Technical Supervisor at Sonora Quest Laboratories summary:
The Technical Supervisor at Sonora Quest Laboratories is responsible for overseeing laboratory operations, managing staff, and ensuring compliance with industry standards. This role involves hiring, training, and conducting performance evaluations, while also maintaining efficient workflow and quality service. The supervisor ensures that the department adheres to regulatory requirements and implements continuous improvement strategies to enhance service quality and operational efficiency.
Primary City/State:Greeley, Colorado
Department Name: Gen Lab-North Colorado
Work Shift: Day
Job Category:Lab
Primary Location Salary Range:$39.32 - $65.54 / hour, based on education & experience
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Your pay and benefits are important components of your journey at Sonora Quest Laboratories/Laboratory Sciences of Arizona. This opportunity includes the option to participate in a variety of health, financial, and security benefits. In addition, this position may be eligible for our Management or Sales Incentive Programs as part of your Total Rewards package.
POSITION SUMMARYThis position provides general operational supervision under the direction of the director/manager to assigned personnel. Responsible for organizing, directing and controlling workflow aspects of the section in order to improves processes to provide high quality and cost effective services.
CORE FUNCTIONS1. Hires, trains and conducts performance evaluations, and supervises the workflow for designated staff. This includes initiating promotions, transfers, and disciplinary actions. Provides leadership, coaching, recognition, and staff development. Establishes priorities, workloads, schedules, controls, work procedures and day-to-day problem resolution and trouble shooting utilizing Six Sigma and Lean concepts, tools and methodology in the department
2. Schedules and manages the use of labor and resources within budgetary guidelines. Manages waste reduction and establishes priorities, workloads, controls and work procedures, as well as determines resources needed for expense reduction. Prepares and/or provides input for the department budget.
3. Under the direction of management, ensures area(s) of responsibility are maintained in accreditation with College of American Pathologists (CAP), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), American Association of Blood Banks (AABB), Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and licensing for Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) for patient care and nursing. Also ensures laboratory is compliant with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
4. Participates and may lead task forces to plan, implement, and coordinate activities to maximize service quality, compliance effectiveness and efficiency. Develops and monitors performance matrix to ensure quality patient care.
5. Serves as a resource and communication liaison by facilitating timely and accurate dissemination of information within the organization and to parent partners.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS• Bachelor's Degree in a chemical, physical, biological or clinical laboratory science or medical technology.
• Four (4) years' training and experience in high-complexity testing in the respective specialty.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
• Bachelor's Degree in Medical Laboratory Science.
• MLS or Specialty Certification.
• One (1) year of supervisory experience.
Anticipated Closing Window (actual close date may be sooner):2025-07-01
EEO Statement:EEO/Female/Minority/Disability/Veterans
Our organization supports a drug-free work environment.
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Keywords:
Technical Supervisor, Laboratory Management, Healthcare Compliance, Staff Training, Quality Assurance, Process Improvement, Medical Technology, Operational Supervision, Regulatory Standards, Lean Management