Electron Microscopy Laboratory Manager

Jefferson Health Plans; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Retirement plans

Job summary

Jefferson Health Plans seeks a Laboratory Manager to plan, direct, and supervise all administrative, technical, and fiscal aspects of the department in a Philadelphia setting.

The role includes staff development, budgeting, policy implementation, and revenue cycle oversight to ensure accurate and reliable laboratory results across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college/university or equivalent experience, plus Master’s degree in a related field.
• 7 years in Medical Technology with 1–3 years supervisory/lead experience; intermediate computer skills.

Responsibilities

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and staff per Jefferson values.
• Leads Supervisors, Medical Technologists and Medical Laboratory Technicians to maintain a high- functioning department.
• Manages performance appraisals, hiring/terminations, and disciplinary actions for supervisory/technical staff.
• Ensures departmental efficiencies through staffing and fiscal accountability.
• Establishes criteria for analytical performance, QA/QC, and results reporting with sign-off responsibilities.
• Develops lab guidelines and SOPs for instrument use and testing quality control.
• Prepares budget with director to control costs and maintain operations.
• Plans and manages all lab activities aligned with department and hospital goals.
• Performs other duties related to laboratory services as assigned.

Skills

Staff management

Budgeting

Leadership

Quality control

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Master’s degree in related field

Tools

LIMS

Job description

Job Details

Reporting to the divisional Laboratory Director, the Laboratory Manager plans, directs, and supervises all administrative, technical, and fiscal aspects of the department, including personnel management and the development of laboratory testing to ensure accuracy and reliability of the laboratory function and results. The Manager is responsible for staff development and performance management, budgeting, adherence to metrics and outcomes, supply chain, and revenue cycle. The manager also plans and directs activities to ensure a high standard of care and implementation of sound policies and procedures, including training, budget administration, and employee relations.

Job Description

Essential Functions

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.

• Leads Supervisors, Medical Technologists and Medical Laboratory Technicians to maintain a high- functioning, highly efficient department, including the development and maintenance of appropriate clinical competency.

• Responsible for performance management for supervisory, technical, and support staff, including annual performance appraisals, hiring and terminations, and disciplinary actions.

• Ensures department operational efficiencies through appropriate staffing and fiscal accountability.

• Establishes criteria and templates for acceptable analytical performance, including validity of specimens, testing, QA/QC, and results reporting. Has sign-off responsibility on these activities (in addition to supervisor).

• Develops laboratory guidelines and procedure manuals to ensure effective instrument and equipment use and testing quality control. Ensures standard operational procedures are correct and up-to-date.

• Prepares budget in consultation with director to allocate expenses, control costs, and maintain operations at a level consistent with budgetary guidelines.

• Plans and manages all lab activities in alignment with the department and hospital goals.

• Performs other duties related to laboratory services as assigned.

Requirements

Education

Bachelor’s Degree from a four-year college/university or equivalent experience. Master’s Degree in related field.

Experience

7 years in Medical Technology, with at least 1-3 years of supervisory and/or lead experience. Intermediate computer level.

Licenses and Certifications

CP-BC - Clinical Pathologist-Board Certified - American Board of Pathology preferred.

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Inc.

Primary Location Address

127 S 10th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow’s professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time(including per diemcolleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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