Clinical Lab Scientist Supervisor 2
- UCSF Health
- San Francisco, CA, USA
Job Description
Clinical Lab Scientist Supervisor 2
Job Description
Job Function Summary:
Involves testing on clinical specimens for information about the health of a patient, for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease. Disciplines include chemistry, blood banking, hematology, microbiology, immunology, cytology, histology, pathology and cytogenetics. May include highly technical sub- specialty areas such as enzyme assay, steroid assay, radioimmunoassay, toxicology, electrophoresis, rheumatology, tissue typing, and virology.
This position supervises employees in a high volume, highly technical subspeciality laboratory – the mohs lab. The scope of responsibilities for this individual includes both administrative and technical duties. The individual oversees the daily operations of the laboratory including: processing, embedding, sectioning, staining, and preparation of tissue specimen into slides. Exemplary attention to detail and the ability to multi-task is a must. Success in this position requires a firm understanding of workflow management to maximize the efficiency of the staff and laboratory processes. The individual acts as a technical resource for all staff personnel and must have a breadth of knowledge regarding the processes involved in receiving and handling of tissue specimens for histological examination. Furthermore, the incumbent must possess the technical skill to perform, demonstrate to and train laboratory staff in the histological preparation of tissue specimens according to all standard operating procedures established by the department and accrediting organizations. The individual will supervise staff at 3 main locations: Mt. Zion Derm, BOPC, and Bayfront. The individual in this role will also collaborate with other department nurse managers to oversee lab licensure and compliance for other dermatology clinic sites that roll up through the department’s leadership. Flexibility to orient and work at all UCSF Health ambulatory locations is a requirement for this role.
Qualifications
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in a natural science and/or equivalent experience/training
- At least 5 years of work experience in a mohs lab or a related field (pathology lab) with at least 3 years as a mohs technician, processing tissue specimens in a high-volume laboratory or academic medical center environment or combination thereof
- At least two years of experience as a mohs lab supervisor
- Experience with successfully completing lab licensure and accreditation surveys
- Experience performing complex laboratory procedures following established protocols
- Strong interpersonal skills to create and maintain a climate for effective communication and collaboartive decision making. Able to convey information with authority, handle highly sensitive matters, and interact with high level contacts from other departments/organizations
- Strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to explain technical specialty concepts thoroughly
- Strong leadership, fiscal, and operations management skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with physicians, management, and staff from all disciplines
- Ability to create and maintain a goal-oriented climate of teamwork, collaboration, and consistent achievement of objectives
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, with the ability to quickly analyze problems, determine the appropriate level of intervention, and develop and apply effective solutions
- Highly devleoped personal organizational skills
- Proven ability to organize staff and tasks, manage mulitple priorities/projects through completion and on schedule, oversee multiple locations, and delegate work functions in an efficient and effective manner in a complex and challenging environment
- Flexibility to adjust to constantly changing priorities
- Strong knowledge of human resources management policies, with the ability to train, monitor, evaluate, and document human resources issues and performance
- Demonstrated knowledge of relevant regulatory requirements as it pertains to labs and processing tissue specimens, as well as related legislative, accreditation, licensing, and compliance environments
- Maintains current knowledge of laboratory concepts, new methodologies, relevant industry/regulatory compliance, accreditation requirements, medical center health and safety guidelines, and advances in the field of specimen processing, automation, and procedures
- Strong knowledge of quality assurance methods and ability to apply principles to design quality systems
- Ability to use laboratory applications/clinical softwares/databases/dashboards. Skills to perform data checks using queries, visual review, and other appropriate means to verify data accuracy
PREFERRED QUALIFOIICATIONS
- Experience in large academic medical setting and ambulatory care
- Experience using EMR-EPIC/APeX
REQUIRED LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS
- ASCP Histotechnologist
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