Tri-City Medical Center

Laboratory Operations Manager

Meet the Laboratory Pre-Analytical Services Supervisor who is responsible for the technical supervision and all elements of the clinical laboratory operations from point of specimen collection, specimen processing, and couriering of specimens and reporting. The Lab at TCMC provides testing on clinical specimens in order to obtain information about the health of a patient for the purposes of diagnosis and treatment. Medical Laboratory personnel perform the duties necessary to complete the diagnostic testing on patient samples. Some other positions include a phlebotomist, which collects blood samples from patients, a clinical assistant which processes blood and bodily fluid samples to prepare for analysis, a medical laboratory technician or scientist which helps identify disease states or disorders and the lab operations manager/director which oversess the lab's operations and personnel.

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AVERAGE WAGE

$70,000/yr

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INDUSTRY

HealthCare – Clinical

Team-based field focused on diagnosing, treating, and preventing illnesses to directly improve patient lives

EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

National University

Clinical Laboratory Science

University of San Diego, Rady School of Management

Management, Business Administration

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