Medical Lab Supervisor

Company: LifeShare
Location: Shreveport
Posted on: April 24, 2024

Job Description:

Relocation assistance available. LifeShare is seeking an experienced, detail-oriented Medical Technologist to plan, organize and supervise the daily activities of the quality control staff in our blood components processing laboratory. The MT will oversee the laboratory processes, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and LifeShare's Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Oversight areas include hematology, flow cytometry and bacterial detection. Makes high level decisions related to the smooth running of the laboratory and coordinates work flow to ensure donor blood is processed in a timely, safe and efficient manner. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Provides immediate supervision to team members to ensure tests on donor and patient blood samples are performed in accordance with written reference procedures, recording observed results, making interpretations, and completing all required reports and documentation. Must be able to perform all laboratory tests required in the processing of blood and blood products. Monitors advances in laboratory practices, regulatory requirements and testing equipment in order to recommend, validate and implement process changes in the laboratory and manufacturing areas. Ensures all CAP surveys are completed, submitted for approval to QRS team and entered on CAP website prior to due date. Recognizes unacceptable test results, troubleshoots and identifies the causes, makes necessary adjustments to equipment, reagents or procedures where possible in order to complete testing. Notifies Director of all deviations and if problems cannot be immediately corrected. Performs scheduled quality control procedures and observations on equipment and/or reagents used in the Laboratory, taking corrective action when results are outside acceptable ranges and completes all necessary records, reports or documents. Maintains current scientific and technical knowledge of blood banking, immunohematology, CLIA, FDA and AABB regulations. Assists in maintaining accurate and complete donor, patient and quality control records in both hard copy (paper) and computer record formats. Also, assists in compiling lab reports. Ensures adequate levels of supplies are maintained in the laboratory at all times, ordering when necessary. Maintains all laboratory equipment in good working order, cleaning and performing preventive maintenance as needed. Ensures that laboratory staff cleans work areas and equipment in compliance with SOPs. Assists in training team in procedures and techniques used in testing blood and blood products Compiles various statistical reports on laboratory activities and testing results as needed. Coaches and counsels with employees, and completes performance reviews for staff development. Models LifeShare's mission and values, integrating them into daily decisions, behaviors and actions. Promotes cooperation and communication within a team to achieve Company and departmental goals and deliverables. Completes other assignments and duties as may be assigned. CLIA GENERAL SUPERVISOR RESPONSIBILITIES (42 CFR 493.1463): (a) The general supervisor- (1) Must be accessible to testing personnel at all times testing is performed to provide on-site, telephone or electronic consultation to resolve technical problems in accordance with policies and procedures established either by the laboratory director or technical supervisor; (2) Is responsible for providing day-to-day supervision of high complexity test performance by a testing personnel qualified under -- 493.1489; (4) Is responsible for monitoring test analyses and specimen examinations to ensure that acceptable levels of analytic performance are maintained. (b) The director or technical supervisor may delegate to the general supervisor the responsibility for- (1) Assuring that all remedial actions are taken whenever test systems deviate from the laboratory's established performance specifications; (2) Ensuring that patient test results are not reported until all corrective actions have been taken and the test system is properly functioning; (3) Providing orientation to all testing personnel; and (4) Annually evaluating and documenting the performance of all testing personnel. Employment Type: Full Time Years Experience: 3 - 5 years Salary: $62,000 - $78,000 Annual Bonus/Commission: No

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