CLS Lab Manager - Long Beach, CA

Planned Parenthood Los Angeles • Full-time • Long Beach • 12m ago

Planned Parenthood Los Angeles is seeking an experienced and caring Lab Manager with excellent communication and customer service skills to work at our Long Beach Central Health Center. The Lab Manager, qualified under is responsible for day-to-day supervision and oversight of the laboratory operation and personnel performing tests and reporting test results. Also, maintains medical laboratory equipment performance by establishing quality standards; develops operations, quality, and troubleshooting procedures in collaboration with the Laboratory Director and Patient Services Leadership. Additionally, ensures staff compliance; verifies instrument performance; arranges equipment replacement, service, and repair; and coordinates procurement of laboratory consumables with Purchasing Department.

Over one hundred years ago, Planned Parenthood was founded on the idea that everyone should have the information and care they need to live strong, healthy lives and fulfill their dreams. Founded 57+ years ago, Planned Parenthood Los Angeles is one of the largest providers of reproductive health care services in Los Angeles County. The Planned Parenthood Los Angeles (PPLA) team works together to provide high-quality, affordable reproductive health care to women, men, and young people across Los Angeles County. At PPLA, you will discover a culture of like-minded individuals who are eager to make positive contributions to their community and to the Planned Parenthood mission.

Our Ideal Candidate will have the following qualifications:

- B.A./B.S. in an appropriate major.
- California Clinical Laboratory Scientist Licensure.

About the position:

- Abortion patients are cared for at each of our health centers, and in part through the administrative, support, and other non-clinical services provided at all PPLA locations, and by all PPLA employees. Supporting these critical services is an essential job duty, and a fundamental responsibility of all employees and contractors.
- Be accessible to lab personnel at all times testing is performed to provide onsite telephone or electronic consultation to resolve technical problems in accordance with policies and procedures.
- Provide day to day supervision of moderate and high complexity test performance by lab personnel
- Be onsite to provide direct supervision when high complexity testing is performed by any individual
- Be responsible for monitoring test analyses and specimen examinations to ensure that acceptable levels of analytic performance are maintained.
- Assist in assuring that all remedial actions are taken whenever test systems deviate from the laboratory’s established performance specifications.
- Assist in assuring that all patient test results are not reported until all corrective actions have been taken and the test system is properly functioning.
- Assist in providing orientation to all lab personnel.
- Assist in annual evaluations and documentation of the performance of all lab personnel.
- In the absence of the Senior Director, the Lab Manager must be responsible for the proper performance of all laboratory procedures and reporting of test results.
- Performing tests when necessary to keep the expected TAT.

Generous salary and benefits package includes:

- Medical, dental, and vision coverage options for you and eligible dependents
- Free basic life/AD&D policy with additional voluntary coverage options
- Short Term Disability, Critical Illness and Accident policies
- 403(b) Retirement plan with up to 3% employer match
- Medical and Dependent Flexible Spending Account plans
- Public Transportation and Commuter Pre-Tax Reimbursements
- Generous vacation, sick, and holiday benefits
- Hiring Range: $126,667 - 152,000 per year (Exempt)

Compensation Philosophy and Position Hiring Range:

At Planned Parenthood Los Angeles we continuously work towards our values of Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion including with our compensation philosophy. PPLA recognizes that decisions about pay and benefits have significant impact on staff, so we are committed to ensuring all positions are rooted in a description that identifies competencies, duties, responsibilities and qualifications, and that they are compensated equitably which takes into account both internal organizational equity and market compensation data for similar roles.

Equal Employment Opportunity will be afforded to all applicants and other covered persons without regard to protected characteristics, including their perceived protected characteristic. Protected categories include: race (including traits historically associated with race, including but not limited to, hair texture and protective hair styles such as, braids, locs, and twists as examples but not exhaustive list), color, religion or religious creed (including religious belief, observation, practice, dress, and grooming practices), national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding/chestfeeding, or related medical conditions), reproductive health decision-making, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age (40 years and over), sexual orientation, veteran and/or military status (including past, current or prospective service in the uniformed service), and any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law. PPLA will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in accordance with the requirements of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.