Supervisor Laboratory Technical - Grand Ledge

Mclaren-Health-Care; Grand Ledge (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care in Grand Ledge, Michigan is seeking a Supervisor Laboratory Technical to oversee the daily operations of the clinical laboratory sections and ensure testing efficiency and regulatory compliance. You will develop schedules, supervise staff, and act as a technical resource while maintaining quality and patient safety.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in medical technology (or related field), MT (ASCP) or equivalent certification, and at least 4 years of related laboratory

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in medical technology or related field.
• MT (ASCP) or equivalent certification.
• Minimum 4 years of related laboratory experience.

Responsibilities

• Oversees the day-to-day operations of the assigned laboratory section(s).
• Plans daily work schedule and assignments for section(s) ensuring timely reporting.
• Supports managers in preparing schedules and coverage.
• Monitors turnaround times and investigates corrective actions.
• Ensures testing complies with system and regulatory standards.
• Serves as technical resource for staff in problem solving and incident reports.
• Develops, trains, and evaluates lab staff; participates in hiring.
• Suggests improvements to increase efficiency and reduce costs.
• Performs and verifies staff competencies.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Skills

Laboratory supervision

Quality assurance

Regulatory compliance

Staff training

Education

Bachelor’s degree in medical technology

Associate degree in medical technology

Job description

McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is a $7.3 billion, fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 640-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 732,838 lives in Michigan and Indiana, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 113,000 network providers throughout Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.

Supervisor Laboratory Technical - Grand Ledge

Position Summary:
Supervises technical and non-technical activities of the assigned clinical laboratory section(s) ensuring testing operates efficiently and effectively and complies with all system and regulatory agency standards. Provides input into the development of department policies and procedures. Ensures laboratory personnel maintain current knowledge of laboratory techniques, procedures and equipment operation. Assists in meeting the business, financial, customer, service quality and regulatory requirements of the laboratory. Serves as a technical resource for department personnel.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
1. Oversees the day to day operations of the assigned laboratory section(s).
2. Plans daily work schedule and assignments for section(s) ensuring that work is done and reported promptly and accurately. Supports manager(s) in preparing schedules and arranging coverage.
3. Recognizes the need for and assumes departmental responsibilities daily, when scheduled or in the case of staffing shortages.
4. Ensures testing operates efficiently and effectively, in accordance with all system and regulatory agency standards. Does so by monitoring department turnaround times; investigating and implementing corrective action; monitoring inventory and ordering supplies.
5. Complies with preventive maintenance and quality control procedures.
6. Serves as technical resource to subordinates in resolving complex problems and in investigating and recommending corrective actions in response to incident reports and/or patient complaints.
7. Ensures the attainment of objectives through developing, training and evaluating lab staff; participates in hiring process.
8. Makes suggestions to manager for improved work methods and ways to increase efficiency, reduce costs, and solve operational problems.
9. Performs and verifies staff competencies.
10. Performs other related duties as required and directed.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in medical technology, or related field, or associate degree in medical technology, or related fields.
• MT (ASCP) or equivalent certification.
• 4 years' experience in related discipline.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Supervisory experience

Additional Information

• Schedule: Full-time
• Requisition ID: 26010098
• Daily Work Times: 8a-430p
• On Call: No

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.

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McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employmentwithout regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status,national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classificationprotected by law.