Manager, Lab Services - AP - F/T - Days

Who We Are

UCI Health is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, and the only academic health system based in Orange County. UCI Health is comprised of its main campus, UCI Medical Center, a 459-bed, acute care hospital in in Orange, Calif., four hospitals and affiliated physicians of the UCI Health Community Network in Orange and Los Angeles counties and ambulatory care centers across the region. Listed among America's Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years, UCI Medical Center provides tertiary and quaternary care and is home to Orange County's only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, high-risk perinatal/neonatal program and American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, gold level 1 geriatric emergency department and regional burn center. UCI Health serves a region of nearly 4 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County.

To learn more about UCI Health, visit www.ucihealth.org.

Your Role on the Team

Position Summary:

The Manager, Laboratory Services is responsible for the operational leadership, technical oversight, and daily supervision of assigned laboratory functions within their designated division or unit. The incumbent is accountable for all technical, administrative, and supervisory activities within the assigned area, ensuring laboratory services are performed accurately, efficiently, and in accordance with regulatory, accreditation, and health system standards. This role maintains responsibility for the planning, coordination, and evaluation of laboratory operations within the assigned division, including units of a highly specialized or technically complex nature, as well as departments with multi-shift operations. This position collaborates with clinical, administrative, and operational leadership to support quality improvement initiatives, workforce development, and the achievement of departmental performance goals. The Manager works under the direction of senior laboratory leadership, receiving periodic guidance and feedback while exercising independent judgment in managing day-to-day departmental operations, staffing, and the execution of established laboratory objectives.

What It Takes to be Successful

Required Qualifications:

• Qualification as a technical supervisor under CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act)
• Must possess the skill, knowledge and ability essential to the successful performance of assigned duties
• Must demonstrate customer service skills appropriate to the job
• Must be willing to testify in court regarding testing activities if subpoenaed
• One year of management experience within a complex healthcare setting.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Current CA License or Certification
• CA Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) or Certification in Anatomic Pathology
• Bachelor's degree in a science or healthcare related field
• Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in a related field
• Management experience in an academic/laboratory setting.
• Knowledge of University and Medical Center organizations, policies, procedures and forms

Licenses and Certifications:

• CA Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) or Certification in Anatomic Pathology.