SUPV-SBC Processing and QA

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Day - 08 Hour (United States of America)

This is a Stanford Blood Center job.
A Brief Overview
Lead and administer processing laboratory functions under minimal supervision. May be required to work extended hours or weekends.
Locations
Stanford Blood Center
What you will do

• Direct and/or supervise staff. Examples: Supervise the evening shift processing CLS and QC LST II staff. Monitor day to day operations and compliance with policies, including monitoring pending tests to ensure turnaround time compliance, completeness, and accuracy of test results. Conduct performance evaluations of staff.
• Lead the planning and operations for functions or programs that may have significant business, regulatory and/or technical challenges requiring subject matter expertise. Examples: Schedule staff and workflow to ensure full coverage for testing needs throughout the lab. Serve as technical resource for one or more instruments in the department. Perform highly complex manual and automated testing on donor and clinical samples. Oversee completion of equipment maintenance, instrumentation calibration, qc, documentation and ensure adequate supply of supplies and equipment.
• Evaluate programs, policies and procedures. Identify issues, and develop alternative solutions which may include changes to programs, policies and procedures. Examples: Write/revise SOPs, training and validation plans for current and new technologies. Evaluate and identify workflow efficiencies.
• Review and analyze trends to advise and develop recommendations to achieve or modify the goals of the program or function. Examples: Evaluate and validate new technologies and make recommendations on new and or upgrades to equipment, instrumentation, and software.
• Represent the program or function within the department, unit or school. May also represent the program or function at the university level and/or to external constituencies. Examples: Attends manager meetings and represents the processing area issues.
• Develop outreach strategy that may include relationship development, communications and compliance. Examples: May be the project lead on change control for the department that works with other departments to achieve completion of the project.
• Assess training needs and may develop associated training. Examples: Develop training materials for new and revised SOPs for staff. Train staff on new/revised SOPs and instrumentation. Assess staff competency at 6 months for new staff and annually thereafter.
• Complies with governmental regulations and Stanford Health Care and Blood Center policies regarding health and safety. Observes and supports good health and safety practices.
• Strictly observes privacy and security related policies, procedures and practices to preserve the integrity and confidentiality of medical and other sensitive information pertaining to donors, patients, research subjects, and staff. Acts as a responsible information steward and treats information as sensitive and confidential in accordance with federal and state laws and with professional ethics, accreditation standards and legal requirements. Does not disclose protected health information inappropriately.
• May be required to enter areas where other individuals work with human blood; potential may exist for unanticipated exposure to bloodborne pathogens by splash or spill.

Education Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in medical technology or life science Required

Experience Qualifications

• 5+ years to 7 years of relevant experience in a clinical lab or blood center Required
• Prior supervisory experience desired.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrated ability to establish priorities, manage shifting priorities, and handle numerous time-sensitive projects with multiple deadlines.
• Ability to accomplish goals working through formal and informal channels, with diplomacy and tactfulness.
• Demonstrated creativity, problem solving, critical analysis, initiative, judgment and, decision-making skills.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and meet budget goals.
• Demonstrated solid planning and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated experience working independently and as part of a team.
• Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.
• Strong relevant subject matter knowledge.
• Ability to direct the work of others, for jobs requiring supervision.

Licenses and Certifications

• Clinical Laboratory Scientist - CLS required Upon Hire or
• CLS – MTA - California Clinical Laboratory Scientist required Upon Hire

These principles apply to ALL employees:
SHC Commitment to Providing an Exceptional Patient & Family Experience

Stanford Health Care sets a high standard for delivering value and an exceptional experience for our patients and families. Candidates for employment and existing employees must adopt and execute C-I-CARE standards for all of patients, families and towards each other. C-I-CARE is the foundation of Stanford’s patient-experience and represents a framework for patient-centered interactions. Simply put, we do what it takes to enable and empower patients and families to focus on health, healing and recovery.
You will do this by executing against our three experience pillars, from the patient and family’s perspective:

• Know Me: Anticipate my needs and status to deliver effective care
• Show Me the Way: Guide and prompt my actions to arrive at better outcomes and better health
• Coordinate for Me: Own the complexity of my care through coordination

Equal Opportunity Employer Stanford Health Care (SHC) strongly values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity and non-discrimination in all of its policies and practices, including the area of employment. Accordingly, SHC does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity and/or expression, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, or disability, or the perception of any of the above. People of all genders, members of all racial and ethnic groups, people with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. Qualified applicants with criminal convictions will be considered after an individualized assessment of the conviction and the job requirements.

Base Pay Scale: Generally starting at $70.52 - $93.43 per hour

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, internal equity, experience, education, specialty and training. This pay scale is not a promise of a particular wage.