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Supervisor, PLM Clinical Laboratory - Cytogenetics (11am-7:30pm)
The Pathology and Laboratory Medicine division is the integral bridge between clinical care and basic science at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. It plays an essential role in the institution's mission to improve patient care and eliminate cancer and allied diseases as a significant problem in Texas, the United States and the world.
The division comprises three clinical departments and one research department. The clinical departments are CLIA certified and CAP accredited.
The division and the departments serve MD Anderson patients, Outreach and Physician Network patients and clinical staff. The faculty engages in programmatic and interdisciplinary basic, clinical and translational research.
This shift will work Monday-Friday from 11 am - 7:30 pm
JOB SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES
• Ensures all employees perform accurate cytogenetic analysis of all types of specimens.
• Performs accurate cytogenetic patient result review of either conventional and/or FISH cases and/or performs quality control review of processing, harvesting and staining procedures.
• Supervises employees and assists while techs troubleshoot difficult specimens and oversees in process improvement in wet lab areas.
• Leads troubleshooting of computer functions and ensures all employees are competent and able to perform computer functions.
• Coordinate and ensure the maintenance of policies and procedures for all clinical testing.
Productivity, Supervision, and Teambuilding
• Ensures all employees are trained and guides new employee development.
• Ensures productivity standards are met by team members as well as coaches and counsels to improve performance when needed.
• Ensures adequate quality control, quality assurance and quality improvement methods are implemented and performed.
• Discovers, develops and ensures completion of process improvements that positively impact productivity and laboratory function.
• Ensures all testing phases (including pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical) of laboratory testing are performed in alignment with laboratory policies and procedures.
• Provides a team environment that promotes cohesiveness, communication, respect, helpfulness, and desire for excellence.
• Demonstrates availability, approachability, and the desire to help, encourage and respond to others.
Quality Oversight
• Ensures compliance with all regulatory and safety standards
• Performs or oversees competency testing of all personnel and provides avenues for coaching and development when necessary.
• Enforces policies and procedures.
• Participates in strategic development of employees and of process improvements that positively impact the productivity, function and future direction of the laboratory.
• Leads the evaluation and validation of new methodologies, tests and instrumentation.
• Oversees the new procedures, lab bulletin, test cost analysis, business plan, competency tests and training of other employees for the new tests, processes or instrumentation.
Other duties as assigned
EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree in a related science field or Molecular Genetic Technology -OR- Successful completion of a National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science (NAACLS) accredited Clinical Laboratory Science/Molecular Genetic Technology accredited program. Preferred: Master's Degree or Doctorate in a related science field.
EXPERIENCE: Eight years of experience in a clinical laboratory compliance and operations to include three years of lead or supervisory experience. Six years experience in clinical laboratory compliance and operations to include three years of lead or supervisory experience, with Master's degree. Four years of experience in a clinical laboratory compliance and operations to include three years of lead or supervisory experience with Doctorate degree. Two years of laboratory experience required may be substituted for required certification.
Must pass pre-employment skills test as required and administered by Human Resources. Successful completion of the LEADing Self Accelerate and/or LEADing Self Discover programs may substitute for one year of required supervisory or management experience. Completion of both programs can be substituted for a maximum of two years of supervisory or management experience.
LICENSURE: One of the following: Technologist/Scientist certification or international in Blood Banking (BB), Chemistry (C), Cytogenetics (CG), Histology (HT), Hematology (H), Histotechnologist (HTL), Microbiology (M), Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) or Molecular Biology (MB) by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP) Board of Registry (BOR) OR Certified Histocompatability Technologist by the American Society of Histocompatability and Immunogenetics (ASHI) OR Medical Technologist (MT) or Molecular Diagnostics Technologist (MDT) by the American Medical Technologists (AMT).
It is the policy of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. http://www.mdanderson.org/about-us/legal-and-policy/legal-statements/eeo-affirmative-action.html
