Introduction to Laboratory Director Responsibilities

Description

This eLearning course defines the role and describes the responsibilities of a laboratory director in facilities that perform CLIA nonwaived testing. 
 

Audience

This intermediate level course is designed for individuals serving as the laboratory director or those working toward certification to become a laboratory director for laboratories performing CLIA nonwaived testing across various specialties and subspecialties. It is also for those working with tests for which the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has not yet assigned a specialty/subspecialty.

Accessibility

Course content is closed-captioned, where applicable, and optimized for a screen reader.

Objectives

At the end of this course, learners should be able to:

• Describe the intent of Laboratory Director University
• Examine how the laboratory director’s responsibilities support the CLIA quality system approach
• Describe the responsibilities of a laboratory director in a laboratory that performs moderate complexity or high complexity testing
• List which laboratory director responsibilities can be delegated 
• List which laboratory director responsibilities cannot be delegated

Continuing Education (CE)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Laboratory Systems, is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® Program. This course is approved for .5 contact hour(s) P.A.C.E.® credit. 

P.A.C.E.® Course Number: 288-032-26.