Laboratory Coordinator - Higher Ed. jobs in Allentown, PA

Responsibilities

• Works in conjunction with Medical Director and Laboratory Manager to ensure QC, PM, procedures and competencies are performed and documented correctly.
• Interviews and recommends candidates for new or vacant positions in order to maintain section viability.
• Ensures that procedure manuals are current and reviewed annually to comply with regulatory agencies.
• Maintains a sufficient inventory of supplies and reagents so that emergency orders are not necessary.
• Provides payroll data on a biweekly basis and monitors benefit day utilization to maintain minimum staffing levels.
• Coordinates the employee evaluation process to promote staff development.
• In order to monitor section and laboratory productivity, provides correct and complete workload statistics.
• Assists in the development of the laboratory budget, to include manpower, capital equipment and operational expenses, in order to help fulfill the fiscal responsibilities of the laboratory.
• Participates in the evaluation of new test methodology and instrumentation in order to keep the laboratory current with established practices.
• Covers on-call time or other shift in times of emergencies/shortages in order to maintain laboratory minimum staffing levels.
• Oversees the section quality control programs in order to maintain a viable testing environment.