Laboratory Supervisor - Good Samaritan Hospital - Full-Time - Evening

Essential Functions:

• Directs, supervises, and coordinates technical functions and activities in assigned area(s).
• Prepares work schedules, assigns personnel, evaluates work performance, and makes recommendations for personnel actions.
• Trains other employees in day-to-day procedures.
• Assists in developing budgets.
• Assists in developing department goals and objectives.
• Performs surveys and does comparative analyses of work units; may participate in research activities and investigates new
• products, equipment, techniques, methodologies, and introduces, demonstrates, effects, and recommends as is appropriate.
• Consults with medical staff and other health care providers on matters relating to laboratory and/or related services.
• Participates in Quality Assessment Program on a regular and continuing basis.
• Participates in department specific and/or system-wide projects of varying scope and duration.
• Performs the duties of a medical technologist, including tests and procedures.

Common Expectations:

• Demonstrates a commitment to patient, visitor and staff by: complying with all applicable safety regulations; learning the impact of medical errors and methodology that will lead to reduction of errors; reporting actual and potential errors, as well as hazardous conditions; identifying opportunities to standardize processes and "error proof" systems that will lead to increased safety; and participating in safety education programs and root cause analyses as required.
• Maintains established policies and procedures, objectives, quality assessment, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
• Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature, in-service meetings, and workshops.
• Provides outstanding service to all customers; fosters teamwork; and practices fiscal responsibility through improvement and innovation.
• Requisitions laboratory supplies and maintains supply inventories.
• Assists with care and maintenance of department equipment and supplies.