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Komen Graduate Training Program UT MDACC · 1 day ago

Hematology Clinical Laboratory Supervisor

Houston, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$101K/yr - $152K/yr

8+ years exp

The Komen Graduate Training Program at UT MD Anderson is a leading institution in cancer care, and they are seeking a Clinical Laboratory Supervisor in Hematology. This role involves providing technical and operational leadership in a high-complexity laboratory setting, ensuring quality testing and optimal patient care while fostering staff development and compliance with regulatory standards.

Hospital & Health Care

Responsibilities

Supervises the daily activities in a clinical laboratory

Is a subject matter expert in assigned laboratory section

Supervises employees and assists with trouble shooting efforts of challenging processes or procedures

Leads troubleshooting of computer functions and ensures all employees are competent and able to perform computer functions

Oversee coordination and ensure maintenance of policies and procedures for all clinical testing

Reviews and updates SOPs in a timely manner to ensure that current practices are in alignment with approved procedures

Leads the evaluation and validation of new methodologies, tests, and instrumentation

Assists with LIS applications implementation, testing and recommends modifications as needed

Perform clinical lab assays, tests, and procedures as necessary to ensure optimal patient care services

Ensures all employees are trained and guides new employee development

Ensures productivity standards are met by team members as well as coaches and counsels to improve performance when needed

Discovers, develops and leads process improvements that positively impact productivity and laboratory function

Ensures all testing phases (including pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical) of laboratory testing are performed in alignment with laboratory policies and procedures

Provides a team environment that promotes cohesiveness, communication, respect, helpfulness, and desire for excellence

Demonstrates availability, approachability, and the desire to help, encourage and respond to others

Manages personnel activities such as performance evaluations, disciplinary actions, staff scheduling, staff coaching and mentoring, among others, in compliance with the institutional, divisional, and departmental policies and procedures

Ensures supplies and equipment are ordered and maintained to meet laboratory testing needs

Ensures the staff compliance with all regulatory and accreditation requirements and safety standards

Performs or oversees competency assessment of all testing personnel in compliance with the regulatory requirements

Participates in the strategic development of employees and of process improvements that positively impact the productivity, function and future direction of the laboratory

Oversees the new procedures, lab bulletin, test cost analysis, business plan, competency tests and training of other employees for the new tests, processes or instrumentation

Ensures adequate quality control, quality assurance and quality improvement methods are implemented and performed

Reviews and updates SOPs in a timely manner to meet CAP regulations

Participates in quality assurance program

Oversees the Proficiency testing program according to CAP regulations

Other duties as assigned

Qualification

Hematology experienceClinical laboratory complianceSupervisory experienceQuality assuranceProcess improvementTechnical leadershipTeam buildingTroubleshootingRegulatory knowledgeSOP management

Required

Bachelor's degree in a related science field or Molecular Genetic Technology or successful completion of a National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science (NAACLS) accredited Clinical Laboratory Science/Molecular Genetic Technology accredited program

Eight years of experience in a clinical laboratory compliance and operations to include three years of lead or supervisory experience

Six years experience in clinical laboratory compliance and operations to include three years of lead or supervisory experience with Master's degree

Four years of experience in a clinical laboratory compliance and operations to include three years of lead or supervisory experience with Doctorate degree

Two years of laboratory experience required may be substituted for required certification

Must pass pre-employment skills test as required and administered by Human Resources

Successful completion of the LEADing Self Accelerate and/or LEADing Self Discover programs may substitute for one year of required supervisory or management experience

Completion of both programs can be substituted for a maximum of two years of supervisory or management experience

One of the following: Technologist/Scientist certification or international in Blood Banking (BB), Chemistry (C), Cytogenetics (CG), Histology (HT), Hematology (H), Histotechnologist (HTL), Microbiology (M), Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) or Molecular Biology (MB) by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP) Board of Registry (BOR) OR Certified Histocompatability Technologist by the American Society of Histocompatability and Immunogenetics (ASHI) OR Medical Technologist (MT) or Molecular Diagnostics Technologist (MDT) by the American Medical Technologists (AMT)