all disciplines of laboratory medicine.

The Clinical Laboratory Supervisor is a frontline leadership role responsible for overseeing daily operations, quality, regulatory compliance, and staff performance across one or more clinical laboratory sites. This role functions as both a technical expert and people leader, ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality laboratory services across all phases of testing (pre-analytic, analytic, and post-analytic). This role may fulfill the responsibilities of a Technical Supervisor, General Supervisor, or Testing Personnel as defined by CLIA (42 CFR 493), as delegated by the Laboratory Director, based on qualifications and assigned scope of responsibility.

The Supervisor partners with Laboratory Leadership to drive operational excellence, workforce engagement, continuous improvement, and high reliability in patient care delivery.

• Oversee day-to-day laboratory operations to ensure timely, accurate, and efficient test results.
• Coordinate staffing, scheduling, and workload distribution to meet service demands and productivity targets.
• Maintain operational readiness across sites, including equipment, supplies, and workflow optimization.
• Serve as an on-site resource for troubleshooting technical, operational, and service issues.

• Ensure compliance with all applicable regulatory and accreditation standards (e.g., CLIA, CAP, TJC, OSHA).
• Monitor quality indicators, turnaround times, proficiency testing, and error trends; implement corrective actions.
• Maintain and update policies, procedures, and quality documentation.
• Lead or support inspections, audits, and readiness activities.

• Directly supervise laboratory staff, including hiring, onboarding, coaching, and performance management.
• Conduct competency assessments, annual evaluations, and ongoing skills validation.
• Foster a culture of accountability, engagement, and continuous professional development.
• Support retention strategies and workforce planning initiatives.

• Perform testing as needed and maintain competency across assigned disciplines.
• Provide technical consultation to staff, providers, and customers.
• Evaluate and validate new instruments, methodologies, and test implementations.
• Ensure proper maintenance, calibration, and performance verification of laboratory equipment.
• Ensures technical and general supervision requirements are met in accordance with CLIA regulations, including oversight of test performance, quality systems, and personnel competency, as delegated by the Laboratory Director.

• Assist with budgeting, expense monitoring, and cost-containment initiatives.
• Support capital planning, supply chain management, and utilization review.
• Identify opportunities to improve…