Laboratory Business Specialist -

Hackensack Meridian Health • Neptune Township, NJ

17d

About The Position

The Laboratory Business Specialist plans, coordinates, implements, and reviews processes for the assigned area in conjunction with Pathology section heads and the department’s medical and administrative leadership. The role administers business functions needed for laboratory operations, supports continuous improvement and efficiency, and coordinates financial, purchasing, compliance, records-management, and staff-training activities. The specialist also supports clinical education arrangements and serves as a liaison among laboratory leadership and relevant hospital departments.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• At least 5 years of healthcare (hospital) experience.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work independently.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient computer skills, including Google Suite and/or Microsoft Office platforms.

Nice To Haves

• Budgeting experience.
• Administrative experience.

Responsibilities

• Administer daily business functions and processes necessary for laboratory operations, and identify opportunities for improvement or greater efficiency under hospital leadership guidance.
• Initiate and implement continuous improvement efforts established by hospital leadership.
• Advise and support laboratory management and staff in improving systems and reducing waste and inefficiency.
• Assist with development, review, and reconciliation of the laboratory budget.
• Coordinate preparation, planning, and deployment of capital associated with laboratory operational requests.
• Monitor the laboratory Responsibility Summary and prepare variance reports and justifications as needed.
• Serve as the laboratory liaison to Corporate Finance for laboratory business activities.
• Enter and track purchase orders for mandatory preventive maintenance.
• Attend laboratory intradepartmental work groups as needed.
• Coordinate with Biomedical Engineering and laboratory leadership on regulated instrument certifications.
• Order laboratory supplies for pathology and outreach activities as needed.
• Monitor and collaborate with laboratory leadership on destruction of files and materials at off-site storage facilities, and maintain destruction records.
• Coordinate staff training programs and ensure they are current with safety protocols and hospital requirements.
• Evaluate and recommend changes to policies and procedures.
• Conduct annual and quarterly reviews with Pathology leadership to ensure operational goals and standards are met.
• Establish academic affiliation agreements for clinical education in consultation with legal counsel.
• Coordinate student clinical training with the respective laboratory leadership.
• Monitor the APC error log and serve as the laboratory liaison at finance Denial Meetings.
• Assist with reconciling and reviewing third-party invoices charged to the laboratory cost center in conjunction with accounts payable and purchasing.
• Generate standing purchase orders for third-party laboratory services.
• Organize and track follow-up for hospital laboratory action items.
• Perform other duties and projects as assigned.
• Adhere to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package for eligible full-time and part-time positions of 20 or more hours per week, including health, dental, and vision coverage, paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and retirement benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level