Supervisor Lab Chemistry

MLK Community Healthcare; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 119,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

MLK Community Healthcare in Los Angeles is seeking a Chemistry Supervisor to lead the technical operations of the Chemistry Department. The role supports hospital and laboratory policies, assists in training, workload organization, and daily maintenance and quality control.

Responsibilities include selecting methodologies, validating new instrumentation, ensuring standardization, and overseeing proficiency testing while maintaining turnaround times and inventory control.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2-year degree required.

Responsibilities

• Selects methodology and instrumentation for patient tests and validates new instrumentation.
• Provides clinical oversight of chemistry department staff.
• Verifies test procedures and establishes the laboratory's test performance characteristics (linearity, precision, accuracy).
• Oversees quality control and proficiency testing, troubleshoots issues, and maintains analytic performance parameters.
• Reviews work to ensure tests are performed to prescribed standards.
• Maintains inventory control of supplies and reagents in the section(s).
• Assists in staff performance evaluations and in operational duties as directed by Laboratory Director or Manager.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Computer proficiency

Education

2 year degree minimum

Job description

Position Summary

The Chemistry Supervisor is responsible for the technical operation of the Chemistry Department. The Chemistry Supervisor facilitates the implementation of hospital and laboratory policies and procedures. He/she is responsible for assisting in training new employees, workload organization, and monitoring daily maintenance and quality control.

• Responsible for the selection of methodology and instrumentation to perform laboratory tests appropriate for the patient population served. Responsible for the validation and implementation of new instrumentation. Ensures the standardization of tests methodologies, procedures, instrumentation, and reference ranges.


• Clinical oversight of staff in chemistry department.


• Verifies test procedures performed and established the laboratory’s test performance characteristics, including, but not limited to the linearity, precision and accuracy of each test and test system.


• Oversight of and successful completion of a quality control and approved proficiency testing program commensurate with the services offered. Troubleshoots any problems with the proficiency testing program. Establishes parameters for acceptable level of analytic performance. Ensures that quality is maintained throughout entire testing process from order entry through results reporting.


• Reviews the work of others to insure that tests are performed in accordance with prescribed standards.


• Assists in maintaining and optimizing work standards to assure a reasonable turnaround time of test results.


• Maintains inventory control of supplies and reagents in his/her section(s).


• Assists manager in performance evaluations of the employees in his/her sections.


• Performs additional duties as directed by the Laboratory Director or Manager which are necessary for the efficient operation of the laboratory.

Pay Rate Type

Yearly

Salary Range (Depending on Experience)

$119,147.29 - $184,683.20

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Responsible for the selection of methodology and instrumentation to perform laboratory tests appropriate for the patient population served. Responsible for the validation and implementation of new instrumentation. Ensures the standardization of tests methodologies, procedures, instrumentation, and reference ranges.


• Clinical oversight of staff in chemistry department.


• Verifies test procedures performed and established the laboratory’s test performance characteristics, including, but not limited to the linearity, precision and accuracy of each test and test system.


• Oversight of and successful completion of a quality control and approved proficiency testing program commensurate with the services offered. Troubleshoots any problems with the proficiency testing program. Establishes parameters for acceptable level of analytic performance. Ensures that quality is maintained throughout entire testing process from order entry through results reporting.


• Reviews the work of others to insure that tests are performed in accordance with prescribed standards.


• Assists in maintaining and optimizing work standards to assure a reasonable turnaround time of test results.


• Troubleshoots equipment problems.


• Maintains inventory control of supplies and reagents in his/her section(s).


• Assists manager in performance evaluations of the employees in his/her sections.


• Performs additional duties as directed by the Laboratory Director or Manager which are necessary for the efficient operation of the laboratory.

Position Requirements

Education

2 Year Degree Minimum

Qualifications/Experience

3 years Clinical Laboratory Expenience

Clinical lab Scientist – CA (CLS) or limited Clinical Lab Scientist – CA or MLT (Medical Laboratory Technician)

Special Skills/Knowledge

Strong interpersonal and organizational skills. Proficient with computer.

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