**Responsibilities**

+ 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**

**Education and Experience:**

+ Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university

+ 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.

**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**

Located in the Phoenix, Ariz., suburb of Gilbert, the Mercy Gilbert Medical Center, is a 198-bed, not-for profit hospital with more than 1,300 employees and almost 900 doctors on staff representing all major specialties. In 2014, Phoenix Children’s Hospital launched a 22-bed pediatric unit inside the hospital. Mercy Gilbert opened in 2006 and has been a vital part of the growing community. Today it is the fifth largest employer in Gilbert. During the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, Mercy Gilbert provided more than $24 million in community benefit. As a result of Dignity Health’s mission to deliver health care and partner with the community, more than 42,000 people in the East Valley were reached through community health services. For more information visit: https://www.dignityhealth.org/arizona/locations/mercygilbert.

**Pay Range**

$44.73 - $64.85 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.