Supervisor - Laboratory, Blood Bank

Piedmont Healthcare; Tucker (GA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Piedmont Atlanta Hospital is seeking a Laboratory Supervisor to oversee daily operations of the laboratory section/area and supervise procedures and tests used for diagnosis and treatment. The role ensures analyzers are maintained, quality control is performed, specimens collected, and supplies kept in line with standards and policies.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree in Medical Technology or related field, ASCP/AMT/AAB certification, and at least 3 years of clinical experience in an

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Medical Technology or related field required.
• ASCP/AMT/AAB certification required; provisional not accepted.
• Minimum 3 years clinical experience in an acute care setting; supervision preferred.

Responsibilities

• Direct supervision of daily operations of the laboratory section/area.
• Oversee maintenance of analyzers, quality control, specimen collection, and supplies per standards.
• Provide recommendations and action plans to improve system processes.

Skills

Clinical supervision

Quality control

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Medical Technology or related field

Other bachelor's degrees accepted if coursework meets certifying agency requirements

Tools

ASCP/AMT/AAB certifications

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