Manager, Laboratory

Facility: Marsh Med Ctr Eau Claire • Location: Eau Claire, WI • Shift: 8 Hours - Day Shifts • Full time, 40 hours/week

Department Details

This position is based out of Eau Claire, WI with coverage also to Chippewa, WI and Neillsville, WI.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical phases of testing.
• Follows standard operating procedures and ensures laboratory safety, quality and regulatory requirements are met.
• Provides leadership during the day-to-day operations of the laboratory or laboratory department.
• Acts as a point of contact to technical staff, responds to questions and provides direction.
• Provides administrative leadership and expertise to the laboratory department.
• May collect and process laboratory specimens and perform clinical laboratory testing, including manual and automated methods, in accordance with laboratory policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates skill in use of equipment relevant to position.
• Demonstrates critical and independent judgement in decision-making and problem-solving.
• Demonstrates personal commitment to the principles, values, and ethics of the organization to promote a positive work environment.
• Seeks personal learning opportunities.
• Recognizes safety hazards and complies with all safety practices and protocols.
• May assist in the training and competency assessment of staff.
• Serves as a laboratory resource to other healthcare personnel and collaborates with other departments across the enterprise.
• Manages validations, proficiency testing and evaluation, and quality assurance initiatives.
• Effectively interviews, hires, counsels, disciplines, and, when needed, terminates employees.
• Develops and monitors appropriate indicators for quality and continuous improvement.
• Manages the operations of the departments including human resources, budget and finance, short and long-range planning, legal and regulatory compliance.
• Provides professional and technical expertise.
• Implements the vision and mission, plan, and standards of the organization within the departments.
• Accountable for the laboratory environment.
• Contributes to the strategic planning process, day-to-day operations, and attainment of goals of the organization.
• Maintains a positive work environment for the laboratory staff and develops a team approach to optimize workflow, improve customer satisfaction, and reduce errors.
• Works closely and collaborates with the department medical director/section director and other department leadership to oversee areas of responsibility.
• May have fiscal responsibility for areas of accountability.
• May act as a CLIA role of Qualified Laboratory Director, Technical Supervisor, and Technical Consultant as needed.
• Must qualify to perform duties delegated by the CLIA Laboratory Director.
• May be required to travel to other enterprise locations.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Laboratory or Biological Sciences required.
• Five years of laboratory-related experience required.
• At least two years of leadership/management experience.
• Possess a national laboratory certification or laboratory specialty certification through an approved Health and Human Services (HHS) agency, for example, American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP); or be registry eligible.
• If working in North Dakota (ND), must be licensed by the ND Board of Clinical Laboratory Practice.
• May be required to have Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

Benefits

Sanford offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include:

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Work/life balance benefits
• Generous time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance

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