Lab Supervisor - Blood Bank

Overview

$20,000 Retention Bonus!

Make your move to Alaska! Experience the midnight sun in the summer, a front-row seat to the northern lights in the winter, and the opportunity to advance your experience and skills as you enjoy the Alaskan lifestyle. This position is responsible for all aspects of patient result reporting in any assigned area of the laboratory, demonstrating proficiency in analysis, quality control and quality assurance operation and evaluation, procedure implementation and maintenance, communication and customer service, instrument implementation and maintenance, problem solving, leadership and organization/prioritization skills.

Collaborates with all members of the health care team to provide quality service to our customers.

Foundation Health Partners (FHP) is seeking an Experienced Blood Bank Supervisor to join their team!

Blood Bank Experience Highly Preferred

• Compensation $50.70 to $81.12 hourly wage based on experience and education
• Retention Bonus $20,000 Retention Bonus for eligible new hires
• Relocation Assistance up to $7,500
• Temporary Housing – 90 Days Provided
• Additional Pay:
  Annual Increases, Paid Time Off
• Benefits: medical, vision, dental, 401(k) with employer match
• Education Benefits:
  Tuition Assistance, Student Loan Forgiveness
• Other Benefits:
  Onsite Gym, Wellness Programs, Discount programs
• Shifts Available:
  Full-time, Exempt

As the second largest city in Alaska, Fairbanks offers a unique blend of large-town amenities, breathtaking landscapes, and plenty of wide-open space. It is known as the Golden Heart City. No state income tax and no sales tax. Second largest city in Alaska at ~100,000 residents. College Town – University of Alaska Fairbanks, UAF Community & Technical College. Military Community – Ft.

Wainwright Army Post & Eielson Air Force Base. 15 Elementary Schools | 4 Middle Schools | 4 High Schools | 10 District “Schools of Choice”.

Summer activities include midnight sun, hiking, fishing, camping, gold panning, kayaking, berry picking, rafting, rock climbing, recreational flying, community-wide festivals, live music, and events. Winter activities include northern lights, skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, hockey, curling, ice fishing, dog mushing, ice climbing, hunting, ice art, world-class hot springs, community-wide art shows, and festivals.

• Monitors daily workflow of departmental processes and works assigned shifts in supervision. Maintains skills to perform all positions supervised. Responsible for day-to-day staff management and administration for a unit or other assigned area. Manages staff timecards and schedules, new hire readiness/processing, staff FTE status changes, staffing levels, staff development and education, corrective action management, staff portfolio audits, staff education completion, and termination processing.
• Supervises the operations of assigned areas, including hiring, orientation, scheduling, educational needs and staff competency, performance reviews, and disciplinary functions. Supports Laboratory Director in resolving systems issues and enforces department policies.
• Ensures standards for compliance, equipment use, and quality control are met as required by accrediting, state, and federal agencies. Provides timely information regarding variances to leadership and delegates duties appropriately.
• Coordinates quality and safety activities including department Quality Improvement projects; oversees proficiency and competency testing; facilitates QA and safety committee activities; ensures quality results through control materials, instrument maintenance, analysis and reporting of proficiency testing results, and review of results with the medical director.
• Oversees occurrence reports, investigation of concerns from physicians, patients and other customers; follow-up, problem resolution, record keeping and reporting.
• Makes recommendations for technical changes and improvements in the section with the Medical Director. Works with vendors and technical representatives to maintain equipment services and contracts.
• Performs all functions of a Medical Laboratory Scientist or Histology Tech, as…