Supervisor Laboratory Services

As a Lab Supervisor, you will be a pivotal leader, directly contributing to the development of annual departmental goals, objectives, and budget, while actively facilitating their achievement and ensuring ongoing evaluation of results for continuous improvement.

Every day you will champion the needs of your patient care team, fostering their professional growth and development to help them reach their full potential, thereby aligning individual success with broader operational goals and objectives.

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate unwavering accountability and confidence. You possess exceptional communication skills, excelling in both individual coaching and group presentations. Furthermore, your ability to conduct challenging conversations with professionalism and empathy is crucial, as you are directly responsible for cultivating high performance within your team and ensuring the overall success of the laboratory.

• Supervises, coaches, and reviews the performance of laboratory personnel to ensure adherence to relevant policies and ethics
• Oversees designated laboratory day-to-day operations and exercises authority over personnel decisions
• Analyzes and interprets laboratory results in accordance with established laboratory work processes
• Administers laboratory inventories such as supplies, equipment and consumables
• Selection of test methodology that is appropriate for the clinical use of the test results
• Verification of the test procedures performed and establishment of the laboratory's test performance characteristics, including the precision and accuracy of each test and test system
• Enrollment and participation in an HHS approved proficiency testing program commensurate with the services offered
• Establishing a quality control program appropriate for the testing performed and establishing the parameters for acceptable levels of analytic performance and ensuring that these levels are maintained throughout the entire testing process from the initial receipt of the specimen, through sample analysis and reporting of test results
• Resolving technical problems and ensuring that remedial actions are taken whenever test systems deviate from the laboratory's established performance specifications
• Ensuring that patient test results are not reported until all corrective actions have been taken and the test system is functioning properly
• Identifying training needs and assuring that each individual performing tests receives regular in-service training and education appropriate for the type and complexity of the laboratory services performed
• Qualify and function as the CLIA defined Technical Consultant. Evaluating the competency of all testing personnel and assuring that the staff maintain their competency to perform test procedures and report test results promptly, accurately and proficiently

Required

• Bachelor's Degree in biological or chemical sciences, as defined by CLIA, upon hire.
• Minimum of five years experience at a moderate or high complexity laboratory, upon hire.
• International Medical Laboratory Scientist (ASCP-IMLS), upon hire or
• Blood Banking (BB), upon hire or
• Chemistry - ASCP (CASCP), upon hire or
• Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS), upon hire or
• Clinical Laboratory Technologist (CLT-NCA), upon hire or
• Medical Laboratory Scientist - Med Technologist (MLS), upon hire or
• Medical Technologist AAB (MT-AAB), upon hire or
• Technologist in Microbiology (MMT-ASCP), upon hire or
• Medical Technologist AMT (MT-AMT), upon hire or
• Technologist in Microbiology (MMT-ASCP), upon hire or
• Specialist in Hematology (SH-ASCP), upon hire or
• Histotechnologist (HTL), upon hire

Preferred

• One year experience as a supervisor or higher

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center is an 1,045 bed facility located in the Texas medical center. A joint venture with Baylor College of Medicine, Baylor St. Luke’s is an internationally recognized leader in research and clinical excellence that has given rise to breakthroughs in cardiovascular care, neuroscience, oncology, transplantation, and more. The hospital is home to the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, a nationally-accredited and NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center. Our new McNair Campus is designed around the human experience—modeled on evidence-based practices for the safety of patients, visitors, staff, and physicians. The 27.5-acre campus represents the future of healthcare through a transformative alliance focused on leading-edge patient care, research, and education. 

Depending on the position offered, CommonSpirit Health offers a generous benefit package, including but not limited to medical, prescription drug, dental, vision plans, life insurance, paid time off (full-time benefit eligible team members may receive a minimum of 14 paid time off days, including holidays annually), tuition reimbursement, retirement plan benefit(s) including, but not limited to, 401(k), 403(b), and other defined benefits offerings, as may be amended from time to time. For more information, please visit our Total Rewards.

Unless directed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement, applications for this position will be considered on a rolling basis. CommonSpirit Health cannot anticipate the date by which a successful candidate may be identified.