Laboratory Supervisor

Memorial Health; Savannah (GA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Wellbeing support

Paid time off

401(k) match

Tuition assistance

Fertility and family building benefits

Job summary

Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, GA is seeking a Micro Laboratory Supervisor to support the Manager and Administrative Director in hematology operations. You will lead staffing, quality control, method development, equipment oversight, and ensure accreditation readiness while performing routine testing as needed.

The role emphasizes personnel management, training, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to maintain high-quality laboratory services in a busy hospital

Qualifications

• CLT/CLS/MLS certification or equivalent.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in laboratory leadership or supervision.
• Experience with QC/QA, proficiency testing, and accrediting processes.

Responsibilities

• Assist department leadership in day-to-day hematology operations.
• Manage personnel, staffing levels, and training programs.
• Develop and monitor quality control, QA and proficiency testing.
• Develop and evaluate laboratory methodologies and protocols.
• Oversee equipment care, maintenance, and inventory.
• Serve as a liaison for testing methods and safety within the lab.

Skills

People management

Quality control

Quality assurance

Laboratory operations

Testing procedures

Calibration

Education

Clinical Laboratory Technologist/Scientist

HT-ASCP Histotechnician

HTL-ASCP Histotechnologist

MLS Medical Laboratory Scientist

Job description

Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as a Micro Laboratory Supervisor? At Memorial Health University Medical Center, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to $300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.

Job Summary And Qualifications

The Micro Laboratory Supervisor assists Manager and Administrative Director of the department with the day to day operations of the hematology section/department which includes: managing personnel, maintain consistent staffing levels, developing and monitoring daily quality control, quality assurance and proficiency testing programs; developing and evaluating laboratory methodologies, protocols and techniques; overseeing care, maintenance, and utilization of department equipment, supplies, and inventories. Performs clinical testing as needed. Prepares and develops department for accrediting agency inspections.

• Supports Managers and Administrative Director in personnel activities that may include interviewing, work allocation, orientation and training, staff development, problem resolution, evaluating performance (conducts annual feedbacks), making recommendations for personnel actions, and motivating employees to achieve peak performance. Is responsible for their employee’s output and conduct.
• Understands laboratory methods, demonstrates knowledge of pathological processes with correlation of disease states and test results. Independently performs specimen processing and testing to include moderate and high complexity testing (as appropriate per facility). Satisfactorily completes competency checklist for this position. May administer quality control and calibration of instrumentation where applicable.
• Assures compliance with accrediting agencies; understands and applies CQI principles; anticipates needs and develops, implements, and evaluates quality assurance programs, provides corrective action and documentation.
• Develops and evaluates laboratory methodologies, procedures and techniques in the area of clinical specialty.
• Acts as a resource to customers, both within the department and outside the department, on testing methods and procedures, and laboratory operations, safety and training. Functions as laboratory liaison and contact person in the absence of other management personnel.
• Oversees ordering, care, maintenance and utilization of department equipment, supplies, and inventories.

What qualifications you will need:

• (CLT/CLS) Clinical Laboratory Technologist/Scientist, or (HT-ASCP) Histotechnician, or (HTL-ASCP) Histotechnologist, or (MLS) Medical Laboratory Scientist
• 5 years experience Required Years of Experience

Benefits

Memorial Health University Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Memorial Health University Medical Center has provided quality healthcare services since 1955, giving patients access to highly-trained physicians and advanced technology. Our 600+ bed hospital is one of the region's leading acute care facilities that serves 35 counties across southeast Georgia and southern South Carolina. Located in Savannah, Georgia, we are a regional referral center for heart care, cancer care, trauma care, children's care, high-risk pregnancies and high-risk newborn care. Our hospital includes the region's only Level I trauma center and children's hospital, as well as the Savannah campus of Mercer University School of Medicine.

At Memorial Health, our care like family culture extends to our patients, our people and our community. We are committed to each other because when we join together, our patients are cared for in the safest and most compassionate way.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Good people beget good people."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.