Laboratory Supervisor - Laboratory - FT - Day

Stormont Vail Health; Topeka (KS); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Stormont Vail Health in Topeka, Kansas is seeking a Laboratory Supervisor to oversee daily lab operations, ensuring high-quality patient testing and staff development. You will guide staffing, training, and performance to meet accreditation standards and patient safety goals.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in a related field, with supervisory laboratory experience and relevant certifications. This hybrid position offers collaboration with medical directors and cross-disciplinary teams

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor's Degree in Medical (Clinical) Laboratory Science, Biology, Chemistry, or related field.
• Prefer 2 years of lab experience with supervisory responsibilities.
• ASCP Certification or AMT/NCA accepted as licensure.
• Single discipline tech or specialist certification may be considered for Blood Bank, Chemistry, Hematology, Molecular Biology, or Microbiology.

Responsibilities

• Performs essential functions of a medical laboratory scientist.
• Oversees quality assurance and QC of analytical activities.
• Collaborates with lab leadership and pathologists to meet physician and patient needs.
• Ensures compliance with accrediting bodies and policies.
• Maintains proficiency testing enrollment and participation.
• Mentors and develops laboratory staff; builds a professional team.
• Manages scheduling and cross-training for efficient staffing.
• Assists in budget development, policies, procedures, and goal setting.
• Provides status reports to laboratory management.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Team leadership

Quality assurance

Coaching & mentoring

Policy interpretation

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Medical (Clinical) Laboratory Science or related

Tools

Laboratory instruments

Job description

Position Status

Full time Shift: First Shift (Days - Less than 12 hours per shift) (United States of America) Hours per week: 40 Job Information Exemption Status: Exempt

A Brief Overview

Supervises the day-to-day operations of the laboratory. Assists in selecting, training, evaluation and motivation of team members. Models the Stormont Vail Tenets of compassion, connection, patient safety and privacy, and improving the health of our community. Ensures high quality patient testing by directing the use of equipment and materials according to established policies, procedures, and laboratory standards.

Education Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree Medical (Clinical) Laboratory Science, Biology, Chemistry, or a related field.

Preferred Experience Qualifications

2 years Laboratory experience. Required Supervisory experience.

Preferred Licenses and Certifications

Medical Laboratory Scientist - ASCP Certification by AMT or NCA is also accepted.

Required or Single discipline technologist or specialist certification in Blood Bank, Chemistry, Hematology, Molecular Biology, or Microbiology may be considered depending on the position.

What you will do

• Performs the essential functions and marginal job duties of a medical laboratory scientist.
• Responsible for quality assurance and quality control of the analytical activities of the department.
• Works collaboratively with the laboratory medical director(s) and department pathologists to meet the needs of our physicians, providers, and patients.
• Ensures that the section meets standards set forth by accrediting agencies and governing bodies.
• Ensure enrollment and participation in proficiency testing.
• Interprets and implements departmental and organizational policies and keeps team members advised in advance of changes which will affect them.
• Builds a professional team through coaching and mentoring.
• Upholds standards for attendance and professional behavior and applies personnel policies equitably.
• Prepares work schedule.
• Adjusts daily schedule and individual work assignments and coordinates cross training as required for efficient utilization of personnel.
• Interviews and recommends applicants for open positions.
• Evaluation and documentation of testing personnel training and competency.
• Responsible for periodic and annual review of job performance by subordinate staff.
• Identifies training needs and provides regular in-service education.
• Assists in maintaining adequate supplies and equipment for the department.
• Assists laboratory director and/or department director in development of budget, policies, procedures, position description, work standards and goal setting.
• Provides regular status reports to laboratory managers and/or director of staff concerns and attitudes of staff, continual improvement activities, accreditation readiness, and other issues related to the operation of the lab.
• Applies all the policies equitably with all employees.
• Builds a safety culture by following best practices for laboratory and patient safety.
• Ensures that team members utilize all safety equipment and follow all safety procedures outlined by the laboratory and hospital policies.
• Assists lab senior leadership with selection of test methodology appropriate for clinical use.
• Develops, writes and executes validation protocols, to include establishment of test performance characteristics.
• Required for All Jobs Complies with all policies, standards, mandatory training and requirements of Stormont Vail Health Performs other duties as assigned

Patient Facing Options

Position is Patient Facing

Remote Work Guidelines

Workspace is a quiet and distraction‑free allowing the ability to comply with all security and privacy standards. Stable access to electricity and a minimum of 25mb upload and internet speed. Dedicate full attention to the job duties and communication with others during working hours. Adhere to break and attendance schedules agreed upon with supervisor. Abide by Stormont Vail’s Remote Worker Policy and will review and acknowledge the Remote Work Agreement annually.

