Supervisor, Laboratory

Good Samaritan Society; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 93,126,000 - 149,001,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Generous time off

Job summary

Sanford Health is seeking a laboratory leader to oversee pre-analytic, analytic, and post-analytic phases of testing, ensuring safety, quality, and regulatory compliance across the enterprise.

The role includes directing day-to-day laboratory operations, supervising staff, and managing performance indicators, budgets, and audits. May serve as CLIA Director or Technical Consultant as needed and travel to other enterprise locations.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in laboratory or biological sciences required.
• Two years of laboratory related experience required.
• National laboratory certification or AHHS (e.g., ASCP) eligibility or registry.
• North Dakota license requirements if applicable.
• Continuing education credits to maintain license/certifications; BLS may be required.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day operations of the laboratory or department.
• Provide leadership to technical staff and act as a resource across the enterprise.
• Manage validations, proficiency testing, quality assurance and performance initiatives.
• Oversee staffing, budgeting, and regulatory compliance.
• May serve as CLIA role (Laboratory Director/Technical Supervisor/Technical Consultant) and travel to other sites.

Skills

Laboratory leadership

Regulatory compliance

Team management

Budget management

Quality assurance

Clinical laboratory

Education

Associate degree in laboratory or biological sciences

Bachelor's degree preferred

Job description

Careers With Purpose

Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland.

Facility: Marsh Med Ctr Park Falls
Location: Park Falls, WI
Address: 98 Sherry Ave, Park Falls, WI 54552, USA
Shift: Varies
Job Schedule: Full time
Weekly Hours: 40.00
Salary Range: $32.50 - $52.00

Job Summary

Responsible for pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical phases of testing. Follows standard operating procedures and ensures laboratory safety, quality and regulatory requirements are met. Responsible for providing leadership during the day-to-day operations of the laboratory, laboratory department or multiple laboratories. Acts as a point of contact to technical staff, responds to questions and provides direction. Serves as a laboratory resource to other health care personnel and collaborates with other departments across the enterprise. Manage validations, proficiency testing and evaluation and quality assurance initiatives. Prepares documents and holds meetings relating to performance appraisals and corrective action. Responsible for interviewing and hiring of new staff. Will effectively interview, hire, counsel, discipline, and when needed, terminate employees. Develop and monitor appropriate indicators for quality and continuous improvement. Manage the operations of the departments including human resources, budget and finance, short and long range planning, legal and regulatory compliance. Responsible for providing professional and technical expertise. Responsible for implementing the vision and mission, plan and standards of the organization within the departments. Accountable for the laboratory environment. May assist in the collection and preparation of required budget information. Maintain a positive work environment for the laboratory staff and develop a team approach to optimize work flow, improve customer satisfaction and reduce errors. Collaborate with other departments across the enterprise. Responsible for providing leadership in the day to day operations of the laboratory. Work closely and collaborate with the department medical director/section director and other department leadership to oversee areas of responsibility. May have fiscal responsibility for areas of accountability.

This position may require acting as a CLIA role of Qualified Laboratory Director, Technical Supervisor and Technical Consultant as needed. Must also qualify to perform duties delegated by the CLIA Laboratory Director. May be required to travel to other enterprise locations. Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Associate degree in laboratory or biological sciences required. Bachelor's degree preferred.

Two years of laboratory related experience required.

Possess a national laboratory certification or laboratory specialty certification through an approved Health and Human Services (HHS) agency, for example American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP); or be registry eligible. Certification is not required when clinical lab testing is not performed by the team.

If working in North Dakota (ND) and not a cytotechnologist or histotechnologist, must be licensed or have a provisional license, by the ND Board of Clinical Laboratory Practice. Certification is not required when clinical lab testing is not performed by the team.

Maintain continuing education credits equivalent to the state requirements as needed for license and certifications. May be required to have Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

Benefits

Sanford offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, work/life balance benefits, and a generous time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance. For more information about Total Rewards, visit https://sanfordcareers.com/benefits .

Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-877-673-0854 or send an email to [e-mail] .

Sanford has a Drug Free Workplace Policy. An accepted offer will require a drug screen and pre-employment background screening as a condition of employment.

Req Number: R-0275758
Job Function: Allied Health
Featured: No