Clinical Lab Manager

MLK Community Healthcare•Los Angeles, CA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Reporting to the Director of Laboratory Services, this position is responsible for the daily operation of the clinical laboratory. The Clinical Lab Manager assists the Director with all compliance, quality assurance, and LIS issues. This role provides overall technical and supervisory direction to ensure that laboratory services comply with standards established by Laboratory Services, CAP, AABB, FDA, OSHA, and JCAHO. The manager ensures that established policies, procedures, and documentation are performed relating to sample collection, specimen testing, proficiency testing, quality control and assurance, competency testing, lab safety and infection control, and inventory control. The position effectively directs and controls all laboratory activities to ensure quality laboratory services while ensuring the effective use of hospital supplies and resources. The manager adheres to Laboratory Services and hospital policies and procedures for safety, standard precautions, chemical hygiene, and exposure control and quality assurance. They ensure that all equipment and instrumentation is maintained in proper condition and that preventive maintenance is performed and documented. The manager also ensures that established policies, procedures, and documentation are performed related to laboratory billing practices. This role demonstrates the ability to manage information systems projects in the assigned functional area to provide automated solutions. Responsibilities include interviewing, selecting, hiring, and training new employees. The manager ensures timely, relevant, and effective communication with staff and provides a forum for staff to discuss ideas, concerns, and potential decisions. They coordinate team efforts to maintain and/or implement changes in work processes to ensure high-quality outcomes and meet established success indicators. The manager establishes appropriate performance expectations, job standards, and competencies, and maintains a system for evaluating the effectiveness and performance of staff. Additional responsibilities may be assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor Degree - Science
10 years of experience in Clinical Laboratory
At least 5 years in a manager position
CA Clinical laboratory Sciences license

Nice To Haves

Familiar with computerized equipment
Organization and team skills

Responsibilities

Provides overall technical and supervisory direction to ensure that laboratory services comply with standards established by Laboratory Services, CAP, AABB, FDA, OSHA, and JCAHO.
Ensures that established policies, procedures and documentation are performed relating to sample collection, specimen testing, proficiency testing, quality control and assurance, competency testing, lab safety and infection control, inventory control.
Effectively directs and controls all laboratory activities to ensure quality laboratory services while ensuring the effective use of the hospital supplies and resources.
Adheres to Laboratory Services and hospital policies and procedures for safety, standard precautions, chemical hygiene, and exposure control and quality assurance.
Ensures that all equipment and instrumentation is maintained in proper condition and that preventive maintenance is performed and documented.
Ensures that established policies, procedures and documentation are performed related to laboratory billing practices.
Demonstrates the ability to manage information systems projects in assigned functional area, in order to provide automated solutions.
Interviews, selects hires and trains new employees.
Ensures timely, relevant, effective communication with staff and provides staff with forum to discuss ideas, concerns and potential decisions.
Coordinates efforts of team to maintain and/or implement changes in work processes to ensure high quality outcomes and meet established success indicators.
Establishes appropriate performance expectation and job standards and competencies, maintains system for evaluating effectiveness and performance of staff.