Manager, Laboratory Services - Microbiology

The University of Texas System - Galveston, TX

Full-time - Manager

Galveston, TX

Educational Services

About the position

The Manager of Laboratory Services in Microbiology is responsible for overseeing the administrative and technical operations of a major patient service division. This role involves coordinating human and financial resources to ensure efficient laboratory operations, providing critical information for disease diagnosis, treatment, and prevention through medical laboratory tests and analyses.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for recruitment, hiring, payroll, orientation, training, supervision, evaluation, competency assessment, coaching, disciplinary action and/or termination process of divisional employees.
• Manages daily and technical operations and quality management activities for the division.
• Manages the work of laboratory personnel engaged in performing routine and specialized technical procedures, including planning laboratory work, evaluating work performed and handling procedural and technical laboratory problems.
• Develops, revises, and implements policies and procedures.
• Interprets departmental and hospital policies and assures compliance.
• Responsible for developing, evaluating, and implementing all new procedures, reagents, systems, and instruments for use in the division.
• Ultimately responsible for ensuring that the laboratory division functions with the appropriate level of staff to guarantee an efficient operation.
• Prepares technical reports reflecting volume of work, procedures utilized and test results; coordinates the preparation of reports and analyses setting forth progress, adverse trends and appropriate recommendations or conclusions.
• Responsible for the establishment and implementation of the quality assurance and continuous process improvement program including quality monitors, incident reports, corrective actions, and documentation.
• Ability to work independently within established guidelines, apply problem-solving skills, meet deadlines, and meet urgent patient, provider, and system needs.
• Analyzes, evaluates, and takes appropriate actions to resolve system issues with leaders throughout the organization.
• Responsible for the fiscal management of divisional budgets to include labor resources, reagents/consumables, capital equipment, and contribution margin expectations.
• Responsible for performance improvement initiatives to eliminate waste and improve the quality of patient care.
• Manage the inventory and supply ordering for the division.
• Ensures staff comply with requirements for continuing education and verifies documentation for departmental records.
• Performs routine laboratory procedures/tests as needed.
• Responsible for maintaining compliance with regulatory accreditation standards.
• Adheres to internal controls established for department.
• Adheres to all safety protocols in each laboratory area.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with five (5) years related experience.
• Previous leadership experience is required.
• Must fulfill overall qualifications as a General Supervisor under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment (CLIA).
• Certification from either the American Society of Clinical Pathologist (ASCP), American Medical Technologists (AMT), or the American Board of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ABHI) or equivalent certification.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in a fast-paced clinical microbiology laboratory.

Benefits

• Equal Employment Opportunity
• Affirmative action to hire and advance women, minorities, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.