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Job Description Summary

The Manager, Laboratory Services oversees the daily operations of the laboratory by ensuring smooth functioning by managing staff, maintaining equipment, ordering supplies, enforcing safety protocols, and ensuring compliance with industry standards, all while overseeing the quality and accuracy of laboratory work.

The Manager, Laboratory Services will consistently demonstrate support of the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab statement of Vision, Mission and Core Values by striving for excellence, contributing to the team efforts and showing respect and compassion for patients and their families, fellow employees, and all others with whom there is contact at or in the interest of the institute.

The Manager, Laboratory Services will demonstrate Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Core Attributes: Communication, Accountability, Flexibility/Adaptability, Judgment/Problem Solving, Customer Service and Core Values (Hope, Compassion, Discovery, Collaboration, & Commitment to Excellence) while fulfilling job duties.

Job Description

The Manager, Laboratory Services:

QUALITY OF CARE AND SERVICE MANAGEMENT

• Implements and maintains a quality management system that allows for consistent evaluation and improvement of services. Documents all significant activities and takes corrective action as necessary.
• Maintains knowledge and utilizes appropriate resources to provide educational, technical, or informational services as needed to self, staff or patients.
• Incorporates results of quality audits in the improvement of services and enhancement of patient care consistent with hospital policy.
• Ensures that the environment is clean and attractive, safe, and free from hazards for staff

STAFF SUPERVISION AND DEVELOPMENT

• Coordinates and manages scheduling.
• Anticipates staffing needs and makes necessary arrangements for coverage.
• Assumes responsibility for efficient and effective use of time and effort of all staff, including agency and ancillary personnel.
• Interview, onboard and oversee the orientation of laboratory staff
• Conduct performance evaluations, provide professional development opportunities and ensure adherence to best practices.
• Ensure competency in all related areas of work.
• Conduct regularly scheduled All-Staff meetings and 1:1 meetings with direct reports.
• Ensure staff utilize their time efficiently by monitoring workflow, optimizing task assignments, and minimizing downtime.
• Implement strategies to enhance productivity while maintaining accuracy and quality in lab operations.

COMPLIANCE

• Investigates and resolves patient, technical and workflow problems related to their area of responsibility.
• Ensures compliance with all federal, state, local, JCAHO, CAP, CARF, multidisciplinary, hospital regulations, policies and procedures.
• Facilitates a multi-disciplinary and collaborative approach to patient care and interdepartmental problem solving/service delivery.
• Assures that service standards are implemented and evaluated.
• Creates an environment of high morale and motivated professionals.
• Oversees point of care testing and compliance.

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

Operating Budget

• Assists in preparation and monitoring of Expense/Revenue Budgets.
• Conducts variance analysis; identifies and explains trends in productivity, volume, acuity, or service.
• Implements programs to monitor and control costs in relation to volume and pre-established income targets. Maintains inventory control.
• Participates in product evaluation
• Participates in preparation of new program proposals.
• Reconciles statistics and adheres to revenue management standards.
• Maintains productivity standards; organizes and coordinates staff variable in relation to volume, service and financial goals.
• Participates in the negotiation of terms for supplies and maintenance agreements.
• Assures that research activities performed in the section are in compliance with Hospital Research Policies

Capital Budget

Assists in preparation and monitoring of section capital budget.

Participates in preparation of major equipment purchase proposals, selection, and documents for equipment acquisition.

Participates in facility changes a