Central Laboratory Supervisor

About the role

The Central Laboratory Supervisor is responsible for direct supervision of the assigned laboratory staff. Responsibilities include the hiring, scheduling, daily oversight, safety, coaching and discipline of staff members as well as yearly performance evaluations.

Responsibilities

• Affords and meets customer needs for pre-post and analytical services
• Assists in interpreting lab results in absence of lab technical specialists
• Ensures compliance to organizational and departmental policies and procedures
• Assists with the assessment of resources (i.e. staff, supplies, workload) to reach an attainable financial goal
• Ensures patient safety through quality services
• Collaborates with the appropriate technical specialist, supervisor or manager, participates in the implementation of new testing processes, methodologies or instrumentation
• Oversees processing and any other duties as assigned to the Central Lab team
• Creates a healthy, safe, and inclusive environment by treating all staff with dignity and respect
• Coordinates the dissemination of information and compliance for regulatory requirements for the laboratory operations
• Collaborates with appropriate laboratory leadership team or other health care team to develop and write procedures as needed
• Collaborates with laboratories across the HealthPartners system to ensure standardization of work processes as appropriate

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Medical Technology, Medical Laboratory Science or Clinical Laboratory Science; NCA, ASCP or equivalent certification
• Five years of recent experience working in a clinical laboratory setting
• Thorough knowledge of laboratory regulatory requirements (CLIA, COLA, CAP.OSHA, etc.), including clinical application of those regulations, quality and continuous improvement
• Proven skills and experience with Electronic Medical Record, Laboratory Information Systems and associated technology applications
• Proven project management skills and knowledge
• Proven computer knowledge and ability, including skills with Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Visio, etc.
• Proven leadership skills such as partnership/collaboration, coaching/development, engagement, healthy communication, outcomes driven & critical thinking, integrity, and tolerance of ambiguity and flexibility to changing system needs

Qualifications

• Proven leadership skills such as partnership/collaboration, coaching/development, engagement, healthy communication, outcomes driven & critical thinking, integrity, and tolerance of ambiguity and flexibility to changing system needs