Manager, Clinical Laboratory

Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA); Los Angeles (CA); Vor Ort; USD 120.000 - 180.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) is seeking a Clinical Lab Manager to oversee the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine divisions. The role leads 24/7 core laboratory operations, ensuring timely and accurate testing across ICU, Emergency Department, and OR, while maintaining regulatory compliance and high safety standards.

Responsibilities include staff supervision, development, budget control, and process improvement to sustain patient safety and quality lab services.

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years of clinical laboratory services experience.
• Excellent knowledge of regulatory requirements and quality assurance procedures.
• Demonstrated fiscal management capabilities including effective expense reduction, utilization management, and budget control.
• Proven personnel management strength includes demonstrated ability to select, motivate, develop, teach, evaluate performance, discipline, and promote collaborative team efforts.

Aufgaben

• Lead 24/7 core laboratory operations, ensuring timely and accurate testing results.
• Oversee staff performance, development and discipline to maintain high-quality patient care.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and quality standards across divisions.

Kenntnisse

Regulatory knowledge

Financial management

Staff development

Personnel management

Quality assurance

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in clinical lab science

California CLS license

Jobbeschreibung

Schedule: Full-Time, Exempt. Standard Monday-Friday business hours.

Purpose Statement/Position Summary: The Clinical Lab Manager has direct responsibility for the management and supervision of a Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Division(s). In this capacity, the Manager is responsible for the organization of work, supervision of employees, staff development, expense control, quality assurance, process improvement, and problem solving in the delivery of services and related programs within the division with sensitivity and attention to age and developmental issues of the patient population(s) served. The Manager, Clinical Laboratory will lead 24/7 core laboratory operations, ensuring timely and accurate testing results that support critical patient care across the ICU, Emergency Department, and Operating Room. This role is essential for maintaining regulatory compliance, quality standards, staff oversight, and operational continuity, making backfill critical to sustaining patient safety and high-performing laboratory services.

Minimum Qualifications/Work Experience Required:

• 5+ years of experience in clinical laboratory services.
• Excellent knowledge of regulatory requirements and quality assurance procedures.
• Demonstrated fiscal management capabilities including effective expense reduction, utilization management, and budget control.
• Proven personnel management strength includes demonstrated ability to select, motivate, develop, teach, evaluate performance, discipline, and promote collaborative team efforts.

Preferred:

• Supervisory and/or managerial experience preferred.

Education/Licensure/Certification Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in a clinical lab science, medical technology or related science required.
• A valid California Clinical Laboratory Scientist license, limited license in area of responsibility as required by scope of practice.

Preferred:

• Master’s degree preferred in natural science, clinical lab science, medical technology, education, business administration, public health administration, hospital administration, management, health care administration, compliance officer certification or a comparable level of education and experience.