Assistant Laboratory Director

Assistant Laboratory Director

(Health Services Manager)

THE AGENCY
The County of Orange, Health Care Agency (HCA) is a dynamic organization dedicated to creating and supporting an environment that promotes the achievement of optimal individual, family and community health. Under the leadership of the Agency Director, a dynamic executive team with an organizational structure comprised of five (5) service areas - Strategy and Special Projects, Behavioral Health Services, Correctional Health Services, Medical Health Services and Public Health Services - is committed to meeting the health needs of the diverse Orange County community.

THE DEPARTMENT
The Orange County Public Health Laboratory (OCPHL) is a core component of the Public Health program within HCA that provides laboratory services to Correctional Health Services, Public Health Clinical Services, Communicable Disease Control Division, Environmental Health Services, and clinical and hospital laboratories. Furthermore, OCPHL provides specialized laboratory testing for assessing, investigating, and analyzing infectious diseases of public health concerning Orange County, California. OCPHL is certified by Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) and approved by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) to perform high complexity testing in the areas of bacteriology, mycobacteriology, mycology, parasitology, virology, immunology, and molecular biology. Additionally, OCPHL has a Water Quality laboratory located in Newport Beach that is certified by the California Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (ELAP) that primarily monitors the County’s ocean and bay recreational waters.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Health Care Agency, Public Health Services is recruiting for an experienced Assistant Laboratory Directorto assist in the overall operation and administration of the public health laboratory including management of the laboratory quality assurance program, personnel training and competency evaluation and technical and scientific oversight.

Under the supervision of the Laboratory Director at OCPHL, the Assistant Laboratory Director’s essential duties include but not limited to:

• Assisting the Public Health Laboratory Director in the development, implementation, and assessment of long-range and short-term goals
• Conducting studies and analyzes reports; making recommendations concerning laboratory test methods, staffing, organization, budget, and work flow
• Planning, organizing, and directing of the operations, administration and implementation of the Public Health Laboratory objectives, policies and procedures; ensure effective and efficient services and compliance with established laws, standards, rules, and regulations
• Coordinating Public Health Laboratory operations and services with the operations of other local, state, and federal Public Health
• Managing performance of laboratory staff including evaluations and competency assessments
• Directing the development and preparation of grant/contract applications and progress reports and monitors and controls related expenditures

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS & CORE COMPETENCIES

The ideal candidate will have five (5) years of laboratory experience, in high complexity testing within the specialty of microbiology with a minimum of 6 months experience in high complexity testing within the subspecialties of bacteriology, mycology, parasitology, mycobacteriology, virology, syphilis serology, general immunology and urinalysis. Additionally, the experience will include one (1) year of lead/supervisory experience.

Furthermore, the ideal candidate will meet the qualifications of CLIA technical supervisor (TS) (42 CFR 493.1449) and have the ability to perform the CLIA TS responsibilities as described in 42 CFR 493.1451.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $107,224.00 - $148,512.00 per year

Benefits:

• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Laboratory: 5 years (Required)
• Lead/Supervisory: 1 year (Required)

Work Location: In person