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PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY MANAGER 3
$99k-127k (estimate)
Full Time | Public Administration
3 Weeks Ago
State of Tennessee is Hiring a PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY MANAGER 3 Near Nashville, TN
Location: Davidson County
Last Day to Apply: May 27, 2024
Business Unit: Scientists / Foresters
Job Family: Health
Job Opening ID: 57864
Job Information
State of Tennessee Job Information
Opening Date/Time
05/14/2024 12:00AM Central Time
Closing Date/Time
05/27/2024 11:59PM Central Time
Salary (Monthly)
$6,383.00 - $8,242.00
Salary (Annually)
$76,596.00 - $98,904.00
Job Type
Full-Time
City, State Location
Nashville, TN
Department
Health
LOCATION OF (1) POSITION TO BE FILLED: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, COMMUNICABLE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DISEASE AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS DIVISION, DAVIDSON COUNTY
MUST be licensed as a Medical Laboratory Supervisor or Medical Laboratory Director by the Tennessee Department of Health.
For more information, visit the link below:
https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/health/program-areas/lab/career-page/PH_Lab_Manager_3-Clinical.pdf
Working Title: ARLN PH Laboratory Manager 3
Qualifications
Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in physical sciences (e.g. chemistry), ecology, life sciences (e.g. biology, microbiology, biochemistry or biophysics), medical laboratory science, pre-medicine, or other acceptable science, and three years of full-time professional work in the related field, and experience equivalent to one year of full-time laboratory supervisory experience.OR
Successful completion of an accredited, four yearmedical laboratory scientist program, and three years of full-time professional work in the related field, and experience equivalent to one year of full-time laboratory supervisory experience.
Substitution of Education for Experience: Graduate course work received from an accredited college or university in a related field may substitute for the required experience on a year-to-year basis to a maximum of one year (e.g. 24 graduate semester hours or 36 graduate quarter hours in a related field may substitute for one year of the required experience), with there being no substitution for the supervisory experience.
A transcript with ALL credits is required to be uploaded with an employment application in order that the agency is able to properly evaluate a candidate's eligibility for a position in this classification.Necessary Special Qualifications:?A PH Lab Manager 3 performing Clinical, duties the major portion of their time must be licensed as a Medical Laboratory Supervisor or Medical Laboratory Director by the Tennessee Department of Health.
Clinical is defined as Human Samples/Specimens.
A PH Lab Manager 3 performing Chemist duties the major portion of their time must: Have graduated from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in chemistry, including at least 32 credit hours in the following areas: (1) general chemistry, (2) organic chemistry, (3) quantitative analysis, (4) instrumental analysis and (5) physical chemistry.
A PH Lab Manager 3 performing Aquatic Biologist duties the major portion of their time must:? Have graduated from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree, including at least 32 credit hours in biology, in one of the following areas: (1) biology or biological sciences, (2) botanical sciences, (3) environmental or conservation sciences, (4) zoological sciences, or (5) aquatic, terrestrial, or wetland biology or ecology or other acceptable biological science related field.? Must possess and maintain a valid motor vehicle operator's license throughout the duration of employment.
Examination Method: Education and Experience, 100%, for Preferred Service positions.
Summary
Summary: Under general supervision, is responsible for routine laboratory work of considerable difficulty, as it relates to clinical, chemistry, microbiological, environmental, biological and/or molecular areas; supervisory work of unusual difficulty; and performs other tasks as required.
Distinguishing Features: This is the third supervisory class in the PH Laboratory Manager series. An employee in this class acts as a supervisor and coordinator over several work laboratory units within a state public health laboratory.This class differs from the PH Laboratory Manager 2 in that an incumbent of the latter performs supervisory work of average difficulty over one unit within the laboratory. This class differs from a PH Laboratory Manager 4 in that the latter acts as an assistant director of a divisional unit with statewide duties rather than as a supervisor and coordinator of several service units within one public health laboratory.
Responsibilities
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards:
- Conducts and oversees inspections and complaint investigations to determine compliance with laws, regulations or standards.
- Uses relevant or appropriate guidelines to determine whether test results are reportable based on laboratory, federal and/or state established policies and procedures.
- Ensures quality control guidelines are established and followed.
- Ensures confidentiality of patient information according to state and federal guidelines.