Remote Work Capability

• Hybrid Scope
• Has Supervisory Responsibility
• Has Budget Responsibility

Physical Demands

• Balancing: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Carrying: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Climbing (Ladders): Rarely less than 1 hour
• Climbing (Stairs): Rarely less than 1 hour
• Crawling: Rarely less than 1 hour
• Crouching: Rarely less than 1 hour
• Driving (Automatic): Rarely less than 1 hour
• Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination: Frequently 3-5 Hours
• Feeling: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Grasping (Fine Motor): Frequently 3-5 Hours
• Grasping (Gross Hand): Frequently 3-5 Hours
• Handling: Frequently 3-5 Hours
• Hearing: Frequently 3-5 Hours
• Kneeling: Rarely less than 1 hour
• Lifting: Occasionally 1-3 Hours up to 50 lbs
• Pulling: Occasionally 1-3 Hours up to 25 lbs
• Pushing: Occasionally 1-3 Hours up to 25 lbs
• Reaching (Forward): Occasionally 1-3 Hours up to 25 lbs
• Reaching (Overhead): Occasionally 1-3 Hours up to 25 lbs
• Repetitive Motions: Frequently 3-5 Hours
• Sitting: Frequently 3-5 Hours
• Standing: Frequently 3-5 Hours
• Stooping: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Talking: Frequently 3-5 Hours
• Walking: Frequently 3-5 Hours

Working Conditions

• Burn: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Chemical: Frequently 3-5 Hours
• Combative Patients: Rarely less than 1 hour
• Dusts: Rarely less than 1 hour
• Electrical: Rarely less than 1 hour
• Explosive: Rarely less than 1 hour
• Extreme Temperatures: Rarely less than 1 hour
• Infectious Diseases: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Mechanical: Rarely less than 1 hour
• Needle Stick: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Noise/Sounds: Continuously greater than 5 hours
• Other Atmospheric Conditions: Rarely less than 1 hour
• Poor Ventilation, Fumes and/or Gases: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Risk of Exposure to Blood and Body Fluids: Continuously greater than 5 hours
• Hazards (other): Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Vibration: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Wet and/or Humid: Rarely less than 1 hour

Equal Opportunity Employment

Stormont Vail is an equal opportunity employer and adheres to the philosophy and practice of providing equal opportunities for all employees and prospective employees, without regard to the following classifications: race, color, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, marital status, uniformed service, disability or genetic information. This applies to all aspects of employment practices including hiring, firing, pay, benefits, promotions, lateral movements, job training, and any other terms or conditions of employment. Retaliation is prohibited against any person who files a claim of discrimination, participates in a discrimination investigation, or otherwise opposes an unlawful employment act based upon the above classifications.

Company Description

Stormont Vail Health is a nonprofit integrated health system that has been serving the health care needs of Kansas for more than 130 years. Stormont Vail has been recognized as a Magnet® organization since 2009 by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. It is composed of Stormont Vail Hospital, a 586-bed acute care hospital, and Cotton O’Neil Clinic, a multi‑specialty physician group with more than 500 providers, which includes more than 250 physicians. Nearly 5,300 employees provide care and support services for patients in the hospital and 35 other locations, including the Cotton O’Neil Heart Center, Cancer Center, Diabetes & Endocrinology Center, Digestive Health Center, Pediatrics clinics and 10 regional primary care clinics.

Stormont Vail Health is committed to its mission of improving the health of the community by being a national leader in providing compassionate, high quality and efficient integrated care through collaboration that results in a healthier community.