AdventHealth University

Lab Supervisor, Exempt

AdventHealth University • $75K — $139K *
Littleton, CO 80123In-Person
Healthcare
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant science field from an accredited institution.
  • 3+ years of relevant work experience in a clinical laboratory.
  • Completion of a clinical laboratory training program or equivalent laboratory training.
  • Ability to demonstrate competencies in clinical laboratory methods and leadership.

Responsibilities

  • Manage clinical laboratory operations and lead technical staff.
  • Schedule staff and monitor workflow for efficiency.
  • Serve as a liaison with hospital services and other laboratory departments.
  • Conduct hiring, training, and performance evaluations of associates.
  • Investigate and resolve laboratory occurrence reports while compiling necessary documentation and reports.
  • Receive and prioritize specimens, ensuring proper identification and quality assurance.
  • Coordinate the implementation and validation of new analyzers and related proficiency testing.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance plans.
  • Paid time off and sick leave policies.
  • Professional development and training opportunities.
  • Supportive work environment fostering team building and employee engagement.
  • Adherence to safety policies including PPE and hazardous materials handling.
Full Job Description
Schedule:
Full time

Shift:
Day (United States of America)

Address:
7700 S BROADWAY

City:
LITTLETON

State:
Colorado

Postal Code:
80122

Job Description:

  • Manages the clinical laboratory's operations, including direct leadership of technical associates.
  • Schedules staff and monitors workflow to ensure efficient laboratory operations.
  • Serves as a liaison with other laboratory departments and hospital services.
  • Selects, hires, trains, appraises performance, and takes corrective action for associates.
  • Investigates and resolves occurrence reports, compiling various reports and resolving issues.
  • Receives specimens, assesses priority, assures appropriate specimen identification and appropriate specimen type.
  • Coordinates implementation and validation of new analyzers, ensuring proficiency testing is assigned, tested, and submitted.
  • Monitors quality metrics and processes to meet goals, facilitating investigation, follow-up, and retraining with associates as needed.
  • Assists with resolution of unusual test orders by following up with reference lab, referring to lab leadership when appropriate.
  • Performs all levels of testing within the assigned discipline with a high level of competency, utilizing critical thinking skills to correlate and interpret data.
  • Leads and participates in laboratory performance improvement activities, promoting team building, employee engagement, patient satisfaction, and safety.
  • Follows safety policies including the use of PPE, handwashing, and hazardous chemical handling, and completes required training for handling hazardous waste.
  • May include transport of hazardous waste from the point of generation to a designated secure storage area; employee will be required to complete initial training (prior to handling hazardous waste) and refresher training to include proper handling and transport of hazardous waste, and proper selection, use and disposal of personal protective equipment.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
  • Organizational [Required]
  • Verbal Interpersonal [Required]
  • Customer Relations [Required]
  • Grammar/Spelling [Required]
  • Read/Comprehend written instructions [Required]
  • Follow verbal instructions [Required]
  • Keyboarding (manual) [Required]
  • Computer (visual) [Required]


Education:
  • Bachelor's [Required]


Field of Study:

Must meet one of the following qualification pathways:
  • Bachelor's degree in chemical science, biological science, clinical laboratory science, medical laboratory science, medical technology, or a related qualifying laboratory science from an accredited institution.

OR
  • Bachelor's degree equivalency that includes:
    • 24 semester hours of medical laboratory technology courses; OR
    • 24 semester hours of science courses, including:
      • 6 semester hours of chemistry;
      • 6 semester hours of biology; and
      • 12 semester hours of chemistry, biology, or medical laboratory technology in any combination.
  • AND laboratory training that includes one of the following:
    • Completion of a clinical laboratory training program approved or accredited by ABHES or CAAHEP; OR
    • At least three months of documented laboratory training in each specialty in which testing is performed.

OR
  • Successful completion of at least a 50-week official U.S. military medical laboratory procedures training course.
  • AND currently holds or previously held the military enlisted occupational specialty of Medical Laboratory Specialist (Laboratory Technician).

OR
  • Qualified and served as high-complexity testing personnel on or before April 24, 1995, in a CLIA-certified laboratory as of December 28, 2024.
  • AND has served continuously in that capacity since December 28, 2024.


Work Experience:
  • 3+ years of MLS, MT, or MLT work experience in the clinical laboratory [Required]


Additional Information:
  • Additional Licensure or certification requirements may apply depending on the specific unit or state in which this position is located. Please consult the relevant credential grid for detailed information regarding these requirements.
  • Due to regulatory body nomenclature changes in 2022 and 2023, MT(ASCP) and MT(AMT) are denoted now as MLS (ASCP) and MLS (AMT).


Licenses and Certifications:
• N/A

Physical Requirements: (Please click the link below to view work requirements)
  • Physical Requirements - https://tinyurl.com/msy4mja2


Pay Range:

$75,171.20 - $139,796.80

About AdventHealth University

AdventHealth University is a private university in Orlando, Florida. It was founded in 1992 and is affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The university offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in various fields including nursing, radiography, and sonography. AdventHealth University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.
Learn more about AdventHealth University
Size
1,000 employees
Industry
Healthcare
* Ladders Estimates

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