What We’re Looking For includes:
Demonstrated leadership in hospital laboratory
Strong collaboration and communication skills across clinical and operational teams
- Strong leadership skills and capabilities
- Implements operational and technical policies and procedures for resource utilization, financial performance, service standards, and compliance to regulatory and accrediting agency requirements at laboratory site of responsibility.
- Provides input on operational goals.
- Directs cost effective utilization of resources, including personnel and supply inventory, to meet or exceed financial critical success factors.
- Reviews customer service and financial budgetary constraints.
- Oversees Point-of-Care testing program to ensure compliance.
- Practices personnel management according to Orlando Health Human Resources guidelines, policies and procedures including hiring, counseling, and separation of employees.
- Coaches team members.
- Oversees scheduling.
- Ensures Performance management program is implemented and maintained in a timely manner including coaching plans, competencies, and results sharing.
- Interacts with other Orlando Health Laboratory to ensure consistency in technical, operational, and administrative policies and procedures.
- Adheres to Orlando Health policy, procedures, value statements and Commitment to Excellence standards, Code of Conduct standards and the Compliance Program.
- Manages various personnel functions including hiring, work assignments, coaching plans, and disciplinary actions.
- Able to maintain reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
- Able to maintain compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.
- Regularly interacts with Pathologists, Medical staff, laboratory employees, other department managers, and key laboratory customers regarding laboratory services.
- Works with the Purchasing department in the negotiations of vendor contracts and cost containment measures.
- Utilizes process improvement indicator results, benchmark information, customer requirements, and team input to implement quality service and team relationship critical success factors.
- Participates in Process Improvement activities both inter and intra departmentally.
- Practices and oversees safety and infection control practices.
- Perform all other duties as assigned.
Education/TrainingBachelor degree in Clinical Laboratory, Chemical or Biological Science required. Successful completion of a Clinical Laboratory training program. Computer knowledge including Laboratory Information Systems (LIS), Hospital Information Systems (HIS), and personal computers.
Licensure/Certification
Certified by a professional laboratory-certifying agency, i.e. by the American Society of Clinical Pathologist (ASCP) or eligible.
ExperienceFive years of Clinical Laboratory experience is required, to include 1 year of supervisory experience.
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Clinical Laboratory, Chemical Science, or Biological Science
- Successful completion of a clinical laboratory training program
- Certification by a professional laboratory-certifying agency, such as ASCP, or eligibility for certification
- Five years of clinical laboratory experience
- One year of supervisory experience
- Computer knowledge, including Laboratory Information Systems, Hospital Information Systems, and personal computers
What We Do
Baptist Health is a private, not-for-profit, faith-based healthcare system serving Central Alabama. Its network includes five acute-care hospitals, more than 1,700 licensed beds, a free-standing emergency room, and Baptist Health Medical Group primary and specialty care across more than 60 locations. Approximately 2,600 physicians and over 7,000 team members provide accessible, high-quality, compassionate care to area communities throughout Central Alabama.
