Supervisor, Medical Technologist
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Job Summary
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The UHealth Laboratories Department at UHealth/University of Miami has several exciting opportunities for full-time Supervisor Medical Technologistsat the UTower Hospital.
CORE JOB SUMMARY
The Supervisor Medical Technologists provides leadership and supervision for clinical laboratory procedures quality assurance and instrument maintenance.
CORE JOB FUNCTIONS
1. Supervises orients trains evaluates and monitors on-the-job performance of staff responsible for performing microbiological molecular biological and immunological tests on body specimens to provide data for use in treatment and diagnosis of disease.
2. Verifies identification of specimen with physicians orders.
3. Prepares specimen for testing and handles all specimens in a safe and careful manner.
4. Supervises all research and prepares all pertinent patient data and refers to pathologists for evaluation and sign-out.
5. Assists in monitoring staff productivity and quality of work through proactive reviews of attendance and scheduling accuracy.
6. Initiates performance management processes that address on-going performance issues.
7. Recognizes test inconsistencies and takes appropriate corrective action and provides supervision to laboratory subordinates in resolution of similar problems.
8. Runs quality-control tests according to procedure and maintains appropriate data recording.
9. Seeks help from the section head and documents actions taken.
10. Performs and reviews quality controls in testing and decides whether results are within acceptable ranges.
11. Advises technologists and other healthcare providers on proper methods of collection of specimens.
12. Establishes and continuously assesses the effectiveness of the internal controls within the unit and compliance with University policies and procedures. Ensures employees are trained on controls within the function and on University policy and procedures.
This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.
CORE QUALIFICATIONS
Education:
Bachelors degree in relevant field required
Experience:
Minimum 3 years of relevant experience required
Certification and Licensing:
Valid State of Florida Medical Technologist license required
Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
- Performance Management: Ability to set performance goals provide feedback conduct evaluations and effectively delegate tasks.
- Training & Development: Providing employee training and motivation to enhance skills.
- Team Leadership: Ability to create and maintain a cohesive and productive team environment build positive working relationships and work collaboratively with others.
- Technical Proficiency: Skilled in using office software technology and relevant computer applications.
- Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills to convey ideas clearly and persuasively.
This is a core job profile description and is not reflective of all duties that may be assigned to a specific position in each individual department. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and primary responsibilities of this core job profile. Specific duties and tasks may vary based upon departmental needs. Other duties may be assigned to the above consistent with the knowledge skills and abilities required for the job.
The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical dental tuition remission and more.
UHealth-University of Miami Health System South Floridas only university-based health system provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center we are proud to serve South Florida Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching research and patient care. Were the challenge youve been looking for.
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Job Status:
Full timeEmployee Type:
StaffPay Grade:
H14Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Laboratory Experience
- Immunoassays
- Clinical Laboratory Experience
- Hospital Experience
- Laboratory Procedures
- Phlebotomy
- Conflict Management
- Microbiology
- Quality Control
- Laboratory Techniques
- Sales Support
- Toxicology Experience
