BJC HealthCare & Washington University

Lab III Supervisor – Memorial Hospital Laboratory Shiloh

Shiloh, IL 62269 · US

full_time

About the role

Institution: BJC HealthCare

Additional Information About the Role

Lab III Supervisor - Memorial Hospital Shiloh Laboratory

Memorial Hospital Shiloh is seeking an experienced Lab III Supervisor to join our growing laboratory team. This leadership role is ideal for a Medical Laboratory Scientist who enjoys balancing hands-on technical work with staff development, quality initiatives, and operational leadership.

What You'll Do

Partner with another supervisor to oversee daily laboratory operations
Supervise and support a team of 12-14 laboratory professionals across multiple shifts
Serve as a laboratory generalist with strong Blood Bank expertise
Oversee Blood Bank, Hematology, Point of Care, Molecular (Cepheid), and Send-Out testing
Maintain personnel records, competency assessments, policies, procedures, and instrument logs
Ensure CAP readiness and regulatory compliance

Schedule

Monday-Friday
Flexible start times between 6:00 AM and 8:00 AM
No weekends or holidays

What We're Looking For

MLS certification required (ASCP preferred; AMT accepted)
2-5 years of laboratory generalist experience
Strong Blood Bank, Hematology, and Point of Care experience
Previous leadership, lead tech, or technical coordinator experience preferred

Location: Memorial Hospital Shiloh, Illinois

Overview

Memorial Hospital Belleville is an acute care hospital offering medical and surgical services plus critical and emergency care including Children’s at Memorial for pediatric emergency care. It provides patients a full complement of diagnostic and treatment services as well as heart and vascular care. Memorial, offering medical and surgical services plus critical care, is an accredited Chest Pain Center with PCI by the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care and is designated as an Acute Stroke Ready Hospital by the Illinois Department of Public Health. In addition, Memorial Belleville recently was accredited by the American College of Radiology as a designated Lung Cancer Screening Center. Since 2008, it has been designated as a Magnet®-recognized organization for nursing excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Memorial Hospital Shiloh, a 94-bed, all-private suite hospital was recognized with Magnet status in 2018 and provides emergency care, labor & delivery, nursery, medical and surgical services plus critical care.

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

Responsible for managing daily operations (QA/QC, equipment maintenance, workflow, service levels, operational oversight, workspace), staff (first level supervision, scheduling, coaching, staff development, CE, etc.) and performing analysis within the regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

Manages individual(s) including but not limited to: hires, trains, assigns work, manages & evaluates performance, conducts professional development plans. Ensures that the productivity and actions of that group meet/support the overall operational goals of the department as established by department leadership.

Develops and adheres to departmental staffing, revenue and/or expense budgets. Responds to changes in the business which may affect the ability to achieve the budget goals.

Supervises laboratory activities and ensures par levels of supplies are maintained and procedures are performed promptly, accurately, and precisely according to department and hospital policies and procedures.

Keeps abreast of new developments, techniques and procedures on equipment, tests, and methods as well as other information relating to the laboratory and writes and / or updates procedures for assigned areas as necessary.

Schedules staff and assign work to ensure that laboratory procedures are performed promptly proficiently, and accurately. (When necessary the supervisor is expected to perform tasks routinely assigned to direct reports.)

Establishes systems and processes to streamline tasks and eliminate waste. Takes responsibility for the daily operations, both technically and administratively to ensure quality services.

Responsible for monitoring test analyses and specimen examinations to ensure that acceptable levels of analytic performance are maintained. Assure all remedial actions are taken whenever test systems deviate from established performance specifications. Ensure patient test results are not reported until all corrective actions have been taken and the test system is properly functioning.

Minimum Requirements

Education

Bachelor's Degree

- Physical/Life Science/related

Experience

2-5 years

Supervisor Experience

< 2 years

Licenses & Certifications

MT/MLS - ASCP or equiv

Preferred Requirements

Supervisor Experience

2-5 years

Benefits and Legal Statement

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At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
401(k) plan with BJC match
Tuition Assistance available on first day
BJC Institute for Learning and Development
Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
Adoption assistance

To learn more, go to our Benefits Summary.

*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer