Lead Specimen Management Tech - Clifton Springs Hospital (Full-Time, Days)

About the role

The Lead Specimen Management Tech oversees daily operational needs of the department associated with staffing, education, competency and quality improvement. They ensure decisions related to scope of responsibility are made within all department, hospital and regulatory agency guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Has a thorough understanding of every area of the division.
• Fills in for any staffing slot or workflow issue, including the HIS and LIS computer systems; this may include at off-site locations.
• Mentors, coaches and positively reinforces staff to facilitate operations and workflow to assure work is completed timely, service areas are appropriately staffed and team meets all service and quality standards.
• Creates staff schedules and maintains changes to assure day-to-day operations are covered including re-arranging and dispatching staff as needed.
• Affixes to staffing budgets, notifies Supervisors or Manager of discrepancies and overtime.
• Trains and coaches for performance improvement.
• Oversees and directly teaches all system inpatient and outpatient departments as it relates to Pathology and the morgue processes.
• Coordinates all morgue activities, autopsies and all processes surrounding autopsies as well as movement of deceased into and out of the morgue.

Requirements

• 3-5 years of relevant laboratory experience with increasing responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Associates degree preferred or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.

Skills

• Thorough understanding of every area of the division.
• Ability to fill in for any staffing slot or workflow issue.
• Trains and coaches for performance improvement.
• Oversees and directly teaches all system inpatient and outpatient departments as it relates to Pathology and the morgue processes.
• Coordinates all morgue activities, autopsies and all processes surrounding autopsies as well as movement of deceased into and out of the morgue.

Benefits

N/A

Pay

$20.75 - $24.00 per hour

Schedule

8-hour shifts, 6:00a - 2:30p or 11:00a - 7:30p, every third weekend rotation