Job Description:JOB SUMMARY:Under the general direction of the Lab Manager and System Director Lab & Pathology Services, shares with other supervisors 24 hour responsibility and accountability for leadership and supervision of the department; promoting delivery of quality laboratory services and cost effective management of resources. Maintains clinical skills. Exhibits the F.I.R.S.T. values (Friendliness, Innovation, Respect, Service, and Trust).ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: * Initiates responses to occurrence reports with corrective action and/or follow up.
Facilitates Procedure Manual preparation, review, and revision.
Assists in the preparation of cost analysis to maintain laboratory financial planning.
Provides support to aid lab manager with technical decisions.
Works with LIS Manager, Client Support Facilitator, and Pathology to ensure continuum of laboratory operation, function, and processes.
Coordinates courier routes for hospital pick up and delivery
Facilitates and ensures that laboratory supplies, reagents, minor equipment, and other laboratory materials are properly ordered and stocked.
Considers technical factors to assist the manager in formulating a laboratory objective/mission.
Prepares schedules for phlebotomists and couriers and handles vacation approvals/denials.
Documents attendance/punctuality and counseling associates.
Manages phlebotomist and couriers payroll and communicates with the manager on associate over-budgeted hours.
Counsels and coaches associate when warranted.
Facilitates laboratory self-directed teams to ensure project completion.
Support manager with decisions and evaluations.
provides supervision of the daily operations of the department to ensure quality of service and compliance with regulatory standards.
Coordinates educational training and orientation for staff and students to ensure acceptable competency levels and updates technical knowledge.
Contributes to the effective leadership of the Organization by demonstrating a commitment to the departmental leadership team.
Considers the age of the patients served, applies knowledge of growth and development and age-specific techniques through the life span (neonates/infants, pediatrics, adolescents, adults, and geriatric) in planning and implementing care.
Demonstrates a commitment to professional accountability and growth to maintain and expand knowledge and skills.
Contributes to the achievement of the mission and philosophy of the Organization.
Contributes to the effective operations of the Organization by demonstrating dependability in job performance.
Demonstrates a commitment to incorporating the core concepts of patient family centered care into practice (dignity, respect, information sharing, and participation).
Demonstrates a commitment to the development and implementation of shared governance across the Organization.
Performs other related duties as assigned.
WORKING CONDITIONS, HAZARDS, AND PHYSICAL EFFORT:Works standard work week with overtime as necessary to meet workload and staffing requirements. Workload and staffing may require alternation in regularly scheduled shifts. Moderate physical exertion with moderate to marked stress levels. Moderate noise level due to centrifuges and other instrumentation. Light to moderate moving of supplies. Works with toxic, caustic, and flammable chemicals and reagents. The task of this job involved exposure to blood, body fluids, and tissues. Must be able to move or position 25 lbs. independently.CONTACTS WITH OTHERS:Contact with patients, families, visitors, nursing, and Associates. Works closely with other departmental Associates. Also has contact with physicians and with students in clinical rotations.EQUIPMENT USED/SPECIAL SKILLS REQUIRED:Automated and non-automated laboratory instrumentation and tools.Requirements:Five (5) years clinical laboratory experience; previous supervisory experience is preferred.
