Assistant Supervisor - Laboratory / Fulltime Evenings / Flexible Scheduling: South - Molecular Lab

Summary

The Assistant Supervisor is responsible for performing, evaluating, and reporting of technical laboratory procedures on patient specimens for use in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. Follows established procedures to ensure laboratory quality control and compliance with professional standards of practice. The Lead Technologist may perform administrative and supervisory responsibilities of the laboratory section assuming additional technical or non-technical responsibilities as needed.

Detailed Responsibilities

• Effectively communicates with nursing and medical staff.
• Follows established procedures for laboratory quality control, ensures compliance with regulatory requirements, quality standards, compliance activities, and policies and procedures.
• May provide supervision of a laboratory section.
• Observe and instruct student technologists and new or current employees.
• Reports test results in a timely manner according to established laboratory protocols.
• Assists or provides monitoring and coaching of team members and provides input in the evaluation of team members performance.
• Review and troubleshoot quality control and equipment issues.
• Effectively manages resources such as productivity, supplies, instruments and equipment. Plans work and completes job responsibilities in an efficient and productive manner.
• Ensures staff compliance with regulatory, departmental and organizational policies, procedures and protocols.
• May assess competency of team members.
• Assists the Supervisor and/or Manager with writing and reviewing of policies and procedures.
• May perform method validations and ongoing method assessments.
• Performs accurate and appropriate testing of specimens received in the laboratory, according to established laboratory protocol and procedures.

Essential

Competencies and skills:

• RESPONDING TO CHANGE: Accepts change and adapts in a positive and productive manner; handles unexpected situations and changes in direction calmly and with confidence. Views new assignments and job responsibilities as an opportunity for growth.
• METHOD PERFORMANCE VALIDATION: Assesses the validity of new procedures/method development.
• ACCOUNTABILITY: Accepts ownership of job roles and specific assignments/goals; works independently, takes responsibility for own actions; admits mistakes and judgment errors; and accepts constructive feedback. Connects personal work results to the accomplishment of team and organizational goals.
• ANALYSIS AND DECISION MAKING: Uses decision making processes and tools to analyze situations and make effective decisions.
• EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE - LAB: Performs maintenance procedures on equipment and analyzers.
• STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOR: Acts in a manner that supports the standards of communication, respect, privacy, and teamwork by demonstrating a commitment to professional and ethical conduct.
• CLINICAL POLICIES AND STANDARDS: Applies knowledge of clinical standards, policies, and procedures relevant to function and organization.
• CUSTOMER SERVICE: Demonstrates commitment to service excellence by promptly addressing internal/external customer issues/requests, resolving concerns while maintaining a professional image and behavior to build and enhance the patient/family/customer experience.

Education

Essential:

• Accredited Program

Credentials

Essential:

• Clinical Lab Supervisor License - FL

Essential

Education equivalent experience:

• Graduate of an accredited Medical Technologist or Medical Laboratory Scientist program

Other Information

Complexity of Work: Intermediate knowledge of laboratory procedures and instrumentation. Ability to effectively relate and communicate with internal and external customers. Intermediate knowledge of laboratory information systems. Requires critical thinking skills, effective communication skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Required Work Experience: Five (5) years of experience as a Clinical Laboratory Technologist.

• Florida State licensure as a Clinical Laboratory Supervisor in the defined area of responsibility.

Essential

Working conditions:

• Reaching 60.00%
• Seeing - Far 60.00%
• Walking 60.00%
• Communicable Diseases and/or Pathogens 60.00%
• Biological Hazards - Skin or Ingestion 60.00%
• Wet or Slippery Surfaces 60.00%
• Depth Perception 60.00%
• Standing 60.00%
• Hearing Acuity 60.00%
• Seeing - Near 60.00%
• Blood and/or Bodily Fluids 60.00%
• Repetitive Movement Hand/Arm 60.00%
• Lifting or Carrying 0 - 25 lbs Non-Patient 60.00%
• Cytotoxic Chemicals 60.00%
• Needles/Sharp Objects 60.00%
• Bio hazardous Waste 60.00%
• Kneeling 40.00%
• Gas/Vapors/Fumes 60.00%
• Sitting 60.00%
• Squatting 40.00%
• Biological Hazards - Respiratory 60.00%
• Computer Monitor 60.00%
• Keyboard Entry 60.00%
• Bending and Stooping 60.00%
• Moving Mechanical Parts 60.00%
• Distinguish Color 60.00%
• Audible Speech 60.00%
• Pushing or Pulling 0 - 25 lbs Non-Patient 60.00%

Organizational Profile

Memorial Regional Hospital South is the home of Memorial Rehabilitation Institute and provides a wide range of healthcare services to the South Florida region. With 280 beds and 505 employees, Memorial Regional Hospital South offers compassionate care and services such as:

• Memorial Rehabilitation Institute, featuring an 89-bed inpatient program, a comprehensive outpatient program, and more, to get patients “Back to Their MAX”
• Women’s Imaging Center
• Emergency Department
• Podiatry Residency Program
• Laboratory Services
• Rehabilitation Psychology Department
• Hospice Unit
• Surgical Services
• Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physician Offices
• Molecular Laboratory

A leader in rehabilitation, Memorial Regional Hospital South has also been recognized by The Leapfrog Group, which has consistently awarded the facility with an “A” Rating for Patient Safety, and by Press Ganey’s Guardian of Excellence Award for emergency room and outpatient Patient Satisfaction.

Disclaimer: This job description is not intended, nor should it be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with the job. It is intended to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification.