Supervisor - Laboratory, Blood Bank

Piedmont Healthcare; Smyrna (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Piedmont Atlanta Hospital is seeking a Laboratory Supervisor to oversee daily lab operations, ensuring accurate testing and timely results for patient care. The role emphasizes supervision of personnel, maintenance of analyzers, and adherence to quality control standards.

The supervisor will coordinate specimen collection, manage supplies, and implement process improvements per policy. A Bachelor’s in Medical Technology and certification are required; 3 years of acute care experience is

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Medical Technology or closely related field is Required.
• ASCP/AMT/AAB certification required or certification pathway defined.
• 3 years of clinical experience in an acute care hospital setting required.
• Demonstrated clinical competency in the specialty area; supervisory experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct supervision of daily laboratory operations.
• Oversee maintenance of analyzers and quality control measures.
• Ensure proper specimen collection and supplies per policy.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Quality control

Laboratory operations

Education

Bachelor's degree in Medical Technology

ASCP certification or equivalent

Tools

Laboratory equipment maintenance

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