Manager Laboratory

McLaren Health Care; Mount Clemens (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care seeks an experienced laboratory services leader to provide overall technical direction and administration to laboratory personnel. You will ensure efficient operation, compliance with hospital, system, and regulatory standards, and serve as a technical resource across the system.

The role requires collaboration with system directors, budgeting, and capital expenditure planning, with a focus on standardization of LIS, instrumentation, and processes across McLaren Health Care

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in medical technology or related field.
• Three years of progressively responsible management experience in an acute care facility with frequent involvement with senior management and external providers.
• MT (ASCP) or equivalent certification.

Responsibilities

• Plan and administer diagnostic laboratory procedures in compliance with hospital, system, and regulatory standards.
• Ensure quality, financial, and customer service objectives are met.
• Develop and manage capital and operating budgets; monitor adherence and variances.
• Serve as technical resource for resolving complex problems and investigations.
• Review and approve equipment modifications and major purchases; manage bidding processes.

Skills

Laboratory management

Regulatory compliance

Budgeting

Team leadership

LIS proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in medical technology

MT (ASCP) certification

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

LIS (Laboratory Information System)

Job description

Position Summary

Provides overall technical direction and administration to laboratory personnel, ensuring system of laboratory testing operates efficiently and effectively.Regularly reviews and revises, as necessary, laboratory standards and ensures diagnostic procedures performed comply with all hospital, system and regulatory agency standards.Coordinates provision of laboratory services with other medical functions and serves as technical resource for departmental personnel. Meets and consults with system director of laboratory for policies, procedures, forms, instrumentation, equipment, supplies, and LIS to promote standardization across the system.

Position Summary

Provides overall technical direction and administration to laboratory personnel, ensuring system of laboratory testing operates efficiently and effectively.Regularly reviews and revises, as necessary, laboratory standards and ensures diagnostic procedures performed comply with all hospital, system and regulatory agency standards.Coordinates provision of laboratory services with other medical functions and serves as technical resource for departmental personnel. Meets and consults with system director of laboratory for policies, procedures, forms, instrumentation, equipment, supplies, and LIS to promote standardization across the system.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Plans and administers directly, and through subordinate supervisory personnel, the effective management and delivery of diagnostic laboratory procedures in accordance with all hospital, system and regulatory agency standards.
• Ensures quality, financial, and customer service objectives are met.
• Develops, secures approval of and administers capital and operating budgets in order to meet agreed-upon departmental goals and objectives.Develops and implements appropriate methods to monitor adherence to budgets and resolve variances.
• Serves as technical resource to subordinates in resolving complex problems and in investigating and recommending corrective actions in response to incident reports and/or patient complaints.
• Reviews and approves recommendations for department equipment modifications, new supplies, and minor equipment purchases.
• Recommends and secures approval of major capital expense items initiating bidding process with vendors and upon approval, warding bids.

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in medical technology or related fields.
• Three years progressively more responsible management experience in an acute care facility with at least one year of frequent involvement with senior management, physicians, other health care providers, and external providers and purchasers.
• MT (ASCP) or equivalent.

Preferred

• Master’s degree in medical technology, business administration or health services administration.

Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans

Additional Information

• Schedule: Full-time
• Requisition ID: 26004191
• Daily Work Times: 8:00am-4:30pm
• Hours Per Pay Period: 80
• On Call: No
• Weekends: No