Assistant Laboratory Manager - Hilo Benioff Medical Center

Job Functions, Duties, Responsibilities And Position Qualifications

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About the role

This Opportunity Is Location: Hilo, HI Schedule: Full-time Days/Hours: TBD Base salary range: $88k - $98k DOE

Responsibilities

• Maintains standards of the accrediting and regulatory agencies, including but not limited to the performance, maintenance and development of policy and procedure manuals, safety plan, quality assurance plan, and compliance plan.
• Provides direction and makes decisions concerning clinical lab situations.
• Schedules personnel to optimize productivity and minimize unbudgeted hours.
• Interviews, hires, and trains new employees.
• Communicates, interprets, complies, and implements new and existing policy and procedures to employees as required.
• Works collaboratively to create a unified working environment.
• Develops positive relationships with employees, systems supervisors, and managers, physicians, and outside contacts.
• Supports the same effort system-wide.
• Maintains high level of proficiency and current knowledge of trends in laboratory medicine in all areas of the lab, which include, but not limited to, Chemistry, Hematology, microbiology, Blood Bank, and Phlebotomy.
• Coordinates centralized inventory and ordering system for assigned hospital laboratory departments.
• Facilitates proficiency testing for Medical Technologists.
• Assists with clinical orientation on new equipment and methodology and coordinates continuing education and in-services for staff with Education Coordinator.
• Takes corrective action and documents results, as required in all areas of the lab.
• Affirms compliance with laboratory and Medical Center safety and infection control policies.
• Assists in assuring all procedures and work performed to comply with TJC, CAP, and other regulatory standards.
• Provides clinical/technical consultation to lab staff technologists and other laboratory personnel, including, but not limited to, Chemistry, Hematology, Microbiology, Blood Bank, and Phlebotomy.
• Aids in the performance appraisals for individuals assigned to the Lab.
• Able to take calls for scheduling and troubleshooting issues.

Position Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in medical technology or related science from an accredited program.
• Current certification or registration as a Medical Technologist such as ASCP, NCA, HEW, AMT, or equivalent.
• Valid and current State of Hawaii license as a Medical Technologist.
• Minimum (4) years of clinical laboratory experience in a hospital/commercial lab setting. The Medical Director may use discretion in the assignment of a supervisory position to an individual with less than (4) years of experience.
• Additional requirements may apply and change without notice, including, but not limited to, criminal background checks, health clearance, and hospital compliance training.
• Strong reading, writing, and analytical skills.
• Strong computer skills (Word and Excel) and knowledge of lab information systems are required.
• Bonus points if you have 3 years of laboratory experience and at least two (2) years of supervisory experience in a hospital/commercial lab setting.

Other Duties

• Maintains strict confidentiality in all situations and with all documentation.
• Adheres to established safety and Facilities policies and federal and state-regulated compliance issues.
• Uses the principles of growth and development to assess each patient’s age-specific needs.
• Maintains consistent service and productivity in an unpredictable workload environment.
• Represents and supports the Medical Center, contract lab services, the laboratory in the facility, and medical and community activities.
• Attends and/or conducts meetings as required and participates on committees as directed.
• Fulfills routine access to protected health information (PHI) and adheres to reasonable safeguards.
• Accesses PHI only when required to fulfill job duties.

Company Information

Company: Clinical Laboratories of Hawaii, LLP

Work Shift: Full-time Days/Hours: TBD

Work Category: Laboratory Operations

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