Allied Health Intermediate Sup

A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experience that directly relate to this position.

Michigan Medicine improves the health of patients, populations and communities through excellence in education, patient care, community service, research and technology development, and through leadership activities in Michigan, nationally and internationally. Our mission is guided by our Strategic Principles and has three critical components; patient care, education and research that together enhance our contribution to society.

Michigan Medicine is one of the largest health care complexes in the world and has been the site of many groundbreaking medical and technological advancements since the opening of the U-M Medical School in 1850. Michigan Medicine is comprised of over 30,000employees and our vision is to attract, inspire, and develop outstanding people in medicine, sciences, and healthcare to become one of the world’s most distinguished academic health systems.

In some way, great or small, every person here helps to advance this world-class institution. Work at Michigan Medicine and become a victor for the greater good.

What Benefits can you Look Forward to?

• Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage effective on your very first day
• 2:1 Match on retirement savings

BASIC FUNCTION AND RESPONSIBILITY

In addition to the duties below, the supervisor may also perform the duties of a senior technologist (smaller laboratories, fewer than 6 direct reports).

Operational oversight:

• Provide day-to-day administrative supervision of qualified personnel performing testing and reporting high complexity test results.
• Schedule employees to provide adequate and equitable staffing of all areas.
• Supervise and coordinate daily operational lab activities.
• Provide staff with ongoing information and assistance to perform their duties
• Monitor and make changes to workflow to achieve maximum productivity and quality
• Serve as resource person for technical and procedural problems from staff and outside institutions.
• Implement new and revised policies and procedures in the laboratory framework.
• Establish an atmosphere that satisfies employees physical needs and safety.

QC/QA/Compliance

• Responsible for monitoring test analyses and specimen examinations to ensure that acceptable levels of analytic performance are maintained.
• Assure that all remedial actions are taken whenever test systems deviate from the laboratory's established performance specifications.
• Responsible for reviewing all high complexity testing performed by trained high school graduates qualifying as high complexity testing personnel within 24 hours when a CLIA qualified general supervisor is absent.
• Coordinate, Implement and participate in monitoring the laboratory Quality Assurance Program.
• Assists with compliance of regulatory agency (i.e., CLIA, CAP) rules and regulations.

Orientation/Training/Competency

• Provides or coordinates orientation to lab and department policies to all testing personnel.
• Review and approve training checklists. Oversee and evaluate training of all personnel performing laboratory testing. Verifies staff are trained and competent prior to performing testing on patient specimens independently.
• Oversees performance competency documents of testing personnel.

Personnel

• Develop performance objectives for each employee and conduct formal reviews at least annually. Evaluate employee skills and assess educational and training needs periodically.
• Provide timely and constructive feedback.
  
  Participate in the resolution of employee grievances. Counsel and discipline as necessary.
• Enforce attendance policy and approve payroll for direct reports.
• Review and approve vacation or other time off requests.
• Provide an environment which motivates and enriches staff. Assist staff in personal and professional development. Work with staff to improve workflow and create efficiencies.
• Create opportunities for self and others to obtain additional skills and…