Dept Manager- Lab Services - Clinical Lab - Administration

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Job Requisition ID:

R00040950

Job Category:

Allied Health

Organization:

Clinical Lab

Location/s:

Main Campus Jackson

Job Title:

Dept Manager- Lab Services - Clinical Lab - Administration

Job Summary:

To provide leadership and management to all lab personnel and ancillary personnel within an assigned area in a lab setting. Manages all clinical functions and operations of the assigned area. Ensures efficient and effective delivery of laboratory services and ensures compliance with administrative, regulatory, and clinical policies.

Education & Experience

Bachelors or higher degree in area of assignment; Medical Technology/Clinical Lab services or Cytotechnology.  Meets minimum qualifications for Registered Medical Technologist, Cytotechnologist or Histotechnologist, and 6 years of related experience in certified specialty.

Certifications, licenses or registration required:  CT (ASCP) Technologist in Cytotechnology or CT (ASCP) = cytotechnologist (American society of clinical pathologist) or MLS (ASCP) Medical Laboratory Scientist (American society of clinical pathologists) CHS (ABHI) Certified Histocompatibility Specialist (American board of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics) HT(ASCP) Histotechnician HTL (ASCP) Histotechnologist (American Board of Histocompatibility and CHS (ABHI) or MT (American Association of Bioanalysts)

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Knowledge of laboratory and experience with regulatory and accreditation of laboratory operations. Knowledge of laboratory management.

Responsibilities

• Develops and implements effective technical quality control and performance improvement programs that meet the need of system initiatives.  Monitors, reports, and improves key quality performance indicators.
• Provides strategic, creative and innovative leadership to assigned areas while keeping departmental goals as a focus.  Maintains list of projects, goals, and ideas for future. Demonstrates ability to manage projects and complete them successfully and in a timely manner.
• Ensures regulatory and accreditation are met system wide. Facilitates system technical work teams and participates in system-wide teams and committees.
• Provides effective personnel management. Ensures appropriate staffing, productivity, training, development and technical competence are maintained. Enforces policies and administers discipline appropriately. Performs and facilitates employee performance reviews.  Focuses on employee satisfaction and retention. Interviews, selects and hires employees. Encourages and facilitates employee development.
• Networks outside department and facility, creating business relationships with others.  Maintains productive relationship with medical and section director(s). Stays abreast of coming trends in laboratory medicine.
• Provides effective system technical leadership for all sites through direction, oversight, goal setting, and consultation that are consistent with the strategies, goals and budget.
• Creates, develops and facilitates standardizat