Lab Supervisor

About the role

You will be part of a collaborative, physician-led team that works as one and puts patients at the center of everything we do. With a connected network of providers, care teams, and services across primary and specialty care, surgery centers, imaging, lab, and therapy, you are part of a system designed to deliver high-quality, coordinated care.

Responsibilities

• Maintains specified medical laboratory equipment performance by establishing quality standards; developing operations, quality, and troubleshooting procedures; certifying instrument performance; arranging equipment replacement, service, and repair.
• Maintains quality results by participating in the laboratory quality assurance program; consulting with Laboratory Manager/Director; performing proficiency surveys; reviewing quality control and quality assurance programs; maintaining records within section scope.
• Maintains pre-analytical variation which includes accessioning, specimen processing, and reviews policies and procedures for responsible section of the Laboratory.
• Maintains state of readiness for accreditation inspections with College of American Pathologists (CAP), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), licensing for Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA).
• Maintains quality results by ensuring section is compliant with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations.
• Maintains medical laboratory productivity by monitoring workload of functional areas; identifying peak and slack periods; making operational or staffing adjustments within section.
• Responsible for the selection, training, evaluation, and necessary discipline of technical staff.
• Responsible for the oversight of the daily schedule for all staff to ensure adequate staff coverage at all Duly locations to provide the needed laboratory service hours, including approving vacation and other time-off requests of staff to maintain coverage.
• Responsible for implementation of new programs, tests, methods, instrumentation, and procedures by investigating alternatives; preparing proposals; developing and performing parallel testing; monitoring progress within respective section.
• Calibration verification and method review of new tests.
• Comparison of old methods to new methods.
• Laboratory Information system (LIS) verification and review with Laboratory Manager.
• Writing CLSI procedures / SOP for submission to Laboratory Manager/Director for review.

Requirements

• Medical Laboratory Scientist (Medical Technologist) (MLS/MT) certification with AMT.
• Histology Technologist (HTL) certification.
• CPR certification a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college with minimum coursework as required by CLIA.
• Two years of experience as a lead/supervisory experience preferred.
• Four years of laboratory experience required.
• Experience in Chemical, Physical, Histology, Mohs, Biological Science or Medical Laboratory Science within a medical laboratory setting in accordance with CLIA.
• Basic knowledge of OSHA, CLIA, HIPAA, and regulatory requirements.
• Proficient in laboratory information systems and Microsoft Office applications.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years of Medical Laboratory generalist/histotechnologist experience.
• Provides medical laboratory diagnostic and therapeutic information, products, and services by establishing specimen preparation procedures; developing and implementing analytic procedures; evaluating laboratory information; consulting with pathologist and clinicians; reporting results according to protocols mandated by regulatory and compliance agencies.

Skills

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Problem-solving and decision-making skills.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits that include healthcare navigation assistance.
• Access to a mental health benefit at no cost.
• Employer provided life and disability insurance.
• $5,250 tuition reimbursement per year.
• Immediate 401(k) match.
• 40 hours paid volunteer time off.
• A culture committed to community engagement and social impact.
• Up to 12 weeks parental leave at 100% pay and a financial benefit for adoption and surrogacy for non-physician team members once eligibility requirements are met.

Pay

The compensation for this role includes a base pay range of $73,395-110,995, with the actual pay determined by factors such as skills, experience, education, certifications, geographic location, and internal equity. Additional compensation may be available through shift differentials, bonuses, and other incentives. Base pay is only a portion of the total rewards package.

Schedule

Full-Time Hours: Rotating Schedule. On-Call Weekends. On-Call Evenings.

Location

Downers Grove.

Travel

Required 50-75% of the time to manage personnel within regional areas of Duly Health and Care.