Core Lab Manager
JCA Personnel Consulting has been retained by Onvida Health to identity and vet candidates for their Core Lab Manager position. Onvida Health is a large health care system with a main facility of nearly 500 beds, two new facilities, 40 plus clinics/MD offices, 500 MD’s/AP’s, 4000 FTEs, and $3.5 in gross revenues. The lab is STATE OF THE ART with a complete modernization project that doubled the square footage and integration of advanced automated testing technologies boosting diagnostics capabilities. Outstanding opportunity to grow with the system and be an integral part of developing new lab operations for newly acquired/built facilities.
Summary:
Direct Reports: (45) Core Lab FTEs in main hospital; (27) FTEs over two satellite facilities: Parkview Medical Plaza and Mesa Del Sol.
The Core Laboratory Manager provides leadership to the Chemistry/Urinalysis, Hematology/Coagulation and Evening and Night shift team comprised of Medical Technologists (MT), Medical Laboratory Technicians (MLT), Medical Lab Assistant (MLA),and Technical Assistant; Directs the Core Lab team to meet the needs of patients, physicians, and staff by ensuring excellence in all aspects of laboratory operations; Ensures appropriate staffing and productivity levels, develops/monitors performance and productivity improvement, safety, quality and regulatory standards; Ensures excellence in customer service and achievement of budgetary goals; manages continuous improvement of section’s processes and functions; Directs fiscal management of the section, including forecasting and monitoring of operating performance; Identifies and implements strategies to reduce costs and improve quality of service; Directs the management of section’s human resources and employee relations; Provides on-going training and professional development of staff. Adheres to state and federal rules and regulations; ensures compliance with CAP, federal, state and local agencies; Performs clinical and related duties as required. Reports to Admin Director, Laboratory.
Responsibilities:
- Establishes performance standards with which to measure effectiveness and efficiency of services;
- Ensures compliance with regulations governing hospitals and the rules of accrediting bodies by continually monitoring the organization’s service delivery system and by initiating changes as required;
- Ensure that laboratory procedures are accurate and tested in an efficient manner, verify results according to the department protocol as evidenced by audit;
- Ensure that functional verification, preventative maintenance and troubleshooting on all equipment are conducted to ensure reliable results, and maintain proper documentation of equipment;
- Serves as technical resource to physicians and staff;
- Directs resolution of technical issues related to results and/or instruments;
- Ensures adequate reagents/supplies;
- Coordinates with other Supervisors for employees’ work schedule and is responsible for acting as a group leader;
- Develops, maintains and monitors QA/QC/PM processes to assure quality outcomes; Assists in training personnel in departmental procedures, policy and safety, and follows their progress assuring annual competencies are completed;
- Develops through an integration of ideas of those involved, an organized tactical plan to achieve both short and long-term objectives for the section.
- Demonstrates personal accountability for financial results through mindful execution of section’s budget;
- Assists in establishing section’s budget targets, holds self and other individuals accountable for compliance with annual budget plan;
- Identifies program or service growth opportunities and methodologies to enhance revenues.
- Exhibits unyielding commitment to providing excellent service to patients, physicians, employees and other customers;
- Develop and implement internal policies and procedures, which support the section but are aligned with hospital Personnel Policies and Administrative Policies;
- Identifies to Director whether section has appropriate staff, facilities, space, and other resources needed to perform efficiently;
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Pay: $111,000.00 - $135,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
