Laboratory Blood Bank Supervisor FT Days

Job Description

St. Francis Hospital Memphis

Saint Francis Hospital Memphis is a 510-bed acute care hospital dedicated to providing high quality, compassionate care to the Mid-South community.

As a comprehensive medical center, Saint Francis Hospital Memphis features a broad spectrum of tertiary and acute care, outpatient services and specialty areas including Women’s Services, Surgical Services, Bariatric Center of Excellence and Behavioral Health.

Other acute care areas include Emergency Room, Critical Care, Med / Surge and Telemetry.

Laboratory Supervisor Full Time Days Position Summary

Supervises the daily operations of department; supervises staff; assists in selection of personnel for hire; performance management and makes recommendations on discipline and termination.

Advanced responsibilities include, but are not limited to, equipment validation and implementation; employee training and competency assessment;

regulatory compliance. Responsible for CAP, TCJ, AABB or other accreditation. Demonstrates subject matter expertise in core laboratory, blood bank, microbiology, or other specialty department.

Responsibilities

Supervises the daily operations of department; supervises staff; assists in selection of personnel for hire; performance management, and makes recommendations on discipline and termination as well as staff evaluation of performance.

Responsible for CAP, TCJ,AABB or other accreditation. Reviews quality control and patient results; performs laboratory testing;

performs operational duties, maintenance and troubleshooting of laboratory instrument and equipment. Ensures service level agreements are met through implementation of operational efficiencies in work area.

Completes other duties assigned by laboratory director.

Education

Required : Bachelor’s degree from an approved college or university and / or graduate of an accredited school of medical technology, or equivalent such as military training as defined by 42 CFR 493.

1489 or have qualified at the Medical Technologist level by achieving a satisfactory grade on an HHS examination prior to 2 / 28 / 92 42 CFR 493.

1491. The above meets required criteria as defined by CLIA regulations for High Complexity testing (42 CFR 493.1489 and 42 CFR 493.

1491). Meets CLIA requirements for General Supervisor.

Experience

Required : 5 years as medical technologist or clinical laboratory scientist in an acute care facility. Blood Bank technical experience required.

Preferred : 5 years laboratory supervisory experience

Certification

Required : Registered in accordance with an approved certifying agency (ASCP, NCA, AMT or equivalent). Licensure, as required by State law.

Must be certified by ASCP or AMT at the Medical Lab Scientist level for at least 3 years. Must be able to be licensed as a Lab Supervisor by the TN Laboratory Board

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