Laboratory Manager

Job Description:

This position reports directly to the Lab Shared Services System Operations Director and has responsibility to the CSS Laboratory Operations Officer, Intermountain Laboratory Shared Services and Facility Administrator. The Lab Manger works in partnership with other facility management and departments to ensure the provision of optimal patient care, attainment of financial goals, and development of caregivers. Responsible for providing high quality, standardized laboratory practices, and cost-efficient support by the laboratory. The leader will have direct accountability for the operation, function, and staffing of facilities within Laboratory Shared Services for community hospital, high-complexity laboratory and department(s). Must have a minimum of two of these targets to include: a facility with greater than 19 beds, inpatient revenue 110-599M and span of control 12-75.

Job Specifics:

• Benefits Eligible: Yes
• Shift Details: Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm

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Job Details:

• Communicates with CSS leader for most questions and issues and ensures awareness, alignment, and collaboration with the care site dotted line administrative leader.
• Manages the operations at the laboratory, communicating care site and laboratory services goals and initiatives.
• Ensures implementation of standardized processes.
• Develops capital and operations budgets in partnership with the Lab System Operations Director and Finance Analyst and accountable to successfully manage laboratory resources and assets.
• Responsible for service line performance and compliance with safety initiatives, federal, state and other regulatory bodies including but not limited to CLIA, CAP, JC, OSHA, CMS, and other department specific accrediting and certifying bodies.
• Assists supervisor(s) in human resource functions including sufficient staffing, hiring, orientation, appropriate training, annual competency assessment of caregivers and performance management.
• Promotes the use of continuous improvement philosophies to ensure the delivery of quality care.
• Utilizes available engagement metrics and national benchmarks to achieve desired outcomes in patient experience.
• Creates and models a culture where caregivers are professional, engaged, valued and recognized. Rounds regularly on laboratory caregivers.
• Maintains selected bench competency and skills.

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Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in chemical, biological, or clinical laboratory/medical technology science obtained through an accredited institution. Education is verified.
• Current MLS(ASCP) certification or equivalent.
• Five years clinical laboratory experience, with progressive increase in responsibility to include experience in a leadership role.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Business Management, Health Care Administration or other related fields.

Physical Requirements:

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, documents, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs.
• Frequent interactions with providers, colleagues, customers, patients/clients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, needs, and issues quickly and accurately.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use for typing, accessing needed information, etc.
• May have the same physical requirements as those of clinical or patient care jobs, when the leader takes clinical shifts.

Location:

St James Hospital

Work City:

Butte

Work State:

Montana

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. 

$43.67 - $67.41

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here.

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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