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Posted: 13-Mar-25
Location: La Grange, Illinois
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Internal Number: 25008944
All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:
Our promise to you:
Schedule: Full Time
Shift: Days
Location: 5101 Willow Springs Road, La Grange, IL 60525
The role you’ll contribute:
The value you’ll bring to the team:
- Demonstrates managerial behaviors appropriate to the position. Participates as a member of various committees, teams and councils for AdventHealth Pathology Laboratory as assigned.
- Develops and oversees the development of new procedures or processes in the document control system. Ensures that procedures are reviewed at specific intervals and meet regulatory requirements.
- Manages budgeting, department metrics, department goals, quality initiatives, strategic initiatives, department inventory expenses and labor productivity.
- Manage departmental supply expenses by reducing waste. Introduce and manage cost saving initiatives as identified.
- Ensures staff scheduling is flexed according to workload. Ensure overtime is justified and casual overtime is eliminated.
- Represents the laboratory in either a leadership or at organizational multidisciplinary or leadership meetings.
- Recognizes that the attainment of knowledge is every employee's responsibility & accepts accountability for staying current on all written or electronic communication.
- Manages quality assessment and oversight, problem solving, scheduling, interviewing applicants, provides input for staff performance, oversees training and competency evaluations.
- Manages employees in hiring, coaching, or termination with limited supervision from leadership. Supervises, manages, leads, engages and mentor's department staff. Provides resolution to complex customer service issues by utilizing professional, mature judgment. Provides education to department staff, and hospital staff as needed.
- Assists the Laboratory management with data collection and special projects as assigned.
- Manages instrument maintenance and troubleshooting practices.
- Provides orientation and training to new employees as needed, under the direction of the lab leadership.
- Provides guidance to staff, resolution to customer service issues within guidelines, and support education to clinical staff as appropriate or requested. Facilitates workflow when necessary.
- Actively leads and participates in laboratory Performance Improvement activities. Actively promotes team building and employee engagement, patient satisfaction, and a culture of safety for employees and patients. Utilizes knowledge of hospital Performance Improvement activities and strategic goals.
- Follows appropriate safety policies including the appropriate use of PPE, handwashing, and hazardous chemical handling. Demonstrates understanding and adheres to Chemical Hygiene plan and Infection Control policies.
The expertise and experiences you’ll need to succeed
- Bachelor's degree in a chemical, biological, clinical laboratory science or business-related field Required
- Master's degree in a related field Preferred
- Five years of laboratory experience Required
- One year of leadership/management experience Required
- Follows and ensures adherence of staff, to the Corporate Compliance Plan and to all rules and regulations of all applicable local, state, and federal agencies and accrediting bodies; always protects confidentiality of patient information and results.
- Ability to work independently and adapt to varying priorities, including directing workflow with minimal supervision.
- Ability to maintain equipment/records and perform quality assessment activities.
- Ability to monitor staff productivity and provide coaching feedback to increase quality and productivity standards.
- Ability to educate and train new staff in medical laboratory settings.
- Able to effectively communicate in verbal and written English with patients, staff, partners, and customers of varied backgrounds in a respectful, effective, and professional manner.
