Medical Lab Supervisor
| Company | The University of Kansas Hospital |
|---|---|
| Location | Kansas, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Associate’s |
| Experience Level | Mid Level |
Requirements
- Associate of Science
- High School Graduate
Responsibilities
- Analyzes patient, control and proficiency testing specimens and records results in a timely manner according to laboratory policy.
- Coordinates quality assurance and quality improvement activities for the department.
- Ensures compliance with regulatory requirements and maintains a laboratory of constant readiness.
- Ensures all departmental policies and procedures are kept up to date.
- Ensures compliance with regulatory, accreditation, safety and hospital standards, policies and procedures.
- Instructs, orients and mentors students, employees, residents, patients and other health care providers as applicable.
- Completes continuing education and submits appropriate documentation where applicable.
- Oversees calibration, maintenance and troubleshooting and quality control for instrument issues in addition to the review and management of the appropriate documentation.
- Performs all necessary management tasks for the department.
- Performs HR duties including interviewing, hiring, counseling and corrective action.
- Performs product preparations in compliance with CLIA, FDA, cGMP, AABB standards, NRC regulations and department procedures.
- Provides oversight for the review and correlation of results to each other and with the patient’s condition, recognizing abnormal results and critical/alert values.
- Verifies accuracy of results and initiates corrective action when indicated.
- The employee may be required to float to other locations throughout the organization.
- Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science
- 1 or more years large hospital experience: Academic experience
- Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) – American Society for Clinical Pathology Board of Certification (ASCP)
- Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) – American Society for Clinical Pathology Board of Certification (ASCP)