Supervisor, Blood Bank

Westchester Medical Center; Town of Mount Pleasant (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental

Vision

Retirement Savings Plan

Flexible Savings Account

Paid Time Off

Holidays

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

The Laboratory Supervisor at WMC Advanced Physician Services PC directs daily laboratory operations, ensuring timely and accurate reporting while enforcing SOPs and regulatory standards.

They supervise staff, manage quality control programs, participate in budgeting, and provide education and competency assessments for testing personnel to ensure patient safety and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Four or more years of relevant work experience in a clinical laboratory as a Medical Lab Technologist or Clinical Lab Scientist.
• One or more years of supervisory experience within a laboratory setting.
• Experience with QC/QA/Regulatory requirements.
• BS in Life Science and/or Medical Technology.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates and oversees daily laboratory operations and work assignments to ensure timely and accurate result reporting.
• Provides on-site, telephone, or electronic support to testing personnel.
• Supervises personnel performing moderate and high complexity testing.
• Monitors test analyses and specimen examinations to maintain analytic performance.
• Ensures corrective actions and proper functioning of test systems before reporting results.
• Maintains procedures and quality control systems; supports regulatory compliance.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Quality control / QA

Regulatory compliance

Laboratory operations

Staff training

Education

BS in Life Science or Medical Technology

New York State License as Clinical Laboratory Technologist

Job description

Company: WMC Advanced Physician Services PC

• Coordinates and oversees the daily operations and work assignments to ensure timely and accurate result reporting.
• Is accessible to testing personnel at all times testing is performed to provide on-site, telephone, or electronic support.
• Provides day-to day supervision of personnel performing moderate and high complexity testing.
• Monitors test analyses and specimen examinations to ensure that acceptable levels of analytic performances are maintained.
• Resolving technical problems and ensuring remedial actions are taken whenever test systems deviate from the laboratory established performance specifications.
• Ensuring patient test results are not reported until corrective action has been taken and test system is functioning properly.
• Evaluates, establishes and maintains required procedures and quality control systems.
• Reviews quality improvement data, statistics and performance indicators, identifying recommendations and participates in the implementation of problem resolutions.
• Implements new test systems and/or processes and ensures all regulatory requirements are met.
• Actively participates in the development and adherence of departmental budget
• Identifies opportunities for cost savings of reagent and supplies
• Serves as a resource for continuing education of staff, students and hospital personnel.
• Providing orientation and training to all testing personnel
• Annually evaluating and documenting the performance of all testing personnel (competency)
• Assures timely submission of regulatory reporting, proficiency testing and other required submissions
• Performs other duties as required

Job Details:

Job Summary:

The Laboratory Supervisor is responsible for the management of daily laboratory operations, environment, and work processes according to standard operating procedures. Coordinates and directs the activities of all personnel within assigned section. Develops work plan and priorities employing established policies and procedures to ensure timely and accurate completion of assignments. Ensures department procedures and processes meet all regulatory compliance. May function as a highly skilled technologist in the department as appropriate to meet patient care needs.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinates and oversees the daily operations and work assignments to ensure timely and accurate result reporting.
• Is accessible to testing personnel at all times testing is performed to provide on-site, telephone, or electronic support.
• Provides day-to day supervision of personnel performing moderate and high complexity testing.
• Monitors test analyses and specimen examinations to ensure that acceptable levels of analytic performances are maintained.
• Resolving technical problems and ensuring remedial actions are taken whenever test systems deviate from the laboratory established performance specifications.
• Ensuring patient test results are not reported until corrective action has been taken and test system is functioning properly.
• Evaluates, establishes and maintains required procedures and quality control systems.
• Reviews quality improvement data, statistics and performance indicators, identifying recommendations and participates in the implementation of problem resolutions.
• Implements new test systems and/or processes and ensures all regulatory requirements are met.
• Actively participates in the development and adherence of departmental budget
• Identifies opportunities for cost savings of reagent and supplies
• Serves as a resource for continuing education of staff, students and hospital personnel.
• Providing orientation and training to all testing personnel
• Annually evaluating and documenting the performance of all testing personnel (competency)
• Assures timely submission of regulatory reporting, proficiency testing and other required submissions
• Performs other duties as required

Qualifications/Requirements:

Experience:

• Four or more years of relevant work experience in a clinical laboratory as a Medical Lab Technologist or Clinical Lab Scientist
• One (1) or more years of supervisory experience within a laboratory setting
• Experience with QC / QA / Regulatory requirements
• Experience working the bench in the respective supervisory department

Education:

• BS in Life Science and or Medical Technology

Licenses / Certifications:

• A valid New York State Education Department License as a Clinical Laboratory Technologist

Other:

• Ability to use sound judgement when making decisions

Special Requirements: N/A

About Us:

WMC Advanced Physician Services PC

Benefits:

We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package that includes:

• Health Insurance
• Dental
• Vision
• Retirement Savings Plan
• Flexible Savings Account
• Paid Time Off
• Holidays
• Tuition Reimbursement