Med Tech Lab Section Head

About the role

Jupiter Medical Center is a leading health care provider in Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast, offering world-class services. The hospital consistently ranks high in safety, quality, and patient satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Maintain technical quality for assigned section and meet all accreditation and licensing requirements.
• Supervise technical skills of staff in assigned laboratory area.
• Perform and interpret diagnostic procedures in assigned laboratory area.
• Maintain quality control, preventive maintenance, and patient records.
• Aid in the orientation of new employees.
• Stay current in technical knowledge and instrument use.
• Teach students in assigned technical area.
• Complete technical competencies for team members.
• May be required to cross-train to other job descriptions.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Licensed as a medical technologist in the state of Florida.
• Five (5) years of clinical laboratory experience.
• ASCP or equivalent certification preferred.
• Cognizant ability to correlate results from a variety of tests and relate to treatment of patients.
• Able to multitask and learn a variety of instrumentation and software systems to perform testing and result interpretation.
• Knowledge of Joint Commission, College of American Pathology, and/or AABB accreditation standards.
• Knowledge of both Federal and State Regulations on Clinical Laboratories.

Skills

• Cognizant ability to correlate results from a variety of tests and relate to treatment of patients.
• Able to multitask and learn a variety of instrumentation and software systems to perform testing and result interpretation.
• Microsoft Office skills.
• Knowledge of Joint Commission, College of American Pathology, and/or AABB accreditation standards.
• Knowledge of both Federal and State Regulations on Clinical Laboratories.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

Not specified.

Schedule

Not specified.

Team Member Competencies

• Establishing Relationships: Builds effective networks, working relationships, and alliances in order to collaborate effectively within the department and organization.
• Peer Support: Provides guidance and feedback to help others strengthen knowledge/skills needed to accomplish tasks, solve problems, and perform effectively within the team.
• Inspiring and Motivating Others: Fosters commitment and cohesiveness by facilitating cooperation and working as a team within the organization toward goal accomplishments.
• Demonstrating Emotional Intelligence: Exercises self-leadership, self-awareness, and self-regulation; manages emotions so that they are expressed appropriately; leads others by showcasing adaptability, empathy, and social skills.
• Acting with Integrity: Interacts with others in a way that is seen as direct and truthful; ensures confidence in individual and organizational motives and representations.
• Championing for Change and Innovation: Supports people in their efforts to try new things. Generates novel and valuable ideas and uses these ideas to develop new or improved processes.
• Communicating Effectively: Speaks and writes clearly, conveys information in a concise, organized, and logical manner. Is adept at tailoring the message to fit the interests and needs of the audience.
• Listening Attentively and Exercising Tact, Discretion, and Diplomacy: Listens attentively and exercises tact, discretion, and diplomacy when interacting with members of the department and organization.
• Developing All-Inclusive Groups: Treats all people with dignity and respect. Demonstrates an open-minded approach to understanding people regardless of their gender, age, race, national origin, religion, ethnicity, disability status, or other characteristics. Challenges bias and intolerance.

Physical Requirements

• Requires stooping, sitting, standing, and walking for long periods of time.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment, detail-oriented, alert, and self-motivated.
• Ability to push/pull up to 40lbs, carry and lift up to 50lbs.

Threshold Requirements

• Annual Joint Commission mandatory education requirements.
• In-service and health requirements including attendance at new employee orientation.
• TB/PPD Surveillance Program.
• Maintenance of required professional licensing and/or certification(s).