Assistant Director of Laboratory Services

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS / REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Medical Laboratory Science or Medical Technology from an accredited institution, with at least 2 years of laboratory training and supervisory experience. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensures that testing systems developed and used for each of the tests performed in the laboratory provide quality laboratory services for all aspects of test performance, which includes the pre-analytic, analytic, and post-analytic phases of testing

• Ensures that the physical and environmental conditions of the laboratory are appropriate for the testing performed and provide a safe environment in which employees are protected from physical, chemical, and biological hazards

• Ensures that the test methodologies selected have the capability of providing the quality of results required for patient care

• Ensures that verification procedures used are adequate to determine the accuracy, precision, and other pertinent performance characteristics of the method

• Ensures that laboratory personnel are performing the test methods as required for accurate and reliable results

• Ensures that the laboratory is enrolled in an HHS approved proficiency testing program for the testing performed and that-

• The proficiency testing samples are tested as required by regulations

• The results are returned within the timeframes established by the proficiency testing program