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Posted: 31-Jan-25
Location: San Marcos, Texas
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Internal Number: 244145
Summary:
Responsible for the direct oversight of daily operations and testing of assigned section including staffing, procedures, policies, and quality improvement. Collaborates with other section team leaders to meet departmental goals.
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital ? San Marcos, which originated in 1923 as Hays County Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Memorial Hospital, opened at its current Wonder World Drive location in 1983. Our staff of more than 700 Associates works with more than 300 active and consulting physicians to provide quality services to patients and their families. For more than 20 consecutive years, we have been named The Best Hospital in Hays County in the annual "Best of Hays" publication released by the San Marcos Daily Record. In addition to interventional cardiac services, CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital ? San Marcos is a Certified Chest Pain Center and an accredited Primary Stroke Center. We lead the region in da Vinci robotic-assisted surgery and offers a variety of specialty care services including medical imaging, rehabilitation, hospice, women?s services and more.
Responsibilities:
- Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
- Responsible for organizing, planning, directing, evaluating, and providing general oversight for all laboratory operations within designated section which includes outreach services, computer operations, pre and post analytic testing, associate safety and equipment / supply inventory expense control.
- Provide essential leadership and administrative support to laboratory associates.
- Ensures standards of care are consistent with the CHRISTUS Health Mission and all regulatory requirements.
- Work closely with hospital administration to facilitate the achievement of the departmental goals.
- Promote the development of associates and process improvement initiatives to maintain quality, cost-effective services and patient, physician, and associate satisfaction.
- Supports CHRISTUS Health by assuming any other responsibilities that are mutually agreed upon to ensure the effective functioning of the CHRISTUS Health ministry.
Job Requirements:
Education/Skills
Bachelor?s Degree or higher in a chemical, physical, biological, or clinical laboratory science or medical technology from an accredited institution or equivalent laboratory training and experience meeting the requirements defined in the CLIA regulation 42CFR493.1489 (includes U.S. Military laboratory training courses of at least 50 weeks).
OR
Education that has been evaluated by an acceptable credentialing agency and deemed equivalent to a US Bachelor?s degree in a chemical, physical, biological, or clinical laboratory science or medical technology.
OR
Meets the educational requirements of a Medical Laboratory Technician II (MLT-II).
Experience
3 years of full-time primary laboratory experience as a Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) in moderate/high complexity testing for the specific section/area of responsibility required.
5 years of full-time primary laboratory experience as a Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) in moderate/high complexity testing for the specific section/area of responsibility preferred.
Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications
Must possess Certification for MT, MLS, CLS, or MLT from ASCP, AMT, AAB, or HEW/HHS.
If certification with an expiration date is held, the certification must be maintained and kept current.
Louisiana requires State Licensure.
Work Schedule:
Varies
Work Type:
Full Time
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