Port Arthur, Texas
Posted: 05-Jan-25
Location: Denver, Colorado
Categories:
Internal Number: 24042599
All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:
- Benefits from Day One
- Paid Days Off from Day One
- Student Loan Repayment Program
- Career Development
- Whole Person Wellbeing Resources
Our promise to you:
Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. It’s about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind, and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.
Schedule: Full-time
Shift: Days
Location: 2525 S DOWNING ST, Denver, 80210
The role you’ll contribute:
The Laboratory Manager II provides technical expertise and supports broad laboratory functions across the region through collaboration, standardization, integration, and oversight of related services. Develops and maintains all policies, procedures, processes, various documents, and quality assurance program applicable to specialty. In concert with and under direction of the Medical Director and Laboratory Administration, ensures that necessary clinically effective testing, products, and services are offered and introduces new tests, procedures and instrumentation as required, including test or instrument evaluation, selection and/or recommendation. Serves as the chair of the System Team Meeting applicable to specialty. Supervises, designs, assigns and/or performs all aspects (pre-analytical, analytical, post-analytical) of laboratory testing and procedures; quality control process; performance improvement activities; interviewing and final recommendation of new staff members to the Director of Operations; training of new employees; ongoing competency assessment of staff; advanced problem solving for customers and staff; departmental equipment operation, maintenance, and upgrades; writing/reviewing procedures and processes. Actively manages daily operations of laboratory/specialty, within approved operational and capital budgets, meeting departmental goals in all areas. Work customarily involves supervision of analytical testing of blood and/or other biological specimens. Actively participates in outstanding customer service and accepts responsibility in maintaining relationships that are equally respectful to all.
The value you’ll bring to the team:
- Demonstrates managerial behaviors appropriate to the position. Participates as a member of various committees, teams, and councils for the Laboratory, including cross-campus laboratory teams, and campus specific teams/committees as may be assigned.
- Serves as a technical resource throughout the system, and Corporate if requested, and chairs the System Team applicable to specialty.
- Collaborates with Laboratory Administration, Medical Director, and Campus Laboratories to maintain necessary and clinically effective testing, products, services, and instrumentation/equipment. Introduces new tests, processes and instrumentation/equipment which may include recommendation, selection, evaluation, cost analysis, change management, and education.
- Prepares and manages, under direction of Assistant Director or Director of Operations, an operating budget that ensures appropriate staffing, professional development, space, supplies, and equipment, necessary for improving and maintaining the quality of services.
The expertise and experiences you’ll need to succeed:
- Bachelor’s degree in a chemical, physical, biological science, or medical technology/laboratory science
- Four years of clinical laboratory training or experience, or both, within the assigned specialty
- Two years of experience in a clinical laboratory management role
- In licensure states, Laboratory Supervisor Licensure in appropriate specialty(ies) for the department or location assignment as applicable to the state -OR –
- In non-licensure states, must hold a national certification as a Medical Laboratory Scientist or Medical Technologist such as ASCP, AAB, or AMT unless grandfathered per state requirement.
