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St. Charles Health System · 7 hours ago

Laboratory Supervisor - Madras

Madras, OR

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$90K/yr - $135K/yr

2+ years exp

St. Charles Health System is committed to creating America’s healthiest community and is seeking a Laboratory Supervisor for their Madras location. The role involves ensuring service quality in laboratory testing, managing staffing and daily operations, and maintaining compliance with regulatory standards.

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Responsibilities

Actively and cooperatively participates as a member of the laboratory leadership team to maintain safe, efficient, and compliant SCHS operations and services

Performs the duties and functions of a Medical Laboratory Scientist/Technologist. 60% Bench duties

Monitors the accuracy, quality and timeliness of services provided in one or more technical disciplines. Ensure that services are performed and delivered in compliance with all regulatory, legal and organizational requirements

Performs personnel supervisory functions, 40% Supervisory duties, including coaching, education, staff development, competency assessment and annual evaluations. Monitor, oversee and adjust staffing/scheduling to ensure safe and efficient Laboratory operations

Works collaboratively with Director to create and manage quarterly budget for the assigned lab

Assists with capital requests, workflow planning, and evaluation/analysis of new tests or instruments

Responsible for coordinating new caregiver orientation, training and initial competency assessment

Responsible for annual technical and phlebotomy competencies for staff. Ensuring all required records are updated and placed into personnel files in a timely manner

Provides technical consultation, education, and decision support for technical staff, clinicians, clients and customers at assigned hospital

Maintains and updates, when necessary, applicable procedures, quality system records and proficiency testing records

Ensures instrument to instrument comparisons are performed, documented and reviewed in a timely fashion and linearity studies are performed as required by regulatory agencies and as indicated by QC

Directs, coaches and monitors the performance of all direct reports, to develop and maintain a high performance team that meets organizational and Laboratory goals

Monitors and ensure all direct reports are current with regulatory compliance and safety requirements. Implements and manages all organizational safety directives and goals

Provides and oversees team’s delivery of customer service in a manner that promotes goodwill, is timely, efficient and accurate

Conducts all activities with the highest standards of professionalism and confidentiality. Complies with all applicable laws, regulations, policies and procedures, supporting the health system’s corporate integrity efforts by acting in an ethical and appropriate manner, reporting known or suspected violations of applicable rules, and cooperating fully with all company investigations and proceedings

Supports the vision, mission and values of the organization in all respects

Supports Value Improvement Practice (VIP- Lean) principles of continuous improvement with energy and enthusiasm, functioning as a champion of change

Provides and maintains a safe environment for caregivers, patients and guests

May perform additional duties of similar complexity within the organization, as required or assigned

Qualification

Medical Laboratory ScientistLaboratory LeadershipRegulatory ComplianceProcess ImprovementMicrosoft ApplicationsCoachingTeam DevelopmentCustomer Service

Required

Bachelor's degree in related field required

Graduate of an approved school of MLS/MT in accordance with the ASCP is required

Current Oregon drivers' license required or the ability to obtain upon hire and the ability to meet SCHS driving requirements

Ability to travel to all SCHS worksites

Current national certification or licensure at the Technologist/Scientist level by one or more of the following accredited credentialing agencies: ASCP, AMT, AAB, HEW and California Department of Health Services

Minimum two (2) years of experience as a laboratory generalist

Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Microsoft applications (Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Access), database management, document preparation and project presentations

Must be able to wear appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) required to perform the job safely