Supervisor, Microbiology

Westchester Medical Center Health Network; Town of Mount Pleasant (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Westchester Medical Center Health Network invites applications for a Laboratory Supervisor to manage daily laboratory operations, ensure SOP adherence, and coordinate section personnel. The role emphasizes maintaining regulatory compliance and timely, accurate test reporting.

The supervisor will oversee testing staff, monitor analytic performance, implement new test systems, participate in budgeting, and provide training and competency evaluations to staff and students.

Qualifications

• Four or more years of relevant work in a clinical laboratory as a Medical Lab Technologist or Clinical Lab Scientist.
• One (1) or more years of supervisory experience within a laboratory setting.
• Experience with QC / QA / Regulatory requirements.
• Experience working the bench in the respective supervisory department.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates and oversees daily operations and work assignments to ensure timely and accurate result reporting.
• Is accessible to testing personnel at all times to provide on-site, telephone, or electronic support.
• Provides day-to-day supervision of personnel performing moderate and high complexity testing.
• Monitors test analyses and examinations to maintain acceptable analytic performance.
• Resolves technical problems and ensures remedial actions when test systems deviate from performance specs.
• Ensures patient test results are reported only after corrective actions and system readiness.
• Evaluates, establishes and maintains procedures and quality control systems.
• Reviews quality improvement data and performance indicators and participates in improvements.
• Implements new test systems and processes ensuring regulatory requirements are met.
• Participates in departmental budgeting and identifies cost-saving opportunities.
• Provides continuing education and training to staff, students, and hospital personnel.
• Annually evaluating and documenting staff competency.
• Ensures timely regulatory reporting and proficiency testing submissions.
• Performs other duties as required.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Quality control

Regulatory compliance

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Life Science or Medical Technology

Tools

LIS systems

Job description

Job Summary

The Laboratory Supervisor is responsible for the management of daily laboratory operations, environment, and work processes according to standard operating procedures. Coordinates and directs the activities of all personnel within assigned section. Develops work plan and priorities employing established policies and procedures to ensure timely and accurate completion of assignments. Ensures department procedures and processes meet all regulatory compliance. May function as a highly skilled technologist in the department as appropriate to meet patient care needs.

The Laboratory Supervisor is responsible for the management of daily laboratory operations, environment, and work processes according to standard operating procedures. Coordinates and directs the activities of all personnel within assigned section. Develops work plan and priorities employing established policies and procedures to ensure timely and accurate completion of assignments. Ensures department procedures and processes meet all regulatory compliance. May function as a highly skilled technologist in the department as appropriate to meet patient care needs.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates and oversees the daily operations and work assignments to ensure timely and accurate result reporting.
• Is accessible to testing personnel at all times testing is performed to provide on-site, telephone, or electronic support.
• Provides day-to day supervision of personnel performing moderate and high complexity testing.
• Monitors test analyses and specimen examinations to ensure that acceptable levels of analytic performances are maintained.
• Resolving technical problems and ensuring remedial actions are taken whenever test systems deviate from the laboratory established performance specifications.
• Ensuring patient test results are not reported until corrective action has been taken and test system is functioning properly.
• Evaluates, establishes and maintains required procedures and quality control systems.
• Reviews quality improvement data, statistics and performance indicators, identifying recommendations and participates in the implementation of problem resolutions.
• Implements new test systems and/or processes and ensures all regulatory requirements are met.
• Actively participates in the development and adherence of departmental budget
• Identifies opportunities for cost savings of reagent and supplies
• Serves as a resource for continuing education of staff, students and hospital personnel.
• Providing orientation and training to all testing personnel
• Annually evaluating and documenting the performance of all testing personnel (competency)
• Assures timely submission of regulatory reporting, proficiency testing and other required submissions
• Performs other duties as required

Qualifications/Requirements

Experience

• Four or more years of relevant work experience in a clinical laboratory as a Medical Lab Technologist or Clinical Lab Scientist
• One (1) or more years of supervisory experience within a laboratory setting
• Experience with QC / QA / Regulatory requirements
• Experience working the bench in the respective supervisory department

Education

• BS in a life science and or Medical Technology

Licenses / Certifications

• A valid New York State Education Department License as a Clinical Laboratory Technologist

Other

• Ability to use sound judgement when making decisions