CHIEF MEDICAL TECHN

Covenant Health - Morristown, TN

Full-time

Morristown, TN

Ambulatory Health Care Services

About the position

The Chief Medical Technologist position at Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System is a full-time role responsible for providing supervisory leadership to laboratory staff. This role involves coordinating activities with the department's Manager, exercising independent judgment, and assuming managerial duties in the absence of the Laboratory Manager. The Chief Medical Technologist plays a crucial role in ensuring the quality and efficiency of laboratory operations, staff management, and compliance with safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Participates in performance appraisals of staff.
• Participates in the hiring process, including providing hiring recommendations to the Laboratory Manager.
• Prepares documentation for possible disciplinary actions and makes recommendations for such actions to the Laboratory Manager.
• Provides recommendations to Laboratory Manager for commendations, bonuses, or other appropriate forms of recognition for outstanding performance of employees on applicable shift.
• Makes work assignments and directs work activities.
• Coordinates staff relief for breaks, meals, meetings, and absences.
• Adjusts staffing as appropriate according to patient testing volumes to minimize overtime.
• Projects staffing needs for the next shift by coordinating adjustments in staffing as needed or arranging coverage on next shift.
• Serves as clinical resource for all staff.
• Monitors inter-departmental specimen travel lists and resolves discrepancies.
• Provides shift report to Laboratory Manager.
• Coordinates work schedules.
• Demonstrates competency in critical skills, including demonstration of competency in each technical area of the Laboratory.
• Resolves technical and clerical problems and ensures that remedial actions are taken and documented, if applicable.
• Ensures that patient results are not reported until all corrective actions have been taken.
• Identifies training needs and assures that each individual performing duties reads all memos and new procedures/policies and receives appropriate regular in-service training.
• Assists Laboratory Manager in evaluating competency of personnel and assures that competency is maintained, including direct observation, monitoring of testing performance, and assessment of problem-solving skills.
• Manages daily operations of laboratory sections.
• Administers financial management for laboratory.
• Manages personnel (recruiting, performance, and evaluation).
• Consults regularly with the LIS staff, Laboratory Manager, Laboratory Director, and Technical Specialist in the performance of daily duties.
• Evaluates and makes recommendations for the purchase of laboratory equipment and supplies.
• Maintains appropriate records of the financial operation of the sections.
• Troubleshoots problems and coordinates the application of laboratory policy and the delivery of services with other hospital departments and patients.
• Prepares and maintains the department work schedule and quality assurance records.
• Takes a leadership role in the hospital's quality improvement program and maintains the department service and policy manual.
• Collects blood specimens as necessary, using established techniques for the various age groups assigned.
• Reviews proficiency testing program performance and reviews corrective action.
• Implements and conducts laboratory continuing education programs.
• Assumes duties of Laboratory Manager in manager's absence.
• Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards.
• Completes required education assignments annually.
• Works toward achieving goals and objectives, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Must have at least four (4) years of experience in a high-complexity testing laboratory with exposure to managerial duties.
• Must have and maintain license as a Medical Technologist by the State of Tennessee.