Microbiology Supervisor

Job Summary:

Responsibilities:

• Coordinates and oversees the daily operations and work assignments to ensure timely and accurate result reporting.
• Is accessible to testing personnel at all times testing is performed to provide on-site, telephone, or electronic support.
• Provides day-to day supervision of personnel performing moderate and high complexity testing.
• Monitors test analyses and specimen examinations to ensure that acceptable levels of analytic performances are maintained.
• Resolving technical problems and ensuring remedial actions are taken whenever test systems deviate from the laboratory established performance specifications.
• Ensuring patient test results are not reported until corrective action has been taken and test system is functioning properly.
• Evaluates, establishes and maintains required procedures and quality control systems.
• Reviews quality improvement data, statistics and performance indicators, identifying recommendations and participates in the implementation of problem resolutions.
• Implements new test systems and/or processes and ensures all regulatory requirements are met.
• Actively participates in the development and adherence of departmental budget
• Identifies opportunities for cost savings of reagent and supplies
• Serves as a resource for continuing education of staff, students and hospital personnel.
• Providing orientation and training to all testing personnel
• Annually evaluating and documenting the performance of all testing personnel (competency)
• Assures timely submission of regulatory reporting, proficiency testing and other required submissions
• Performs other duties as required

Experience:

• Four or more years of relevant work experience in a clinical laboratory as a Medical Lab Technologist or Clinical Lab Scientist
• One (1) or more years of supervisory experience within a laboratory setting
• Experience with QC / QA / Regulatory requirements
• Experience working the bench in the respective supervisory department

Education:

• BS in a life science and or Medical Technology

Licenses / Certifications:

• A valid New York State Education Department License as a Clinical Laboratory Technologist

Other:

• Ability to use sound judgement when making decisions