Job Summary

Manages and coordinates, in collaboration with the Laboratory Medical Director, the complete resources of the Department of Laboratory Medicine at assigned laboratories. Assures that daily operational activities support efficient, high-quality clinical laboratory services. Collaborates with and supports system laboratory doctoral and technical specialists as required to achieve system-wide quality and standardization goals.

Job Duties

• Plans and oversees the coordination of Laboratory operations, including staffing and scheduling, communications, workload analysis, workflow, facilities, equipment, supplies, security, environmental utilities, safety and health, interdepartmental relations, referred tests, time keeping and payroll.
• Assures maintenance of licensure and proficiency testing records.
• Leads and coordinates submission of annual budgets.
• Assures coordination of submitted budget with medical laboratories strategic plan and annual business plan goals.
• Provides comprehensive planning process within the laboratory and customer base to assure thorough budget submission.
• Monitors Laboratory financial performance; addresses variances and coordinates plans to resolve variances.
• Reviews management reports for accuracy and initiates or delegates corrective action for discrepancies with the management group or Laboratory Financial Manager.
• Leads planning and revisions of cost analysis systems to establish and maintain integrity of Laboratory costing data for decision-making and management purposes; responsible for reliability of credit systems, payment of invoices, crediting of services.
• Collaborates with medical laboratories Director of Laboratory Excellence to assure compliance with governmental regulations and accrediting standards.
• Remains abreast of legislation pertaining to Laboratory.
• Ensures operational changes necessary to promote compliance and performance excellence.
• Supports principles and initiatives of the Quality Program to achieve error reduction and service improvement.
• Oversees and assures compliance with departmental, hospital and system policies and procedures.
• Develops and implements Laboratory administrative polices in accordance with System and medical laboratories policies and regulatory requirements.
• Provides guidance on personnel matters including hiring, orientation, competency, staff development, performance evaluations, discipline and firing; maintains overall responsibility for timeliness and adequacy of job descriptions, personnel records, salary administration, continuing education, advanced stages of discipline and termination.
• Assures completion of and coordinates review and revision of required departmental policy manuals, including Fire and Safety, Chemical Hygiene, Laboratory Test Catalog, Disaster Plan, Lab Administrative Policies, and medical laboratories Laboratory Information Systems Operational Policies.
• Works closely with the Laboratory Information Systems and Laboratory Information Technology teams to assure comprehensive integration of IT resources and Laboratory support infrastructure resources to the Laboratory operation, its medical laboratories counterparts, and its entire customer base.
• Supports the planning and implementation of Pathology projects.
• Implements and coordinates efforts to promote Laboratory professions, integrating and coordinating efforts with those of medical laboratories goals.

Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.

Position Details

• Full benefits (health, dental and vision) starting on day one  

• Three medical plan choices, including an expanded network for out-of-area employees and dependents   

• Pre-tax savings plans with healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSA) and a health savings account (HSA)   

• Company-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage   

• 401(k) plan that includes automatic Geisinger contributions   

• Generous paid time off (PTO) plan that allows you to accrue time quickly   

• Up to $5,000 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year   

• MyHealth Rewards wellness program to improve your health while earning a financial incentive   

• Family-friendly support including adoption and fertility assistance, parental leave pay, military leave pay and a free Care.com membership with discounted backup care for your loved ones   

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Referrals for childcare, eldercare, & pet care. Access free legal guidance, mental health visits, work-life support, digital self-help tools and more.   

• Voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, identity theft protection, universal life and pet and legal insurance. 

Education

Bachelor's Degree-Medical Technology (Required)

Experience

Minimum of 5 years-Laboratory (Required), Minimum of 1 year-Managerial/Supervisory (Required)

Certification(s) and License(s)

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities. KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow. INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation. SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, from senior management on down, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.

We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status.

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