Microbiology Supervisor

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 the 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