MGR LABORATORY

Responsibilities

• Maintain current knowledge of changes in regulatory (i.e. CLIA, the Joint Commission) and technological activity in the lab field which might affect goals and activities of the lab or LeConte Medical Center.
• Plan and implement long range goals of the lab consistent with the vision and mission of LeConte Medical Center.
• Plan, monitor and control both operating and capital budgets.
• Cookordination quality assurance and improvement projects and initiate new projects as needed.
• Cookordination continuing education programs for needs based instruction.
• Establish realistic standards for quality and quantity of work for guidance of departmental productivity assessment.
• Provide organizational support, equipment and facilities necessary for lab personnel to perform duties.
• Provide for effective communication and interaction with other department personnel and physicians.
• Provide for uniform understanding and consistent administration and implementation of policies and procedures of hospital and department.
• Supervise lab supervisor(s) in performance of their duties.
• Provide adequate channels of upward communication for lab employees.
• Ensure continuing education and personal communication for lab employees.
• Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards.
• Completes required education assignments annually.
• Works toward achieving goals and objectives, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.
• Attends and serves on professional/civic service organizations as hospital representative.

Qualifications

• Minimum Education: Bachelor's Degree in Lab Science.
• Minimum Experience: Five (5) years’ recent (within two (2) years) clinical lab experience; general management experience required.
• Licensure Requirement: Tennessee State Licensed Supervisor and Med Tech License.
• Proficiency in using Excel, Microsoft Word, Power-Point, and other computer programs for laboratory data compilation preferred.