- Monitors expiration dates of chemicals and supplies, disposing of expired materials as required by safety rules and regulations.
- Examines all laboratory materials including samples to determine safe handling procedures are followed.
- Evaluates proposed work and creates accurate cost proposals.
- Prepares specification, justification and cost analysis for equipment purchases.
- Prepares and checks specimens, solutions, reagents and other materials necessary for conducting tests.
- Oversees purchase and distribution of supplies.
- Ensures adequate resources are available for workload.
- Prepares, reviews, processes and/or monitors contracts.
- Reviews and submits recommendations for large expenditures for the unit to upper management for approval.
- Ensures reagents and consumables are monitored and controlled to guarantee an adequate supply for testing needs.
- Ensures section inventory equipment and/or supplies are monitored to guarantee the section has the necessary equipment and/or supplies to perform functions.
- Reviews and submits equipment/supply requests for procurement within the appropriate timeframe to ensure adequate equipment/supplies are on hand.
- Incorporating last minute and unscheduled tasks into current workload to ensure timely and accurate completion of work.
- Ensures a cross-training program is implemented to maximize unit staff development and to avoid interruption of workflow.
- Prioritizes and organizes tasks in order to complete them in an assigned timeframe.
- Delegating tasks to assigned subordinates based on the competencies they possess to ensure sufficient space to engage in supervisory work and ensure work is completed efficiently, accurately and timely.
- Organizing and prioritizing personal workload and the workloads of assigned subordinates to ensure timely and accurate completion of work.
- Reviews information from textbooks, manuals, flowcharts and other reference sources to accurately analyze and report test results.
- Remains current with regard to technical information and department procedures and policies and applies new knowledge to the jobs performed by the unit.
- Actively seeks new methods and new procedures to be used by the section.
- Ensures established educational/training/safety requirements are fulfilled.
- Seeks opportunities for professional development and allows staff the opportunity and guidance for professional development
- Translates or explains what laboratory data means and how it can be used.
- Communicates and/or presents interpretation of regulations, policy, guidance, etc. to stakeholders.
- Evaluates and explains what results are supplied and the appropriate reference ranges to be distributed to executive and/or program staff.
- Prepares and reviews various publications, reports and technical documents and interprets data accordingly.
- Compiles, calculates, categorizes and verifies information or data for appropriateness of reporting.
- Calculates results in methodology specified units, accurately interprets results based on laboratory reporting requirements.
- Compiles papers or reports or prepare SOP's and specifications for processes, facilities, products or tests.
- Supervises and collects samples using appropriate field equipment and instrumentation.
- Designs and/or coordinates experimental investigations and laboratory research.
- Researches equipment specifications and methodologies to evaluate the usefulness and cost-effectiveness.
- Supervises and performs surveys to identify natural resources and features, assesses habitats, and performs field evaluations.
- Making regular contacts with persons in other departments or divisions or outside organizations for the purpose of obtaining information.
- Provides guidance and direction to direct reports through performance reviews.
- Develops and reviews job performance plans, interim reviews and annual performance evaluations to inform employees of their work progress.
- Conducts benchmark meetings with individual direct reports to provide guidance, direction, motivation, accolades and suggestions for improvement.
- Conducts regularly held unit meetings to discuss work status, to plan for future work, to solve problems in daily work and to inform the manager and staff of any organizational changes.
- Ensures adequate training is provided for section staff in laboratory procedures.
- Identifies, develops and/or provides all the training, documentation, hands-on tools for staff to develop full functional competency.
- Develops, reviews, and/or delivers training programs and workshops, as required.
- Develops strategies for various circumstances, such as continuation of operations during emergencies.
- Develops procedures independently for implementing new or modifying existing laboratory programs and activities.
- Provides information to the appropriate assistant director to assist in developing strategic goals and plans to be discussed by executive staff.
- Interprets results of sample testing from various laboratory outputs to ensure accurate reporting.
- Analyzes data by breaking information down into separate pieces and determining its utility.
- Reviews, analyzes and/or approves data using mathematical and statistical methods.
- Coordinates educational workshops in conjunction with schools and other interest groups to heighten public awareness about public health.
- Participates and/or presents in public/regulatory/professional meetings and/or hearings, as necessary.
