Assistant Lab Manager - North Liberty Pathology

Assistant Lab Manager - North Liberty Pathology

The Assistant Lab Manager ensures the smooth, efficient operation of the MCNL laboratory by supervising assigned personnel, performing assigned administrative functions, overseeing and managing technical and operational functions of the laboratory and performing other tasks and duties as assigned.

The new University of Iowa Health Care – North Liberty Campus is a 469,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility serving as the home of UI Health Care’s nationally recognized Orthopedics service line. It offers coordinated, comprehensive, and accessible care across outpatient, inpatient, and surgical settings.

In addition to world-class orthopedic care, the campus features a full-service community imaging center, laboratory services, physical therapy, a retail pharmacy, an emergency department, and a wide range of support services. Every element of the facility is thoughtfully designed to deliver an exceptional experience for patients and staff, support excellence in clinical care, education, and research, and foster meaningful community partnerships.

UI Health Care is building a welcoming, skilled, and collaborative team to help launch this innovative campus and advance our mission:
Changing Medicine. Changing Lives.

JOB RELATIONSHIPS:

Administrative supervision is received from the Laboratory Manager of the Medical Center North Liberty Hospital. Collaborates effectively with the Medical Directors, Laboratory Supervisors, Laboratory Technologists and other MCNL personnel to ensure timely service delivery, operational efficiency and regulatory compliance throughout the MCNL Laboratory. Provides functional and administrative supervision of other leadership, technical and support staff of the MCNL Laboratory.

POSITION SPECIFIC TASK STATEMENTS:

• Provides clinical, technical, managerial and developmental leadership to staff.

• Mentors and coaches staff, as appropriate.

• Disseminates general information and pertinent policy or procedure changes.

• Ensure staff are compliant with policies, procedures and regulations.

• Support laboratory initiatives in a positive manner.

• Assists in maintaining productivity and quality of the laboratory operations.

• Recommends corrective action in response to errors, near misses, regulatory changes or internal/external audits.

• Writes and evaluates Variances.

• Enters Riskonnect events as needed.

• May occasionally provide assistance with bench level or supporting tasks as appropriate based on urgent needs.

• Demonstrates leadership by aligning, influencing, and inspiring the laboratory team to produce changes needed to cope with the hospital’s changing environment.

• Effectively collaborates with colleagues throughout University of Iowa Health Care.

• Oversees laboratory automation and instrumentation.

• Evaluates and recommends new instrumentation

• Assists in troubleshooting instrumentation problems

• Writes and oversees instrument validation protocols.

• Provides financial background, rationale and other lab specific analytic details to support and provide justification for capital planning requests.

• Oversees and maintains testing capabilities to insure that testing is performed in a timely, accurate and effective manner.

• Works with Emery Warner Clinical Laboratories to ensure samples are sent/transferred appropriately, including evaluation of courier routes and times.

• Ensures that billing for testing, services along with blood and tissue products is accurate and complete.

• Establishes, evaluates, and maintains effective staffing and scheduling systems.

• Develops schedules for laboratory staff and enters the schedule in ELMS.

• Approves requests for time off while maintaining adequate laboratory staffing.

• Performs activities in UI Health Care timekeeping/scheduling system.

• Assists in developing short and long term strategic plans for the laboratory in consultation with medical and departmental leadership.

• Assesses, develops and maintains regulatory compliance in collaboration with designated staff from the Pathology Quality Management Team.

• Maintains knowledge of and ensures compliance with regulatory and accreditation…