**Responsibilities**
Manages day-to-day laboratory operations to ensure proper functioning of the laboratory and the quality of laboratory services. Foresees, plans and implements overall laboratory activities; ensures the efficiency and effectiveness of departmental operations. Ensures compliance with laboratory guidelines and policies. Oversees and develops laboratory personnel training; instructs, supervises and manages technicians to conduct proper experimental practices. Leads research projects; mentors and supervises laboratory members in executing research project tasks.
**Qualifications**
**Experience:**
Minimum of five (5) years of progressive Laboratory Services experience in Medical Technology/Clinical Laboratory Science, of which two (2) of those years with an emphasis on management of a Medical Laboratory.
**Education:**
Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university
**Licensure:**
American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP), or National Credentialing Agency for Laboratory Personnel (NCA) or Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS), or equivalent required. Additional state licensure as needed is required
**Overview**
Founded by the Sisters of Mercy Mercy Hospitals have a history of caring for our community that goes back more than 100 years. We provide a broad range of medical and surgical services including minimally invasive and outpatient options. Our family of services includes the area's only inpatient oncology unit the Orthopedic Spine and Hand Center Family Birth Center the Lactation Support Center and retail store and many others. Mercy Hospital Downtown is a 194-bed facility located in downtown Bakersfield. Mercy Hospital Southwest is a 78-bed facility and the only hospital located in the rapidly growing area west of Highway 99. Mercy Hospital is a member of Dignity Health and is a trusted community partner serving residents of Bakersfield and Kern County with quality compassionate care since 1910. Learn more here (https://www.dignityhealth.org/central-california/locations/mercy-bakersfield) at https://www.dignityhealth.org/central-california/locations/mercy-bakersfield.
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**Pay Range**
$54.12 - $78.47 /hour
We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.