Manager Clinical Laboratory

Cone Health Medical Group; Greensboro (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Cone Health Medical Group is seeking a Manager Clinical Laboratory to oversee the site laboratory operations, ensuring timely, accurate test results and maintaining quality and regulatory compliance. The role includes leadership of staff, payroll, and instrument evaluation to support patient care and safety.

Responsibilities include enforcing proficiency testing policies, directing lab activities, conducting QA, budgeting, and ensuring CLIA, CAP, TJC, FDA, and AABB standards are met.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Medical Technology, Clinical Laboratory Science, or Chemical, Physical, or Biological Science.
• MT/MLS certification (ASCP or AMT) upon hire.
• Four years of laboratory experience in a high complexity setting.

Responsibilities

• Educates and enforces PT policies to ensure adherence to accrediting agencies' requirements.
• Manages HR and payroll functions of the lab to ensure policy compliance and efficient staffing.
• Directs and monitors laboratory activities to maintain quality, production, and accreditation standards.
• Performs QC, maintenance, and QA activities with process improvements.
• Participates in budgeting and financial management to achieve departmental goals.
• Ensures compliance with CLIA, CAP, TJC, FDA, and AABB regulatory standards.
• Provides guidance and training on procedures, troubleshooting, and annual competency.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Quality control

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Medical Technology or related field

MT/MLS certification (ASCP or AMT)

Job description

The Manager Clinical Laboratory is responsible for the overall operations and quality of the site clinical laboratory or specified clinical area. This role is responsible for ensuring the timely delivery of accurate testing results, implementing quality improvement processes, and maintaining compliance with regulatory standards. The Manager Clinical Laboratory actively participates in financial management, oversees staff performance and training, and evaluates instrumentation and procedures to ensure the efficient and effective functioning of the laboratory and deliver high-quality testing services to contribute to patient care and safety.

Essential Job Function:

• Educates and enforces policies related to handling, testing, investigation, and records for proficiency testing (PT) to ensure adherence to accrediting agencies' requirements.
• Manages human resources and payroll functions of the lab, including staffing plans, performance evaluations, coaching/counseling, and payroll timekeeping to ensure policy compliance and efficient staffing.
• Directs and monitors overall laboratory activities and staff to maintain quality, production, and accreditation standards through routine department rounds and oversight.
• Performs quality control, maintenance procedures, and quality assurance activities to ensure effective operation of test systems within the lab, while actively seeking process improvements.
• Participates in financial management, providing input for budgeting, evaluation, monitoring, and implementing corrective actions to achieve departmental and organizational financial goals.
• Ensures compliance with regulatory standards (CLIA, CAP, TJC, FDA, AABB) by maintaining knowledge of requirements and actively participating in accreditation surveys.
• Provides guidance, assistance, and training to staff on procedures, troubleshooting, problem-solving, and annual competency for designated test systems to foster a skilled and competent workforce within the lab.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education:

• Required: Bachelor's Degree in Medical Technology, Clinical Laboratory Science, or Chemical, Physical, or Biological Science.

Experience:

• Required: Four years of laboratory experience in a high complexity laboratory in designated specialty or subspecialty.

Licensure/Certification/Listing:

• Required: Must have Medical Technologist or Medical Laboratory Scientist from one of the following upon hire: ASCP (American Society of Clinical Pathologists) or AMT (American Medical Technologists).