Supervisor Laboratory Services

California Hospital Medical Center; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

California Hospital Medical Center in Los Angeles is seeking a Lab Supervisor to lead departmental goals and budgets while driving continuous improvement and high clinical performance. You will coach the patient care team, cultivate professional growth, and ensure effective communication and accountability across laboratory operations.

In this role you will oversee daily lab activities, validate testing procedures, and maintain inventory and safety standards to support exceptional patient care.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in biological or chemical sciences per CLIA.
• Minimum five years in a moderate/high complexity lab.
• Medical Technologist license.
• Fire Safety training within 90 days.

Responsibilities

• Supervises and reviews lab personnel performance to ensure policy adherence.
• Oversees day-to-day laboratory operations and personnel decisions.
• Analyzes and interprets laboratory results per established processes.
• Manages inventories of supplies, equipment and consumables.
• Selects test methodologies appropriate for clinical use of results.
• Verifies procedures and establishes test performance characteristics.

Skills

Laboratory leadership

Coaching and mentorship

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in biological or chemical sciences (CLIA)

Medical Technologist license

Fire Safety training within 90 days

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As a Lab Supervisor, you will be a pivotal leader, directly contributing to the development of annual departmental goals, objectives, and budget, while actively facilitating their achievement and ensuring ongoing evaluation of results for continuous improvement.

Every day you will champion the needs of your patient care team, fostering their professional growth and development to help them reach their full potential, thereby aligning individual success with broader operational goals and objectives.

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate unwavering accountability and confidence. You possess exceptional communication skills, excelling in both individual coaching and group presentations. Furthermore, your ability to conduct challenging conversations with professionalism and empathy is crucial, as you are directly responsible for cultivating high performance within your team and ensuring the overall success of the laboratory.

• Supervises, coaches, and reviews the performance of laboratory personnel to ensure adherence to relevant policies and ethics
• Oversees designated laboratory day-to-day operations and exercises authority over personnel decisions
• Analyzes and interprets laboratory results in accordance with established laboratory work processes
• Administers laboratory inventories such as supplies, equipment and consumables
• Selection of test methodology that is appropriate for the clinical use of the test results
• Verification of the test procedures performed and establishment of the laboratory's test performance characteristics, including the precision and accuracy of each test and test system

Job Requirements

Required

• Bachelors Other in biological or chemical sciences, as defined by CLIA.
• Minimum of five years at a moderate or high complexity laboratory.
• Medical Technologist - License
• Fire Safety, within 90 Days

Preferred

• One year experience as a supervisor or higher

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1887, Dignity Health - California Hospital Medical Center is a 318-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in downtown Los Angeles, California. Serving over 100,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II Trauma Center, Level III NICU, heart care, women’s health, and a family birth center. In 2025, we opened our new patient tower, Grand Tower, featuring a dramatically expanded Emergency Department and Family Birth Center that will increase patient comfort and privacy.

Additionally, California Hospital Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, and recently was awarded the AMA/ASA’s Get the Guidelines - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement, recognizing the hospital’s commitment to providing the best stroke care.

California Hospital Medical Center shares a legacy of humankindness with Dignity Health and CommonSpirit Health, one of the nation’s largest health care systems, dedicated to providing compassionate, high-quality, and affordable patient-centered care. One Community. One Mission. One California