We are looking for a Laboratory Supervisor to join the team at our laboratory in Elmwood Park, NJ
Schedule: Mon-Thurs 12:00pm – 8:00pm, Fri 12:00pm – 4:00pm, Sun 9 AM – 12 Noon
Position Summary:
The Laboratory Supervisor is responsible for management of daily laboratory operations, environment, and work processes according to standard operating procedures.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- 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 high complexity testing.
- Must be on-site to provide direct supervision when high complexity testing is performed by certain individuals.
- 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.
- Providing orientation and training to all testing personnel
- Annually evaluating and documenting the performance of all testing personnel (competency assessment)
Minimum Qualifications
- BS in a life science and or Medical Technology
- State Licensure, where applicable (CA, FL, and NY require state licensing)
- Six (6) or more years of 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 all areas of the core lab (Microbiology, Chemistry, Hematology, Blood Bank, etc.)
- Able to perform CBC differentials
- Ability to use sound judgement when making decisions
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience working in a reference laboratory highly desired
- ASCP certification is a plus
- Experience with Test Validation