Laboratory Supervisor

Who We Are

The Reno-Sparks Indian Colony represents descendants of three Great Basin Indigenous peoples: the Numu (Northern Paiute), Newe (Western Shoshone), and Washeshu (Washoe). These communities lived in harmony with the land for generations before European contact, following seasonal cycles and forming small, efficient social groups for survival.

Each group's name means "The People" in their own language, reflecting their deep cultural identity and connection to the Earth. They maintained strong traditions, respected neighboring tribes, and engaged in trade throughout the region.

Today, the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony continues to honor these traditions while supporting the well-being, culture, and future of its tribal community.

The Position

As Laboratory Supervisor, you'll lead the clinical lab at the Tribal Health Center to ensure results are accurate, timely, and compliant with CLIA, OSHA, HIPAA, and applicable Tribal, state, and federal requirements. You'll oversee daily workflow from specimen receipt through reporting, drive quality control/quality assurance, and keep the lab audit-ready. You'll supervise and schedule staff (including phlebotomy), build training and competency programs, maintain SOPs, and manage equipment calibration, inventory, vendors, and budget support. You'll partner with clinical teams to support high-quality, culturally responsive patient care, including communication of critical values.

Minimum qualifications:
- Associate degree (required)
- Active Nevada Laboratory Assistant License (required)
- Phlebotomy Certification (required)
- Supervised clinical hours as required by program (required)
- 5+ years clinical laboratory experience (required); lead/supervisory experience preferred

Apply to bring your laboratory leadership to RSIC's community-centered care.

A Typical Shift

Your day starts onsite with a quick review of pending tests, staffing coverage, and instrument status before patient flow ramps up. Between check-ins with phlebotomy and bench staff, you spot trends in QC data, resolve workflow snags, and ensure documentation stays current for inspections. As questions come in from providers, you help clarify results and confirm that urgent findings are relayed promptly. Later, you balance the operational side-supplies, vendor follow-ups, and scheduling adjustments-with mentoring moments that strengthen consistency across the team. Some evenings or weekends, you step in to keep continuity when volume or priorities shift.

Total Rewards

- Medical, Dental, Vision
- Hometown Health PPO medical plan
- Lincoln Dental and Lincoln Vision plans
- Employee-only coverage: 100% paid by RSIC
- Employee & spouse: 50% paid by RSIC
- Employee & child(ren): 65% paid by RSIC
- Employee & family: 60% paid by RSIC
- Life & AD&D insurance: $50,000 policy paid by RSIC (reduces to $25,000 after age 70)
- Optional additional coverage available (e.g., AFLAC, LegalShield) at employee cost
- Paid Time Off
- Annual Leave: accrue 4 hours per pay period; usable after probation; increases after 5 years (per policy)
- Sick Leave: accrue 4 hours per pay period; eligible to use immediately
- 13 paid holidays per year
- 401(k)
- Eligible for employee contributions after 60 days of full-time employment
- Discretionary RSIC contribution; employer matching begins after 1 year of full-time employment

Please Note: Hiring preference is provided to qualified members of the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony followed by members of other federally recognized tribes. Reno-Sparks Indian Colony requires any designated candidate to complete a pre-employment criminal background check, drug screen, and confirmation of professional references.