Assistant Laboratory Manager - Maui Memorial Medical Center

Job Functions, Duties, Responsibilities And Position Qualifications

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This Opportunity Is Location: Wailuku, HI Schedule: Full-time Days/Hours: TBD Base salary range: $88k - $98k DOE Role Under the Supervision of a Pathologist and other supervision, and in accordance with Company policies, procedures, and guidelines.

Role Under the Supervision of a Pathologist and other supervision

• Maintains standards of the accrediting and regulatory agencies.
  • This includes but is 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.
• 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.
• Staffs, which includes interviewing, hiring and training new employees.
• Assists with assuring compliance with laboratory and Medical Center safety and infection control policies.
• 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 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.
• Takes calls for scheduling and troubleshooting issues.

Supervision

• Supervises and evaluates employees’ performance for quality, accuracy, and conformity to policy and procedure.
• Addresses employee concerns and resolves issues associated with the concerns.
• Trains and clinical orientations of medical technologists and other laboratory staff assigned to work in the department in all areas of the Lab, which includes, but not limited to, Chemistry, Hematology, Microbiology, Blood Bank, and Phlebotomy.
• Aids in the performance appraisals for individuals assigned to the Lab.
• Takes calls for scheduling and troubleshooting issues.

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 job duties as assigned.

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.

Benefits

• Free lab services for you and your dependents.
• Work-life balance, including Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays.
• Competitive benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Help saving for retirement with a 401(k) plus a company match.
• A sense of belonging – we are a community!

Privacy and Security

All You Need Is Routine access to protected health information (PHI). Employees will be trained on reasonable safeguards and are expected to maintain strict confidentiality and abide by all applicable privacy and security standards. Employees are expected only to access PHI when required to fulfill job duties.