GENERAL LAB SUPERVISOR

Company: TridentCare
Location: Las Vegas
Posted on: August 24, 2024

Job Description:

Schedule will be Sunday - Thursday from 2:00PM until 10:30PM

Qualifications:

• To qualify for a certificate as a general supervisor of a licensed laboratory, a person must, except as otherwise provided in this section, be:
  
  (a) A qualified physician serving on behalf of the director; or
  
  (b) A clinical laboratory technologist who has had at least 3 years of experience in a laboratory as a full-time employee working at least 30 hours per week, of which at least 2 years have been spent working at the level of a technologist:
  
  (1) In a licensed laboratory or a laboratory of a hospital, university or health department; and
  
  (2) Under the supervision of a director who possesses a doctoral degree.
  
  Job Duties:
  
  

• Performs bench work as needed.
• 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 testing.
• Must be on-site to provide direct supervision when testing is performed.
• Monitors test analyses and specimen examinations to ensure that acceptable levels of analytic performance are maintained including quality control, calibration and maintenance.
• Fulfills certain responsibilities if delegated by the laboratory director or technical supervisor, such as:
  
  • Resolving technical problems and ensuring remedial actions are taken whenever test systems deviate from the laboratory's established performance specifications.
  • Ensuring patient test results are not reported until all corrective action has been taken and the test system is functioning properly.
  • Providing orientation to all testing personnel.
  • Annually evaluating and documenting the performance of all testing personnel.
  • Maintains Standard Operating Procedures up to date.
  • Involved in the hiring of personnel and make sure they have the necessary education and experience.
  • Evaluates the volume of testing performed, the number of testing personnel and turn-around-times to ensure adequate personnel are available.
  • Assures that personnel are provided with adequate training for the duties and testing that they will be performing.
  • Assures that personnel competency reviews are completed every six months for first year and annually thereafter. This should include observation of personnel as they perform procedural steps in the pre-analytic, analytic and post-analytic phases of testing.
  • Assures that personnel perform proficiency testing per SOP and reports results within the required date.
  • Requires and provides remedial training when needed.
  • Conducts performance evaluations for departmental staff.
  • Works with vendors to bring new analyzers and methods online.
  • Reviews payroll, incident, accident, and corrected reports.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.
    
    Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
    
    The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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