Lab Supervisor - Microbiology

Specific Responsibilities

Maintains and enforces all safety guidelines OSHA, Joint Commission, and CAP within the department.

Oversees quality assurance protocols as required.

Oversees instrument maintenance program, supports regular preventive maintenance, and maintains records of service.

Attends continuing education seminars and workshops; maintains current knowledge.

Trains new staff members and ensures staff is competent/educated regarding processes and protocols.

Maintains fiscal accountability through maximizing available resources, monitoring inventory of supplies and replenishing as needed.

Demonstrates appropriate management of finical resources and contributes to section planning, budgeting, and overall processes.

Demonstrates awareness of technical/professional strengths and weaknesses and seeks opportunities to develop further.

Develops and maintains clear goals for operation maintaining a positive attitude toward attainment of those goals.

Serves as assigned on-call coverage for the department.

Maintains day-to-day laboratory operations and schedules.

Maintains equitable and appropriate workflow and responsibilities, awareness of staff development issues, provides timely and specific feedback and coaching.

Provides oversight to processing/testing/resulting specimens.

Creates, updates, educates, promotes, implements, and maintains Policies and Procedures.

Maintains working knowledge of technical principles, instrumentation, processes, and technology.

Essential Functions

Maintains and enforces all safety guidelines OSHA, Joint Commission, and CAP within the department.

Oversees quality assurance protocols as required.

Oversees instrument maintenance program, supports regular preventive maintenance, and maintains records of service.

Attends continuing education seminars and workshops; maintains current knowledge.

Trains new staff members and ensures staff is competent/educated regarding processes and protocols.

Maintains fiscal accountability through maximizing available resources, monitoring inventory of supplies and replenishing as needed.

Demonstrates appropriate management of finical resources and contributes to section planning, budgeting, and overall processes.

Demonstrates awareness of technical/professional strengths and weaknesses and seeks opportunities to develop further.

Develops and maintains clear goals for operation maintaining a positive attitude toward attainment of those goals.

Serves as assigned on-call coverage for the department.

Maintains day-to-day laboratory operations and schedules.

Maintains equitable and appropriate workflow and responsibilities, awareness of staff development issues, provides timely and specific feedback and coaching.

Provides oversight to processing/testing/resulting specimens.

Creates, updates, educates, promotes, implements, and maintains Policies and Procedures.

Maintains working knowledge of technical principles, instrumentation, processes, and technology.

Job Description Summary

Responsible for oversight of processing/testing of laboratory specimens and technical decisions/direction. Includes direction of workforce, problem investigation and resolution, developing and implementing procedures/processes, assuring quality and regulatory compliance tasks, assignment/delegation of duties, education/competency and training, and communication with a variety of different customers.

Job Description Essential Functions

• Maintains and enforces all safety guidelines OSHA, Joint Commission, and CAP within the department.
• Oversees quality assurance protocols as required.
• Oversees instrument maintenance program, supports regular preventive maintenance, and maintains records of service.
• Attends continuing education seminars and workshops; maintains current knowledge.
• Trains new staff members and ensures staff is competent/educated regarding processes and protocols.
• Maintains fiscal accountability through maximizing available resources, monitoring inventory of supplies and replenishing as needed.
• Demonstrates appropriate management of finical resources and contributes to section planning, budgeting, and overall processes.
• Demonstrates awareness of technical/professional strengths and weaknesses and seeks opportunities to develop further.
• Develops and maintains clear goals for operation maintaining a positive attitude toward attainment of those goals.
• Serves as assigned on-call coverage for the department.
• Maintains day-to-day laboratory operations and schedules.
• Maintains equitable and appropriate workflow and responsibilities, awareness of staff development issues, provides timely and specific feedback and coaching.
• Provides oversight to processing/testing/resulting specimens.
• Creates, updates, educates, promotes, implements, and maintains Policies and Procedures.
• Maintains working knowledge of technical principles, instrumentation, processes, and technology.