Job Description:

Responsible for supervising, administering, and coordinating the activities of the Laboratory Technicians and the phlebotomy area in the laboratory and draw stations.

Salary: $30-34 hourly
Schedule: Mainly 8am - 4:30pm; on rotation 7:30am - 4:00pm

Duties and Responsibilities

• Recruits, hires, trains, and conducts periodic performance reviews.
• Manages the schedule and supervises the daily activities of assigned personnel. Coordinates staff activities and work assignments.
• Provides technical, scientific, and management oversight for POCT performed throughout the clinic to meet accreditation and regulatory standards. This includes establishing test system performance characteristics; ensuring all areas are performing the testing accurately and according to guidelines; reviewing/evaluating QC sheets; resolving technical problems; and ensuring that remedial/corrective actions are taken, if necessary.
• Manage basic functions of the department such as personnel issues, monitoring work time, providing input on performance appraisals of all laboratory staff.
• Maintains competency of new and current staff: develops, implements, and monitors the training program.
• Assist manager in the oversight of laboratory and POCT proficiency testing to include ordering, assigning, result submission, interpretation, and the investigation of failures.
• Ensures that testing platforms are properly functioning. Maintains, troubleshoots and takes corrective action with equipment as needed.
• Assists with Laboratory Quality Assurance and Safety activities.
• Performs other related duties and special projects as assigned.

Requirements:

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in an approved Medical Technology program with completion of a one (1) year internship in a Clinical laboratory setting, or a Bachelor's degree in a related science field with two (2) years of experience in a Clinical Laboratory setting that would demonstrate attainment of the requisite job knowledge/abilities, or equivalent college level courses and experience.
• Four (4) years of experience in a Clinical Laboratory setting that would demonstrate attainment of the requisite job knowledge/abilities, with (preferred) one (1) year in a supervisory or management capacity.
• (Preferred) One (1) year of experience managing laboratory.

Licenses, Certifications and/or Registrations

Medical Technologist (ASCP), Certified Laboratory Scientist (NCA), or equivalent.