Supervisor Laboratory - Full Time - Day Shift - AGH

highmarkhealth; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Highmark Health in Pittsburgh area seeks a Laboratory supervisor who coordinates and oversees testing activities under the direction of the Laboratory Director/Manager. You will lead, mentor, and evaluate staff while ensuring compliant, cost-efficient lab operations.

The role involves ensuring quality control, budgeting, and serving as a liaison across AHN laboratories, with opportunities for continuous education and process improvement.

Qualifications

• Cytology: Cytotechnologist (CT) ASCP certification
• Cytogenetics: Cytogenetics (CG) ASCP certification
• Histology: Histotechnologist (HTL) or Histotechnician (HT) ASCP certification
• Surgical Pathology/Gross Room: Pathologists' Assistant (PA) ASCP certification
• Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) or Medical Technologist (MT) or Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) ASCP certification
• Cytogenetics: Cytogenetics (CG) ASCP certification
• BS in Medical Technology or Life Sciences
• 3 years prior laboratory experience
• For labs holding a New York State license: 4 years of prior laboratory experience.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates optimal laboratory operations by identifying, investigating and resolving issues while adhering to policies and regulations.
• Promotes cost-effective quality patient care through resource management by identifying needs and allocating resources.
• Selects, develops, and motivates staff; supervises, assesses competencies, evaluates work and implements disciplinary action.
• Serves as a consultant to laboratory personnel and other health care providers; participates in continuing education.
• Prepares or assists with capital, manpower and operational budgets and maintains expenses within budgets.
• May perform routine and complex procedures to provide quality clinical information; verifies analytic accuracy and test method performance.
• May mentor students and new employees in laboratory testing according to AHN policies.
• May act as a liaison to facilitate communication between the AHN laboratories.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required.

Skills

Leadership

Staff development

Resource management

Education

ASCP certifications (Cytology CT)

ASCP certifications (Cytogenetics CG)

ASCP certifications (Histology HTL/HT)

ASCP certifications (PA)

ASCP certifications (MLT/MT/MLS)

BS in Medical Technology/Life Sciences

3 years laboratory experience

NY State license exception: 4 years experience

Job description

GENERAL OVERVIEW

Coordinates and supervises all activities related to testing under the general direction of the Laboratory Director and/or Laboratory Manager in conjunction with the Medical Director.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Facilitates optimal laboratory operations by identifying, investigating and resolving issues and directing appropriate interventions while adhering to hospital policies and procedures and relevant rules and regulations. Promotes cost effective quality patient care through resource management by identifying needs and allocating appropriate resources. (30%)
• Selects, develops, and motivates staff. Supervises assigned staff, assesses competencies, evaluates work, recommends and implements appropriate disciplinary action. (20%)
• Serves as a consultant to laboratory personnel and other health care providers, as needed. Participates in continuing education to ensure growth and development of the laboratory. (15%)
• Prepares or assists with capital, manpower and operational budgets and maintains expenses and salaries within established budgets. (5%)
• May perform a variety of routine and complex procedures using established criteria to provide quality clinical information. Verifies analytic accuracy, precision sensitivity and linearity of test methods. (20%)
• May mentor students and new employees in laboratory testing following AHN policies and procedures. (5%)
• May act as a liaison to facilitate communication between the AHN laboratories. (5%)
• Performs other duties as assigned or required.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum

• Cytology: Cytotechnologist (CT) ASCP certification
• Cytogenetics: Cytogenetics (CG) ASCP certification
• Histology: Histotechnologist (HTL) or Histotechnician (HT) ASCP certification
• Surgical Pathology/Gross Room: Pathologists' Assistant (PA) ASCP certification
• Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) or Medical Technologist (MT) or Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) ASCP certification
• Cytogenetics: Cytogenetics (CG) ASCP certification
• BS in Medical Technology or Life Sciences
• 3 years prior laboratory experience
• For labs holding a New York State license: 4 years of prior laboratory experience.

Preferred

• One year of supervisory experience

Disclaimer: The job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this job title. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do this job.

Compliance Requirement : This job adheres to the ethical and legal standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the code of business conduct and company policies.

As a component of job responsibilities, employees may have access to covered information, cardholder data, or other confidential customer information that must be protected at all times. In connection with this, all employees must comply with both the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as described in the Notice of Privacy Practices and Privacy Policies and Procedures as well as all data security guidelines established within the Company's Handbook of Privacy Policies and Practices and Information Security Policy.

Furthermore, it is every employee's responsibility to comply with the company's Code of Business Conduct. This includes but is not limited to adherence to applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations as well as company policies and training requirements.

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