General Laboratory, Operations Manager, Day Shift
Healthcare Connections, Inc.

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Client Overview:

We are seeking a hands-on Laboratory Operations Manager for a 130-bed facility in the San Francisco area. This position provides the opportunity to become part of several projects/teams such as their Lean and A3 team that addresses the workflow in the Emergency Department.

San Francisco is a world-class city in every respect, the stunningly beautiful and culturally rich San Francisco is not only a unique place to visit but also to live. The area has a lot going for it: exceptional arts and cultural activities, plenty of history and sense of place, a strong commercial and financial core; and all the education and services anyone could want. The climate is one of the most unusual in the world, and the area is among the most ethnically and socially diverse in the country. The many world-famous tourist attractions- Fisherman's Wharf, Chinatown, the cable car system, hilltop residential enclaves, and the wine country to the north- mix with considerable local entertainment and culture to make the city one of the most interesting and fun places to live in the country.

Overview:

Responsible for the management and administrative functions for the laboratory. Responsible for policy development and implementation, regulatory compliance and quality assurance. Supervision is exercised over laboratory supervisors, clinical staff and support staff.

Skill Requirements:

• Managing and authoring processes and procedures
  
• Training and presenting technical information to staff
  
• QA/QC of the departments
  
• Fiscal and budgeting responsibilities
  

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Evaluating laboratory operations consulting with pathologists; reporting results according to protocols mandated by the hospital and public health department
  
• Ensuring maintenance of medical laboratory equipment performance by developing operations, quality, and troubleshooting procedures; ensuring staff compliance; certifying instrument performance; arranging equipment replacement, service, and repair
  
• Maintaining medical laboratory supplies inventory, determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies
  
• Maintaining laboratory productivity, monitoring workload, identifying peak and slack periods
  
• Participating in the hospital quality assurance program; consulting with pathologists; performing proficiency surveys; reviewing QC & QA programs
  
• Maintaining medical laboratory staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training employees, counseling, reviewing/evaluating and disciplining employees as needed
  
• Complying with state and professional continuing education licensure requirements
  
• Contributing to benchwork as needed
  

Education and Certification:

• Bachelor's degree in biology
  
• ASCP or equivalent certification
  

HealthCare Connections, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, pregnancy, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or other protected status pursuant to law.

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