Lab Supervisor, Exempt

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Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. It’s about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.

• Manages the clinical laboratory's operations, including direct leadership of technical associates.
• Schedules staff and monitors workflow to ensure efficient laboratory operations.
• Serves as a liaison with other laboratory departments and hospital services.
• Selects, hires, trains, appraises performance, and takes corrective action for associates.
• Investigates and resolves occurrence reports, compiling various reports and resolving issues.
• Receives specimens, assesses priority, assures appropriate specimen identification and appropriate specimen type.
• Coordinates implementation and validation of new analyzers, ensuring proficiency testing is assigned, tested, and submitted.
• Monitors quality metrics and processes to meet goals, facilitating investigation, follow-up, and retraining with associates as needed.
• Assists with resolution of unusual test orders by following up with reference lab, referring to lab leadership when appropriate.
• Performs all levels of testing within the assigned discipline with a high level of competency, utilizing critical thinking skills to correlate and interpret data.
• Leads and participates in laboratory performance improvement activities, promoting team building, employee engagement, patient satisfaction, and safety.
• Follows safety policies including the use of PPE, handwashing, and hazardous chemical handling, and completes required training for handling hazardous waste.
• May include transport of hazardous waste from the point of generation to a designated secure storage area; employee will be required to complete initial training (prior to handling hazardous waste) and refresher training to include proper handling and transport of hazardous waste, and proper selection, use and disposal of personal protective equipment.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Organizational [Required]
• Verbal Interpersonal [Required]
• Customer Relations [Required]
• Grammar/Spelling [Required]
• Read/Comprehend written instructions [Required]
• Follow verbal instructions [Required]
• Keyboarding (manual) [Required]
• Computer (visual) [Required]

• Bachelor's [Required]

• Bachelor’s degree equivalency that includes:
  • 24 semester hours of medical laboratory technology courses; OR
  • 24 semester hours of science courses, including:
    • 6 semester hours of chemistry;
    • 6 semester hours of biology; and
    • 12 semester hours of chemistry, biology, or medical laboratory technology in any combination.
• AND laboratory training that includes one of the following:
  • Completion of a clinical laboratory training program approved or accredited by ABHES or CAAHEP; OR
  • At least three months of documented laboratory training in each specialty in which testing is performed.

• Successful completion of at least a 50-week official U.S. military medical laboratory procedures training course.
• AND currently holds or previously held the military enlisted occupational specialty of Medical Laboratory Specialist (Laboratory Technician).

• Qualified and served as high-complexity testing personnel on or before April 24, 1995, in a CLIA-certified laboratory as of December 28, 2024.
• AND has served continuously in that capacity since December 28, 2024.

• 3+ years of MLS, MT, or MLT work experience in the clinical laboratory [Required]

• Additional Licensure or certification requirements may apply depending on the specific unit or state in which this position is located. Please consult the relevant credential grid for detailed information regarding these requirements.
• Due to regulatory body nomenclature changes in 2022 and 2023, MT(ASCP) and MT(AMT) are denoted now as MLS (ASCP) and MLS (AMT).

This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations and ordinances.