Supervisor - Laboratory, Blood Bank

Piedmont Healthcare; Lawrenceville (GA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Piedmont Atlanta Hospital is seeking an experienced Laboratory Supervisor to oversee daily laboratory operations, supervise procedures, and ensure accurate testing for patient diagnoses.

The role includes ensuring analyzer maintenance, rigorous quality control, proper specimen collection, and supplies management in line with policy and standards. You will develop plans to improve workflow and system processes in your area.

Qualifications

• 3 years of clinical experience in a laboratory setting.
• Demonstrated clinical competency in the specialty area applying for.
• Previous supervisory experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct supervision of the daily operations of the laboratory section and/or area.
• Oversee and efficiently perform procedures and tests as ordered for diagnosis and treatment of disease.
• Ensure maintenance of analyzers and quality control; manage specimen collection and supplies per standards of practice and policy.
• Provide recommendations and action plans for the improvement of system processes in the section/area.

Skills

Clinical supervision

Quality control

Specimen collection

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Medical Technology or closely related field

Other bachelor's degrees accepted with certifying agency requirements

Job description

Overview:

The supervisor provides direct supervision of the daily operations of the laboratory section and/or area. The supervisor will oversee and efficiently perform procedures and test as ordered for use in diagnosis and treatment of disease. The supervisor will oversee that the maintenance of the analyzers, quality control, collection of specimens, maintaining of supplies in accordance with standards of practice and established policy and procedure. The supervisor will provide recommendations and action plans for the improvement of system processes in their section and/or area.

Responsibilities

The supervisor provides direct supervision of the daily operations of the laboratory section and/or area. The supervisor will oversee and efficiently perform procedures and test as ordered for use in diagnosis and treatment of disease. The supervisor will oversee that the maintenance of the analyzers, quality control, collection of specimens, maintaining of supplies in accordance with standards of practice and established policy and procedure. The supervisor will provide recommendations and action plans for the improvement of system processes in their section and/or area.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's Degree from a recognized college or university in Medical Technology or a closely related field is Required
• Other bachelor's degrees will be accepted if graduated from an accredited school and science and math coursework meet requirement of certifying agency. Bachelor's degree may be waived for a medical technologist who was ASCP certified in the years prior to the bachelor's degree requirements by ASCP and a HEW/HSS technologist certified by Health and Human Services.

Work Experience

• 3 years of clinical experience preferably in an acute care hospital setting. Required
• Demonstrated clinical competency in the specialty area applying for Required
• Previous supervisory experience Preferred

Licenses and Certifications

• Management of Clinical Laboratory only: Certification in medical technology; certification as a medical technologist or medical laboratory scientist by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP), AMT (American Medical Technologists) or AAB (American Association of Bioanalysts) . AAB provisional certification not accepted Required

Business Unit : Company Name: Piedmont Atlanta Hospital