Cleveland Clinic

Non-profit medical center delivering care

Laboratory Manager 1

Diagnostics & Laboratory ProfessionalsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeAkron, OH, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in a chemical, biological, clinical or medical laboratory science, or medical technology from an accredited institution for Clinical Pathology areas.
Five years of clinical laboratory training or experience, or a combination of both, in high-complexity testing.
Three years of clinical laboratory management or supervisory experience.
Laboratory training or experience may be satisfied by any combination of years of clinical laboratory training or experience.
Medical technology internship or full-time experience performing non-waived testing may satisfy clinical laboratory training or experience requirements; part-time non-waived testing experience is calculated at 2,080 hours per year.
For Anatomic Pathology areas, a bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university is required.
Education and training equivalent to meet ASCP Board of Certification qualifications for Histotechnologist or Cytotechnologist is required, as applicable.
For Cytopathology, the candidate must meet the training requirements for a Cytotechnologist under current CLIA regulations.
Diplomas and/or transcripts must be provided, and education will be verified.
Education completed outside the United States requires English-translated diplomas/transcripts and proof of foreign equivalency from a NACES member.
Visual acuity to study specimens under a microscope, ability to distinguish colors, and fine motor skills and manual dexterity to handle specimens and laboratory equipment.
Ability to stand for long periods and perform light lifting as required.
Ability to work around hazardous chemicals, biohazards, and radioactive materials.
Ability to follow standard precautions and use required personal protective equipment.
Annual influenza vaccination or an approved exemption is required.
Successful completion of post-offer controlled-substance testing is required.

Responsibilities

Provide technical and scientific leadership for laboratory operations.
Oversee day-to-day laboratory activities, personnel, testing processes, and accurate and timely reporting of results.
Oversee Core Laboratory operations and maintain efficient workflow and operational continuity across laboratory departments.
Manage personnel and employment-related activities.
Oversee the laboratory budget and fiscal performance.
Maintain quality assurance and regulatory compliance.
Collaborate with laboratory and care teams to support safe, timely, and high-quality patient care.
Participate in verifying test procedures and establishing test performance characteristics, including test and test-system precision and accuracy.
Ensure enrollment and participation in an HHS-approved proficiency-testing program appropriate to the services offered.
Establish a quality-control program appropriate for the testing performed and define acceptable analytic-performance parameters.
Ensure acceptable analytic-performance levels are maintained from specimen receipt through analysis and reporting of test results.
Resolve technical and operational problems and ensure remedial actions are taken when test systems deviate from established performance specifications.
Prevent reporting of patient test results until corrective actions are complete and the test system is functioning properly.
Identify training needs and ensure testing personnel receive regular in-service training and education appropriate to the type and complexity of laboratory services.
Evaluate the competency of testing personnel and ensure staff maintain competency to perform test procedures and report results promptly, accurately, and proficiently.
Ensure testing-personnel competency in moderately complex and/or high-complexity testing.
Evaluate and document competency assessments at least semiannually during the first year personnel test patient specimens and annually thereafter.

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Job Title

Laboratory Manager I

Location

Akron

Facility

Akron General Medical Center

Department

Lab-Cleveland Clinic Akron General

Job Code

T3106W

Shift

Days + Call

Schedule

7:00am-5:00pm

Job Summary

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic’s Main Campus where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world class and caregivers are family. Here, you will work alongside a passionate and dedicated team, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

The Laboratory Manager provides technical and scientific leadership for laboratory operations, overseeing day-to-day activities, personnel, testing processes, and the accurate and timely reporting of results. This role is responsible for maintaining high standards of quality, efficiency, and regulatory compliance while supporting a collaborative and effective laboratory environment.

You will oversee Core Laboratory operations and ensure efficient workflow and operational continuity across laboratory departments. Responsibilities include personnel management and employment-related activities, budget oversight, fiscal performance, quality assurance, and collaboration with laboratory and care teams to support safe, timely, and high-quality patient care.

A caregiver in this position works full-time, 7:00am—5:00pm, on-call.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

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

Ensure enrollment and participation in an HHS approved proficiency testing program commensurate with the services offered.

Establish a quality control program appropriate for the testing performed, establish the parameters for acceptable levels of analytic performance and ensure that these levels are maintained throughout the entire testing process from the initial receipt 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 been taken and the test system is functioning properly.

Identify training needs and ensure that every performing tests receives regular in-service training and education appropriate for the type and complexity of the laboratory services performed.

Evaluate the competency of all testing personnel and assure that the staff maintain their competency to perform test procedures and report test results promptly, accurately and proficiently.

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

Ensure that the staff maintain their competency to perform test procedures and report test results promptly, accurately and proficiently.

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

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

Pattern I: In areas that support Clinical Pathology:

Bachelor's degree in a chemical, biological, clinical or medical laboratory science, or medical 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 or experience and can 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, with 2080 hours equivalent to one year

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

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

Education and training equivalent to meet ASCP Board of certification qualifications for Histotechnologist (HTL)

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

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

Diploma and/or transcripts must be provided

Education will be verified

Education outside of the United States requires diploma/transcripts translated into English and proof of foreign equivalency from a NACES (National Association Credential Evaluation Services, Inc) member

Physical Requirements:

Visual acuity to study specimens under a microscope.
The ability to distinguish colors.
Fine motor skills and manual dexterity to handle specimens and lab equipment required to process specimens and repair equipment.
May be required to stand for long periods of time.
Light lifting may be required.
May be exposed to hazardous chemicals, biohazards, radioactive materials, etc.

Personal Protective Equipment:

Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.

If applying for a Florida position, please see the following website for more information on the background screening requirements required by the Agency of Health Care Administration: https://info.flclearinghouse.com/

Please review the Equal Employment Opportunity poster.

Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal employment opportunity employer.

About the Company

Cleveland Clinic

Non-profit medical center delivering care

Cleveland Clinic runs a nonprofit academic medical center that delivers patient care, conducts research, and educates future clinicians. It provides in-person hospital services, surgeries, and telehealth options, plus digital tools like MyChart to manage care, as well as provider tools such as DrConnect and eRadiology to coordinate care. It differentiates itself by combining clinical care, medical research, and education under a nonprofit model with a broad international network and a strong emphasis on safety and quality. Its goal is to deliver high-quality medical care while advancing medical knowledge and training clinicians to improve health outcomes for diverse populations, globally.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: Grant
Total funding: $74.7M
Headquarters: Cleveland, OH
Founded: 1921

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