PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY DIRECTOR

Duties may include, but are not limited to the following:

• Plans, organizes, manages, and supervises the programs, activities, and functions of the laboratory.
   
• Designs and develops laboratory services to meet the needs of Public Health programs.
• Oversees the preparation of the budget; justification of proposed changes, and expenditure controls.
   
• Selection of Laboratory staff; Counsels unit staff as warranted by problems and circumstances.
   
• Oversees maintenance of Laboratory programs in accordance with current laws, rules, and regulations.
   
• Directs the gathering of statistical information and the preparation of a variety of Laboratory reports.
   
• Plans and develops new program efforts; Serves as the unit advocate.
   
• Deals with the most sensitive public complaints and issues; provides expertise on problems and issues .
   
• Performs a broad range of administrative and management duties.

Experience:
At least four (4) years of experience in the development, analysis, and conduct of Public Health Laboratory testing and programs. Two (2) years of the background and experience must have been in a management or full supervisory capacity. The experience will preferably have included work in the areas of fiscal management, personnel management, program development, and maintenance of testing standards.

Education:
Possession of an earned doctoral degree in a biological, chemical, physical or laboratory science from an accredited college or university and be certified by a board approved by the federal CLIA.

OR

Certification as a California Public Health Microbiologist and four (4) years of experience serving as a director of a laboratory performing high complexity testing prior to January 1, 2003 may be substituted for the doctoral degree.

Licenses:
Possess and maintain a valid California certificate as a State Public Health Microbiologist and as a Clinical Laboratory Technologist. A job candidate must be certifiable as a Medicare Laboratory Director.

Possess and maintain a valid California Driver's License.