Laboratory Manager 

Join Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Officially becoming a full member of the Cleveland Clinic Health System in 2021, Mercy Hospital offers a wide variety of medical specialties to the communities in and around Stark County. Here, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.  

A Laboratory Manager is responsible forthe technical and scientific oversight of the laboratory, including day-to-day operations, supervision of personnel performing testing, and the accuracy and timeliness of test result reporting.

A caregiver in this position works days from8:00AM –5:00PM. 

A caregiver who excels in this role will: 

• Participate in verifying test procedures performed andestablishinglaboratory's test performance characteristics, including the precision and accuracy of each test and test system

• Ensure enrollment and participation in an HHS approvedproficiencytestingprogramcommensuratewith the services offered.

• Establish a quality control programappropriate forthe testing performed,establishthe parameters for acceptable levels of analytic performance and ensure that these levels aremaintainedthroughout the entire testing process from theinitialreceipt of the specimen, through sample analysis and reporting of test results.

• Resolve technical and operational problems and ensure that remedial actions are taken whenever test systems deviate from the laboratory's established performance specifications.

• Ensure that patient test results are not reported until all corrective actions have beentakenand the test system is functioning properly.

• Identifytraining needs and ensure that every performingtestsreceives regular in-service training and educationappropriate forthe type and complexity of the laboratory services performed.

• Evaluate the competency of all testing personnel andassurethat the staffmaintaintheir competency to perform test procedures and report test results promptly,accuratelyand proficiently.

• Ensure the competency of testing personnel in areas ofresponsibilityi.e.moderately complexity and/or high complexity testing.

• Ensure that the staffmaintaintheir competency to perform test procedures and report test results promptly,accuratelyand proficiently.

• Evaluate and document competency assessment of testing personnel in laboratory area of responsibility at least semiannually during the first year the testing personneltestspatient specimens and annually thereafter.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

• PatternI:Inareas that support Clinical Pathology:

• Bachelor's degree in a chemical, biological,clinicalormedical laboratory science,ormedical technology from an accredited institution

• 5 years of clinical laboratory training or experience, or both, in high complexity testing 

• 3 years of clinical laboratory management or supervisory experience

• Laboratory training orexperience andcan be met by any combination of years of clinical laboratory training or experience

• Clinical laboratory training or experience can be met by:

• Medical technology internship

• Full time experience performing non-waived testing for the required number of years

• Part-time experience performing non-waived testing, with2080 hoursequivalent to one year.

In areas that support Anatomic Pathology (depending on department):

• Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university

• Education and trainingequivalenttomeetASCP Board ofcertificationqualifications for Histotechnologist (HTL)

• OR

• Education and training equivalent to meet ASCP Board of Certification qualifications for Cytotechnologist (CT)

• AND

• Meets the requirements and training of a Cytotechnologist (CT) as dictated by most current CLIA regulations.

• Diploma and/or transcripts must be provided