Supervisor Laboratory- Microbiology

Inova Health; Fairfax (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Wellness program

Retirement matching

Education assistance

Student loan assistance

Mental health support

Paid time off

Job summary

Inova Health is seeking a Laboratory Supervisor to join the Microbiology team at Inova Juniper Street, on a Full-Time Evening Shift: Monday–Friday, every other weekend. The role oversees and guides team members, selects testing methodologies and instrumentation, and ensures quality control and proficiency testing across shifts to deliver accurate patient results.

Inova is a nationally recognized healthcare leader, committed to safety, quality and patient experience, with opportunities for

Qualifications

• Education: bachelor’s degree in Medical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology, Histology or Cytology, or biology/chemistry with required coursework and military medical lab training or NAACLS program.
• 4 years of extensive lab experience with leadership, troubleshooting, and interpersonal skills.
• ASCP or AMT board certification appropriate to responsibility scope.

Responsibilities

• Oversees and assists team members, ensures deliverables and quality standards, manages performance and scheduling.
• Conducts team counseling, coaching and disciplinary sessions; manages team relations.
• Selects methodologies and instrumentation for patient testing within the served population.
• Ensures participation in quality control and proficiency testing programs.
• Maintains high visibility and provides leadership for daily operational issues across shifts.
• Coordinates efforts to implement changes in processes to achieve high-quality outcomes.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Team building

Education

MLS/MT degree or biology/chemistry background

Job description

Laboratory Supervisor

Inova Juniper Street is looking for a dedicated Laboratory Supervisor to join the Microbiology team. The position is a Full-Time Evening Shift: Monday-Friday, every other weekend.

Job Description

Laboratory Supervisor

Inova Juniper Street is looking for a dedicated Laboratory Supervisor to join the Microbiology team. The position is a Full-Time Evening Shift: Monday-Friday, every other weekend. Inova is consistently ranked as a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits

• Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules, and remote and hybrid career opportunities.

Laboratory Supervisor Job Responsibilities

• Oversees and assists team members in assigned functional area, which may include but not limited to, ensuring team is meeting key-deliverables and quality standards, addressing and resolving challenges, managing and tracking performance, and assisting in time management and scheduling; escalates issues to senior leaders as needed.
• Conducts team member counseling, coaching and disciplinary sessions; Manages team member relations.
• Takes ownership for the selection of methodology and instrumentation to perform laboratory tests appropriate for the patient population served.
• Ensures participation in and successful completion of a quality control and approved proficiency testing program commensurate with the services offered.
• Maintains high visibility in work areas and provides leadership for daily operational issues for teams across all shifts and throughout assigned areas.
• Coordinates efforts of team to maintain and/or implement changes in work processes to ensure high quality outcomes and meet established success indicators.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college/university in Medical Laboratory Science / Medical Technology, Histology or Cytology OR A baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college/university with 16 semester hours (24 quarter hours) in biology including one semester in microbiology and 16 semester hours (24 quarter hours) in chemistry including one semester in organic or biochemistry, which may be obtained within, or in addition to, the baccalaureate degree. And Successful completion of a 50-week U.S. military medical laboratory training course within the last ten years OR Successful completion of a NAACLS accredited Medical Laboratory Scientist program or MLT program.
• Years of Experience: 4 years of extensive experience and knowledge of laboratory processes, advanced troubleshooting skills, leadership skills, strong interpersonal, communication and team building skills.
• Certification Upon Start: ASCP or AMT Board certification consistent with scope of responsibility to include MT, MLS, MLT, BB, SBB, C, H, M, SH, SCT, MB, SMB, SM, SC, and HEW.

Preferred Qualifications

• Lab Management Experience with 5 years generalist experience

About Us

We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.

Inova Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.