Lab Supervisor, Evening shift - Virology

Company: Stanford Health Care
Location: Palo Alto
Posted on: June 22, 2022

Job Description:

If you're ready to be part of our legacy of hope and innovation, we encourage you to take the first step and explore our current job openings. Your best is waiting to be discovered. - The Virology Lab Supervisor oversees the work of laboratory personnel engaged in performing routine and specialized technical procedures, including planning day to day laboratory work activities, evaluating work performed and handling procedural and technical laboratory problems. Essential Duties: Supervises laboratory personnel engaged in performing routine and specialized technical procedures. Plans the daily lab operations, evaluates work performed, assists in troubleshooting and provides directions in handling procedural and technical problems. Develops appropriate work schedules for employees and plans daily work assignments in order to maintain adequate staffing, minimize overtime, and meet customer service needs. Under the guidance of the section Medical director, develops and implements department specific processes/procedures and quality control programs to ensure reliability of testing procedures, proper function of laboratory equipment, and compliance to safety/health and state/federal/licensing regulations. Monitors and evaluates equipment, systems and supplies to ensure operational efficiency, reliability of results and adequate inventory. Performs all human resource management responsibilities such as conducting employee performance appraisals, transfers, interviews, hiring, disciplining, and termination of employees. Monitors and completes payroll to ensure accurate pay period statistics. Prepares technical reports reflecting department process volume, testing results, analysis, trends, conclusions or recommendations for management and other hospital personnel. Performs bench testing during staffing shortages to maintain expected patient care standards. Responsible for QA and QC, including review of testing results to ensure accuracy and precision. Performs other duties as assigned Minimum QualificationsEducationBachelor's degree in a work-related discipline/field from an accredited college or university. Academic requirements must be in compliance with CLIA regulations. A baccalaureate degree in an accredited college/university including courses in biological science, chemistry and mathematics and successful completion of one year MLS training program preferred.ExperienceTwo (2) years of progressively responsible work experience directly related to the hiring laboratory's methodology and functionLicense/Certifications --- CLS - Clinical Laboratory ScientistOr one of the following CLS licenses limited to a specialty or subspecialty listed below: --- CLS - LTDo CLS-CHEM - Clinical Chemist Scientist Licenseo CLS-CYTO - Clinical Cytogeneticist Scientist Licenseo CLS-GMB - Clinical Genetic Molecular Biologist Scientist Licenseo CLS-HEMA - Clinical Hematologist Scientist Licenseo CLS-HISTO - Clinical Histocompatibility Scientist Licenseo CLS-IMM - Clinical Immunohematologist Scientist Licenseo CLS-MICRO - Clinical Microbiologist Scientist Licenseo CLS-TOX - Clinical Toxicologist Scientist License#LI-PD2 Equal Opportunity Employer Stanford Health Care (SHC) strongly values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity and non-discrimination in -all of -its policies and practices, including the area of employment. Accordingly, SHC does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity and/or expression, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, or disability, or the perception of any of the above. People of all genders, members of all racial and ethnic groups, people with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. Qualified applicants with criminal convictions will be considered after an individualized assessment of the conviction and the job requirements.

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