Manager - Laboratory Operations

WellSpan Health

Chambersburg (Franklin County)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 160,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health benefits

Retirement savings plan

Paid time off

Education assistance

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Job summary

WellSpan Health in Chambersburg, PA seeks an experienced Laboratory Operations Leader to support the Laboratory Director and oversee multiple divisions.

This full-time role plans, organizes, and supervises personnel, ensuring regulatory compliance and efficient operations across the Laboratory Services The position includes Day shift, on-call rotation, and leadership of Team Leaders, with a focus on quality management, technology implementation, and collaboration with hospital leadership to

Qualifications

Leadership and supervisory capabilities required for managing staff and operations.
Strong communications and collaboration with medical staff and leaders.
Understanding of quality management and regulatory requirements in a laboratory setting.

Responsibilities

Demonstrates leadership, coaches teams, and aligns goals with strategy.
Consults with technical directors, medical staff, and other health care providers.
Directs Team Leaders in supervision of technical functions and staffing.
Implements Quality Management Programs and ensures safety and compliance.
Leads introduction of new technology and staff training on validations and assays.
Collaborates on strategic plans to improve efficiency across the laboratory.

Education

Bachelor's Degree

College Diploma

College Transcript

Job description

General Summary

Performs a variety of duties and functions to assist the Laboratory Director in the management and operation of Laboratory Services. Plans, organizes, controls, and supervises personnel and work activities in one or more divisions of the laboratory. Ensures compliance with regulatory and accreditation requirements. Performs administrative on-call duties as required.

Job Description

Full Time (80 Hours/Biweekly)

Shift: Days

On call rotation required

Responsibilities

Essential Functions

Demonstrates excellent leadership skills including coaching and empowering teams; communicates and listens well to others, fostering well-being and career development; works productively towards goals and results; understands and articulates a clear vision and strategy.
Consults with technical directors, medical staff and other health care providers on matters relating to laboratory services.
Directs Team Leaders in supervision and coordination of technical functions, staffing and activities in assigned area(s).
Ensures implementation of the Quality Management Program for the assigned area(s), aligning with system and hospital goals. Collaborates with Operations Manager-Laboratory Quality Systems on topics related to quality, safety, compliance.
Facilitates the acquisition and installation of new technology. Provides direction to Team Leaders on validation, correlation and staff training, procedure, and assays development. Maintains awareness of emerging technology and clinical advancements in assigned area(s).
Participates with Laboratory Leadership to provide strategic plans to improve efficiency of laboratory operations within the local hospital as well as the healthcare system.

Common Expectations

Recommends staffing levels, selects, and assigns staff, evaluates performance, evaluates/tests competencies (as applicable), provides orientation, training, and continuing education of staff, and initiates or makes recommendations for personnel actions.
Assists in developing budgets and reviewing/justifying budget variances.
Develops, establishes, and implements goals, objectives, and policies and procedures for department/service line/entity operation, and which guide and support the provision of the department/service line/entity's services.
Coordinates and integrates services within the department/service line/entity, with other departments/service lines/entities, and with the System's primary functions. Participates in the selection of outside services (if needed).
Continuously assesses and improves the department/service line/entity/System's performance. Maintains appropriate quality control/assessment programs (if applicable).
Demonstrates a commitment to patient, visitor and staff by complying with all applicable safety regulations; learning the impact of medical errors and methodology that will lead to reduction of errors; reporting actual and potential errors, as well as hazardous conditions; identifying opportunities to standardize processes and "error proof" systems that will lead to increased safety; and participating in safety education programs and root cause analyses as required.
Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature, in-service meetings, and workshops.
Provides outstanding service to all customers; fosters teamwork; and practices fiscal responsibility through improvement and innovation.
Responsible for the care and maintenance of department/entity equipment and supplies.
Provides outstanding service to all customers; fosters teamwork; and practices fiscal responsibility through improvement and innovation.

Qualifications

Minimum Education

Bachelors Degree Required and
College Diploma As part of CAP requirements, copy of college diploma and transcript required upon hire. Required and
College Transcript As part of CAP requirements, copy of college diploma and transcript required upon hire. Required

Work Experience