Next Generation Sequencing Laboratory Manager
Location
Garden City, NY | United States
Job description
Direct the technical and scientific operation of the clinical laboratory and ensure the proper supervision or performance of test procedures, adherence to the department's quality control standards and accurate reporting of findings of tests.
Duties and responsibilities - Provide advice to referring health care providers regarding the significance of laboratory findings and ensure that reports of test results include pertinent information required for the interpretation of laboratory data.
- Maintain an effective working relationship with applicable accrediting and regulatory agencies, administrative officials, and the medical community.
- Define, implement, and monitor standards of performance for the laboratory and for other ancillary laboratory testing programs in conformance with the department’s clinical laboratory standards of practice.
- Monitor all work performed in the laboratory to ensure that medically reliable data are generated.
- Assure that the laboratory participates in monitoring and evaluating the quality and appropriateness of services rendered, within the context of a quality management system, regardless of where the testing is performed.
- Ensure that sufficient qualified personnel are employed with documented training and/or experience to supervise and perform the work of the laboratory.
- Ensure that policies and procedures are established for monitoring staff to assess competency and, whenever necessary, to provide remedial training to improve skills.
- Specify in writing the responsibilities and duties of all laboratory personnel.
- Provide continuing education to laboratory staff.
- Ensure that a current and complete procedure manual is available to all personnel.
- Set goals, develop and allocate resources within the laboratory.
- Provide effective administrative direction of the laboratory, in conjunction with the individual(s) responsible for financial management of the laboratory, to ensure adequate resources are available to operate the laboratory in a manner consistent with all state and federal requirements.
- Select all reference laboratories for services not offered by the laboratory.
- Promote a safe laboratory environment for personnel and the public.
- Ensure that the laboratory, when applicable, is enrolled in a proficiency testing program acceptable to the department for the testing performed and that the laboratory adheres to the proficiency testing program’s administrative and technical requirements.
Qualifications Training and/or experience obtained within the previous 6 years in one or more categories; plus one of the following requirements:
a) Physician currently certified by:
1. The American Board of Pathology in clinical pathology, anatomic pathology; or
2. The American Osteopathic Board of Pathology in laboratory medicine or anatomic pathology.
b) Physician in the state of New York who is currently certified by the American Board of Pathology in:
1. Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine; or
2. Certified by the American Board of Pathology in Clinical Pathology or the American Board of Internal Medicine in Hematology, and possess 6 months of training and/or experience in transfusion services; or
3. Possess 4 years of training and/or experience in an acceptable laboratory including 2 or more years of training and/or experience in transfusion services and in general laboratory management.
c) Physician, or hold an earned degree from an accredited institution with a relevant chemical, physical or biological science major and:
1. Currently certified by one of the following boards and meets any supplemental requirements for experience as specified by the department:
i. American Board of Bioanalysis as a High Complexity Laboratory Director, with a minimum of 4 years of post-doctoral experience
ii. American Board of Clinical Chemistry in clinical chemistry or toxicological chemistry
iii. American Board of Forensic Toxicology, provided the individual has an earned doctoral degree
iv. American Board of Internal Medicine in hematology or hematology & medical oncology
v. American Board of Medical Laboratory Immunology
vi. American Board of Medical Microbiology
vii. Dual certification by the American Board of Pathology in either Anatomic Pathology or Clinical Pathology, and Molecular Generic Pathology
viii. American Board of Pathology in Medical Microbiology
ix. National Registry for Certified Chemists, provided the individual has obtained a minimum of 4 years of post-doctoral experience
2. Subsequent to receiving a Doctor of Medicine, doctor of osteopathic medicine or earned doctoral degree has had 4 years of training and/or experience in an acceptable laboratory, including 2 or more years of training and/or experience in methods and techniques currently in use in the certificate category or categories sought and in general laboratory management, or an equivalent combination of training and/or experience as verified by the department.
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