- Communicates with submitters, vendors and other public health officials relaying only relevant information in person, in writing or by telephone or e-mail.
- Communicates with people outside the Laboratory, based on policy, representing the Laboratory to other state or federal agencies in person, in writing or by telephone or e-mail.
- Performs day-to-day administrative tasks involving timekeeping, scheduling, ordering and management reports.
- Ensures all records, reports and correspondence are completed and processed within required timeframes.
- Completes and/or approves required documentation for travel, expense reports and/or field use of vehicles.
- Ensures all personal timekeeping activities are entered and approved in the timekeeping system by all staff as required by the specified timeframes.
- Oversees and performs laboratory procedures for detection or identification of requested analyte.
- Reviews monitoring data to determine trends for environmental and clinical conditions.
- Oversees and prepares various types of specimens for laboratory testing.
- Facilitates cooperation with members of a group to accomplish tasks.
- Coordinates and leads laboratory, field and/or special projects teams.
- Coordinates with upper management, peers and assigned subordinates to facilitate equitable workload dissemination.
- Analyses information and evaluate results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
- Analyses, communicates and implements resolutions to various issues as they arise.
- Evaluates analytical output for correctness (e.g., quality control data) and addresses inaccuracies as they arise.
- Uses team building, leadership skills and effective communication skills to encourage and instruct others in their work activities.
- Modeling effective performance for co-workers and assigned subordinates to provide a role model, encourage success in others, and enhance trust.
- Identifying developmental opportunities appropriate for assigned subordinates to improve team development.
- Ensures electronic equipment is maintained, repaired and/or calibrated as needed.
- Ensures preventative and other maintenance on Laboratory equipment is performed.
- Ensures that malfunctioned equipment is repaired according to State guidelines.
- Ensures equipment is being monitored for proper functionality and suitability.
- Ensures preventative maintenance schedule is established and followed.
- Ensures maintenance agreements are current and being executed correctly and consistently.
- Establishes and develops constructive and cooperative working relationships with all laboratory staff and maintains them over time.
- Communicates status of assigned tasks or other relevant information to supervisors, peers or subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail or in person.
- Provides relevant information through the chain of command by either telephone, in written form, e-mail or in person.
- Oversees validation and verification studies and presents findings and recommendations to executive staff.
- Evaluates current procedures to assess effectiveness and ensure LEAN practices, and makes recommendations for improvement.
- Performs repetitive activities or motions during specimen processing or analysis.
- Performs physical activities that involve use of hands, arms and legs to relocate and stock reagents and supplies to testing areas.
- Bends, stoops, kneels, climbs and reaches as necessary.
- Maintains a respectful and productive work environment within the assigned work unit to minimize disputes and facilitate performance.
- Resolves simple conflicts to ensure timely and efficient performance and maintain positive working relationships.
- Conducting interviews for job candidates.
- Identifying promotional opportunities within assigned subordinates to develop bench strength and enhance the talent pool.
- Uses and supervises the use of the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) for record management.
- Uses computers to process information, data and control instrumentation.
- Oversees laboratory procedures for detection or identification of requested analyte.
- Ensure laboratory equipment is operated safely using control mechanisms.
- Creates an environment where employees feel free to take reasonable risk, develop new ideas to advance program efforts and feel inspired to grow and develop in their roles.
- Provides constructive input on day-to-day and systematic processes.
- Ensures section personnel are scheduled accordingly to guarantee work is prioritized and completed per the mission of the Department of Health.
- Schedules compliance inspections, laboratory activities, meetings, etc.
- Prepares and reviews records and reports to meet unit needs.
- Documents, enters, transcribes, records, stores, destroys and maintains information in written or electronic form according to established state and federal guidelines.
- Ensures safe operation of passenger vehicles and/or aquatic vehicles via appropriate training of staff.
- Operates passenger vehicles and/or aquatic vehicles.
- Mentoring assigned staff by providing feedback and information on organizational culture, policies and procedures, workflow and chain of command, task prioritization, proper documentation, use of systems and available functionality and how to most effectively perform their assigned task.
Competencies
Competencies:
- Building Effective Teams
- Decision Quality
- Developing Direct Reports and Others
- Directing Others
- Functional/Technical Competency
- Informing
- Listening
- Priority Setting
- