Mississippi Urology Clinic, PLLC - Jackson / Flowood, MS has an immediate need for a Laboratory Manager to join their team!

Manages the activities of a specialized area at the two Urology Clinical Laboratories. Serves as a subject matter expert and acts as the technical resource in designated specialized area. Responsible for the design and oversight of effective laboratory operations including accountabilities for quality of care, quality of patient services, cost effectiveness and supervisor/employee/MD involvement and competence. Accountable for creating a culture of compliance, ethics and integrity.

Essential Responsibilities:

• This position knows and complies with all quality, safety, and emergency policies and procedures. Demonstrates quality and effectiveness in work habits and clinical practice in every interaction with patients, colleagues, providers, and leadership. Ensures patient safety in the preparation and provisioning of care related to but not limited to medications, procedures, infection prevention, fall prevention, including consistent use of two patient identifiers and procedural time outs. Reports safety hazards, accidents and incidents, and unsafe working conditions promptly.
• Monitors laboratory work to ensure established technical quality standards are in compliance. Monitors laboratory customer services from a global perspective, e.g., service delivery model. Ensures departmental compliance with all regulatory requirements including, but not limited to CLIA, OSHA.
• Manages assigned staff. This includes interviewing, selecting, training, motivating, evaluating, counseling, disciplining and terminating in compliance with goals and personnel policies of the organization.
• Works alongside staff to fill positions as needed in all laboratory areas including phlebotomy.
• Responsible for and monitors departments performance on key indicators to include affordability, quality and service. Manages department and area based budgeting and identifies initiatives and sets priorities to best manage per member per month (pmpm) costs.
• Serves as the technical expert for area of responsibility for the regions laboratory staff and providers. Implements new methodologies and instrumentation in keeping with technological advances in laboratory medicine.
• Develops and manages operational and business objectives of the various functions of the Urology Laboratories ensuring consistency with organizational goals while maintaining CLIA accreditation.
• Assists in the development of metrics and goals that ensure that the Laboratory is operating efficiently with high quality and service levels.
• Maintains current information and knowledge of all applicable policies, local, state and federal laws and regulations, and accreditation standards. Ensures that the training activities incorporate all applicable policies, local, state and federal laws and regulations, and accreditation standards. Participates in facility planning projects, quality/compliance and training initiatives, and Laboratory strategic planning.

Experience

• Minimum three (3) years of experience in the designated specialized area of the laboratory. Molecular, Hematology, Chemistry (Immunoassay), Urinalysis

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Medical Laboratory Science.
• License, Certification, Registration
• Medical Technologist Certificate from American Society for Clinical Pathologists

Additional Requirements

• Working knowledge of clinical computer systems, PC computer skills.
• Broad knowledge and understanding of health care delivery in a clinical setting; technical and quality assurance issues related to all areas of health care, especially Laboratory services.
• Highly effective interpersonal skills.

Mississippi Urology Clinic offers great benefits!

• Company Paid Holidays
• Vacation and Sick Time, Plus 2 Personal Days a Year
• Medical and Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Basic Life Insurance (Company Paid!)
• Optional Short-Term Disability
• Optional Additional Life Insurance for Employee and/or Family Members
• Health Savings Account options
• Profit Sharing (Company Paid!)
• Employer Match for Retiring Savings!