Manager Laboratory

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

Job summary

McLaren Health Care is seeking an experienced Laboratory Director to provide overall technical direction and administration for laboratory personnel across its system.

The role ensures diagnostic testing meets hospital, system, and regulatory standards, while coordinating services with other medical functions and reporting to the system director of laboratory.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in medical technology or related field.
• Three years progressively more responsible management experience in an acute care facility with exposure to senior management, physicians and external providers.
• Master’s degree in medical technology, business administration or health services administration is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plan and administer the delivery of diagnostic laboratory procedures in line with hospital, system and regulatory standards.
• Ensure quality, financial and customer service objectives are met.
• Develop and manage budgets to meet departmental goals and monitor variances.
• Serve as technical resource for resolving complex problems and incident investigations.
• Review and approve equipment modifications, supplies and minor purchases.
• Advocate for major capital expenses and manage procurement processes.

Skills

Healthcare management

Budget management

Regulatory compliance

Technical leadership

LIS coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in medical technology or related

Master's degree in medical technology, business administration or health services administration (preferred)

Tools

Laboratory Information System (LIS)

Job description

The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals across the state, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 730-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 242,000 Michigan lives, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network, and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 93,000 network providers throughout Michigan.

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:

1.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.

2.Ensures quality, financial, and customer service objectives are met.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5.Reviews and approves recommendations for department equipment modifications, new supplies, and minor equipment purchases.

6.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.

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
• On Call: No

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.