General Supervisor Jobs

Job Summary
The General Supervisor is responsible for ensuring that samples are
accessioned and tested promptly, accurately, and proficiently, while adhering to applicable CAP and CLIA regulations. Perform essential functions such as: workflow of samples, effective communication with Lab Director, Lab Management and Lab Personnel. The general supervisor must provide day-to-day supervision and must be accessible.
Essential Responsibilities/Duties

• Continuously monitor and develop workflow processes as needed to ensure timely turnaround, efficiency, and quality of specimen processing.
• Collaborate with the Quality Analyst on writing, updating, and maintaining SOP manual.
• Responsible for monitoring test analyses and specimen examinations to ensure that acceptable levels of analytic performance is maintained
• Ensure proper communication to technical lab completed upon any changes to protocol or company policies.
• As applicable, under Lab Directors directions, assist training and documenting competency assessment of all laboratory employees in compliance with regulating bodies (CAP, CLIA, etc.).
• Performing sample processing, DNA extraction and PCR. Ability to run KingFisher Flex, Accufill and QuantStudio 12K and 5.
• Strong understanding of procedures, SOPs, QC/controls to ensure accurate and valid data is reported.
• Ensure each employee has the necessary tools and supplies to complete their job in an efficient high-quality manner.
• Responsible for providing day-to-day supervision of high complexity test performance by testing personnel
• Assist maintaining all compliance documentation in accordance with regulating bodies (CAP, CLIA, etc) including cleaning logs, maintenance logs, IQ/OQ/PM’s etc.
• Responsible for supporting menu validations.
• Complete employee performance reviews, timecard approvals, and manage PTO requests.
• Provide technical oversight to lab personnel who perform testing procedures.

Qualifications

• 1-year previous supervisory experience required
• Education –
• Medical Technologist certification from AAB focusing in Molecular Diagnostics or other equivalent certification (AMT, ABB, etc).
• Knowledge of clinical laboratory services
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Bachelor’s Degree in a chemical, physical, biological, or clinical laboratory science is required.
• Competencies/Skills –
• Ability to work independently and strong attention to detail.
• Certifications/Licenses –
• A general supervisor must be licensed to perform high complexity tests or must be a California-licensed physician and surgeon and must have two years of experience in high-complexity testing in the specialty or specialties he or she is supervising
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) or Clinical Microbiologist Scientist License (CMSL)
• Experience –
• Technical knowledge to monitor lab operations.