Microbiology Supervisor
St. Mary Medical Center, Langhorne, PA · Darby, PA · 2 mo ago
On-siteAnalystFull-time
Employment Type: Full Time, Days
About the role
Ensures that assigned responsibilities are performed with the utmost of dignity for individual patients and staff members, with excellence in all functions and with a concern for efficiency.
Responsibilities
- Performs and reports monthly to the Director of Consolidated Laboratory Services:
- Quality assurance parameters
- Continuing Education activities
- Any departmental or hospital problems
- Statistics
- Checks necessary daily reports for errors and corrects and notifies necessary personnel:
- Caused by computer system
- Caused by Technologists/Technician error
- Caused by instrument problems
- Ensures that all Preventative Maintenance is performed on schedule, all troubleshooting, corrective action, and reports are documented in an instrument/equipment log book.
- Accountable for the laboratory activities 24 hours per day, with delegation to other supervisors or senior Technologists as required.
- Ensures that the laboratory always complies with all accrediting agency regulations, e.g., AABB, CAP, PA State
- Interacts with physicians and other hospital departments to follow up on:
- Complaints
- Changes in protocol
- Problems or unusual circumstances
- Demonstrates broad knowledge of all aspects of assigned section, including theoretical and practical application.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Medical Technology
- MLT (ASCP) certified, LA (ASCP) certified, or meet the training and/or experience requirements for MLT certification