Laboratory Manager

Select Medical • Miami Lakes, FL

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Our hospital is a critical illness recovery hospital committed to providing world-class inpatient post-ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients who require extended healing and recovery. Each employee plays a vital role in doing that by living our cultural behaviors - celebrating success, owning the future, being patient-centered, creating change, thinking first and building trust. At our company, we support your career growth and personal well-being.

Requirements

• Current professional license in state of practice
• Licensed MD/DO/DPM and (Certified in anatomic or clinical pathology OR possess 1 year lab training or experience)
• Possess a Doctoral or Master's Degree in Lab Science AND 1 year lab training or experience
• Possess a Bachelor's degree in Lab Science or Respiratory Therapy AND 2 years lab training or experience

Responsibilities

• Having a working knowledge of all areas of laboratory services, including pre-analytical, analytical, and post analytical processes.
• Ensuring laboratory practice and documentation meets the requirements set forth by CMS, TJC, and State regulatory agencies.
• Remaining accessible to testing personnel at all times testing is performed to provide on-site, telephone, or electronic support.
• Providing day-to-day supervision of testing personnel.
• Monitoring test analytes and specimen examination to ensure acceptable levels of analytic performance are maintained.
• Fulfilling responsibilities as delegated by the lab director and/or technical supervisor.
• Resolving technical problems and ensuring corrective actions are taken whenever test systems deviate from the laboratory's established performance specifications.
• Ensuring patient test results are not reported until all corrective actions have been taken and the test system is functioning properly.
• Providing orientation, training, and verifying competencies for all testing personnel.
• Evaluating and documenting the performance of all testing personnel as required.
• Evaluating and documenting the performance of all individuals responsible for testing upon hire, within six months, at twelve months and then annually thereafter.
• Enrolling the laboratory in an approved Proficiency Testing program commensurate with services offered.
• Participating in testing and maintaining acceptable results within procedural guidelines.
• Establishing a Quality Control Program appropriate for the testing performed, and establishing the acceptable levels of analytic performance, participating in testing, and ensuring these levels are maintained throughout the testing process.
• Performing and verifying test procedures and establishing the laboratory performance criteria, including accuracy and precision of each test and test system.
• Following laboratory requirements for daily instrument preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, calibrations, quality controls, and proficiency testing with documentation.
• Checking and recording Laboratory temperature daily with corrective action plan when temperature deviates from the norm.
• Maintaining close communication with the lab director and meeting on a routine basis for review of lab practices and results.
• For ARU locations - Floating between CIRH and IRH units as needed.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Extensive orientation program
• Generous PTO for full-time team members
• Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings for full-time team members
• Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan
• Life and disability protection for full-time team members

What This Job Offers

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