• Demonstrating ability to engage in regular and continuous decision making having an impact on people, costs and quality of service
• Exercising responsibility for recommending personnel actions, hiring, disciplinary, dismissal, appraising performance, and training. May include staff adjustments during census drops
• Be able to delegate, but assume full responsibility for valid results and review
• Is familiar with laws and regulations for state and federal agencies, and College of American Pathologist (CAP).
• On a documented schedule, reviewing and assuming responsibility for maintaining required department documents/files and procedure manuals
• Developing new procedures and updates old procedures as needed. Rotating through weekend call with other Supervisors
• Demonstrating knowledge of laboratory computer system regarding ordering, reporting, and verifying results and downtime computer procedures
• Setting up quality control standardization and calibration procedures that monitor instruments applying acceptability criteria.
• Executing predefined plans of action in response to quality control and documents actions
• Troubleshooting malfunctioning test systems/instruments.
• Instituting corrective action for any problems in the laboratory.
• Processing samples and orders based on physician request
• Performing inventories and maintains reasonable supplies.
• Demonstrating knowledge of age specific care, including but not limited to, identifying the need for additional safety measures, physiological normal values/readings; and assessing skin integrity, behavior, motor skills and/or activities that place patients at risk as well as communicates effectively in a clear, concise, understandable manner. Applicable for the populations checked: Infant ( x) Pediatric (x ) Adult (x ) Geriatric ( x)
• Incorporates HPMC mission of “quality care with compassion and respect” into daily performance of job functions.
• Communicates problems/concerns to the Clinical Laboratory and Pathology Services Director.
• Responds acceptably to priority specifications for tests

• Reports to work on time and as scheduled, completes work within designated time
• Uses computerized time clock correctly.
• Completes departmental and hospital-wide in-services, competencies and Health Stream assignments in a timely fashion.
• Attends staff meetings and actively participates, reads and returns all staff meeting minutes.

Minimum Education:

• Bachelor's degree in biological science or related field.

Preferred Education:

• N/A

Minimum Work Experience and Qualifications:

• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Must be able to work in a union environment.

Preferred Work Experience and Qualifications:

• Three to five years’ experience in Microbiology section preferred.
• Two years supervisory experience preferred

Required Licensure, Certification, Registration or Designation:

• MT (ASCP) certification.
• California Clinical Laboratory Scientist license.
• Current Los Angeles County Fire Card required (within 30 days of employment)