Laboratory Supervisor

GPH - North Platte NE Hospital Corp DBA Great Plains Health; United States; On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

GPH - North Platte NE Hospital Corp DBA Great Plains Health is looking for a supervisor for its clinical laboratory section. This role involves overseeing laboratory activities, ensuring compliance with hospital policies, and managing staff efficiently. Responsibilities include testing, troubleshooting equipment, and developing training programs for employees.

The candidate will be instrumental in maintaining high standards of laboratory quality and patient outcomes, including performing phlebotomies and managing inventory. Applicants should be prepared to engage in continuous improvement processes to enhance laboratory efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Supervises the activities of a clinical laboratory section.
• Ensures smooth functioning of the laboratory.
• Evaluates workload and makes staffing changes.
• Performs testing and ensures instrumentation operates correctly.
• Communicates with caregivers about delays in testing.
• Maintains inventory and performs phlebotomies as needed.
• Contributes to the improvement of laboratory quality indicators.
• Develops training programs for laboratory staff.

Job description

Under the direction of the Laboratory Director, supervises the activities of a clinical laboratory section and ensures its smooth and efficient functioning. This position also requires independent action to establish short‑range plans within the scope of hospital‑wide policy and common goals, referring to senior management on matters requiring clarification, interpretation, or exception to hospital‑wide policy.

Essential Functions

1. Demonstrates safe and competent use of equipment and software to carry out duties, including accurate entry of patient information, billing type and specimen information into software systems such as Sunquest and Eclipses.
2. Prioritizes workflow by medical necessity and priority. Evaluates workload and makes staffing changes as needed.
3. Performs testing ensuring that instrumentation is operating within established guidelines, including maintenance and troubleshooting as assigned.
4. Performs testing, processing and packaging specimens according to the procedure manual, including appropriate specimen handling and complying with all age‑specific related requirements; reports results in accordance with priority of the specimen and with appropriate quality assurance and quality control. Routinely reviews quality control, quality assurance data and maintenance records.
5. Provides appropriate turnaround time on Laboratory testing and communicates with appropriate caregivers when delay in testing occurs. Evaluates processes within the laboratory section and, if needed, makes changes to improve the efficiency of current processes.
6. Performs phlebotomies and urine drug screens as requested, including special collections. Maintains inventory levels, receives, labels and restocks inventory.
7. Contributes to society through activities that lead to excellent patient outcomes through timely, effective, efficient and safe care. Actively participates in the improvement of Laboratory quality indicators and outcomes, such as participating in professional organizations or attending instrumentation training.
8. Evaluates need, actively participates in the selection, and implements new instrumentation including developing and enforcing policies and procedures.
9. Makes recommendations for departmental budgets, including capital, staffing and action plans. Provides coverage for Laboratory Director in their absence.
10. Develops program to orient, train and maintain competency for employees; prepares documents and coordinates instruction and evaluation of Laboratory students.