Supervisor, Laboratory Clinical Lab Scientist

Cottage Health; Goleta (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Cottage Health seeks a CLS Laboratory Supervisor for its Core Clinical Lab, overseeing workflow, supervising staff, and ensuring quality in a fast-paced hospital setting.

Responsibilities include staff scheduling, supply management, Kronos editing, QC oversight, training, and performance evaluations to deliver accurate lab results efficiently.

Qualifications

• Minimum bachelor’s degree in a related field; master’s preferred.
• California CLS licensure required; ASCP credentials encouraged.
• 3+ years clinical laboratory experience; supervisory experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Direct daily core lab operations and guide staff to meet quality and service goals.
• Schedule, supply management, Kronos editing, QC oversight, training and evaluation.

Skills

Staff supervision

Quality control

Process improvement

Troubleshooting

Scheduling

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Kronos timekeeping

Laboratory software

Job description

Pacific Diagnostic Laboratories seeks a CLS Laboratory Supervisor for their Core Clinical Lab department responsible for managing their work area. This including organizing the workflow, supervising employees, developing staff, controlling expenses, ensuring quality, improving process, and troubleshooting issues to deliver services effectively. The incumbent's responsibilities encompasses both administrative and operational or technical functions. Major accountabilities include:

• Supports and directs the daily laboratory operation, guiding staff to meet customer needs in alignment with Cottage Health Systems' expectations. Key duties include staff scheduling, supply management, Kronos editing, quality control (QC) oversight, training and competency assessment, and overall staff evaluation.

QUALIFICATIONS:

All job qualifications listed indicate the minimum level necessary to perform this job proficiently.

Education:

• Minimum: Bachelor's Degree.
• Preferred: Master's Degree.

Certifications, Licenses, Registrations:

• Minimum: California license as a Clinical Laboratory Scientist. Licensure and experience should be validated and deemed qualified under the guidelines of the State of California and CLIA to perform clinical laboratory tests and examinations classified as waived, moderate or high complexity as described under CLIA.
• Preferred: Medical Laboratory Scientist (ASCP) and/or Diplomate in Laboratory Science (ASCP) certification to demonstrate expertise in medical laboratory science and/or diagnostic laboratory medicine.

Technical Requirements:

• Minimum: Adept in operating and troubleshooting a variety of laboratory instruments and computer systems. Demonstrates the ability to fulfill the technical supervisor, technical consultant, and/or general supervisor responsibilities under CLIA 88 regulations.
• Preferred: Recent experience in relevant area within the applicable laboratory section.

Years of Related Work Experience:

• Minimum: Three (3) years of clinical laboratory experience. Individuals assessing high-complexity technical competency of others, must have at least four (4) years of experience or training in the specialty area that they are evaluating.

Preferred: At least two (2) years of recent supervisory experience in a hospital or core laboratory setting.

About Us

Cottage Health is a leading acute care hospital system, located on the central coast of California, widely known for our superior patient care, innovation, medical research and education. Our health system operates primarily in Santa Barbara, CA, since 1888, and consists of three acute care hospitals, a Rehabilitation Hospital, multiple clinics and a multi-site Urgent Care system. Our mission is to serve the central coast communities with excellence, integrity, and compassion. Every day we touch thousands of lives in many different ways, resolute in our mission to put patients first. We take pride in helping our patients get back to living their lives - in the places they love.

*Pay for non-physician positions is determined based on related years of experience and internal equity. Eligible employees may also receive additional forms of compensation, including shift differentials, on-call pay, incentive pay, and bonus opportunities, where applicable. Manager and above positions may participate in Cottage Health's annual management incentive program. Physician compensation is determined based upon specialty and may include bonus potential. For more information on our comprehensive Total Rewards offerings, please visit https://cottagehealth.org/careers/total-rewards.

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