Manager, Lab Operations

Hours: M-F 8am-5pm expect periodic responsibilities outside of normal working hours per business needs.

Locations: This manager will be responsible for lab operations for our satellite locations within the greater Cincinnati area.

• Crestview Hills KY

• Eastgate OH

• Green Township OH

• Mason OH

• Kenwood OH

• Union KY

• Centerville OH

This person will occasionally be required to perform bench work as needed.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Department Leadership - Provide technical leadership of assigned areas to ensure departmental patient care goals are met. Develop goals standards policies procedures and practices. Implement and monitor indicators of quality and laboratory success metrics. May represent CCHMC at state local and national levels through involvement in professional associations and/or organizations.

• Lab Operations - Contributes to the effective management of the clinical laboratories. Establishes and meets annual goals that are developed to assist the Laboratory in achieving its mission and vision. Supports innovation through new test development and implementation of new testing platforms. Attends and actively participates in assigned department and/or hospital committees. Interacts effectively with superiors subordinates and peers to accomplish department goals. Manage and provide technical assistance for compliance with above plans. Accepts and completes special assignments relating to general laboratory management and administration as required. Recommends approaches for improvement activities and implements new processes. Collects and measures data develop processes based on performance and communicate results. Assists in planning designing measuring assessing and improving clinical laboratory services.

• Personnel Management & Development - Maintain personal development plan and provide development and coaching for supervisors and other members of the team. Participate in the development and monitoring of an effective staffing and retention strategy. Partner with site of care leadership to ensure effective performance management of direct reports; establish and maintain procedures for orientation of new employees; mentor and provide learning and development opportunities for direct reports; collaborate with human resources business partners and department leadership to meet the divisions talent management goals; support organizational programs that impact employees and ensure communication comprehension and adherence to all human resources policies and related legal and/or compliance requirements.

• Regulatory & Compliance - Maintains compliance with applicable federal state and local regulatory requirements such as CAP TJC HIPAA CMS and/or other accreditation standards. Design and/or implement programs policies and/or procedures to ensure compliance. Track laws and regulations that might affect policies and procedures. May prepare compliance reports and communicate results as necessary. Understand and comply with applicable policies guidelines regulations and/or accreditation standards. Ensure safety standards are maintained in the workspace and enforces compliance to infection prevention and safe work practices.

• Budget Management - Collaborate in the preparation coordination and evaluation of the annual fiscal operating budget and capital equipment budget possibly including evaluating new sources of revenue and recommending cost reductions and efficiencies. May monitor or manage accounts. May coordinate payments interactions and/or paperwork.

• Quality Assurance - Manage the quality of testing processes within the laboratory section through audits and monitors indicative of high-quality processes and systems. Identifies and leads improvement activities within and across laboratory disciplines.

Provide departmental operational leadership to direct and indirect staff members in support of a CAP certified laboratory.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelors degree in laboratory science or related field (Chemical or Biological Science)

• 5 years technical experience in a related laboratory setting

• Leadership or management experience

• Qualified by CLIA/CAP standards minimally as a general supervisor

• Preferred: Certification by national laboratory accrediting agency

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• Recognized by U.S. News & World Report as atop 10 best Childrens Hospitals in the nation for more than 15 years

• Consistently among the top 3 Childrens Hospitals for National Institutes of Health (NIH)Funding

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