Supervisor, Laboratory- Surgical Pathology
Mercy Cedar Rapids
- Cedar Rapids, IA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Ensure that accurate and clinically relevant information is communicated with patients, their families, and co-workers at hand offs and other times as needed. Take all measures necessary to ensure that the appropriate and involved parties have communicated necessary information in order to allow for the best possible patient outcome
- Maintains technical competencies as outlined in staff level job descriptions by working at the bench as needed for the department. This may include a regular weekend and/or holiday rotation.
- Ensures compliance with all regulatory requirements and for performance and competency of all direct reports
- Ensures that established laboratory policies, procedures, and quality assurance practices are followed
- Ensures proper inventory and ordering of department supplies
- Responsible for appropriate scheduling and staffing levels
- Responsible for hiring, training, performance evaluations, and corrective action for direct reports
- Develops policies and procedures
- Evaluates and implements new instrumentation and technology
- Communicates effectively with staff, peers, physicians, patients, and families, including written, verbal, and listening
- Conducts staff meetings
- Monitors section performance and initiates improvement plans as needed
- Meets operating budget and productivity targets for area of responsibility
- Actively participates in Laboratory Leadership activities and other teams, committees, and councils as assigned
- Maintains and improves skills by participating in at least one continuing education activity annually
- Promotes continuing education for direct reports
- Acts as a resource for laboratory medicine information to providers and others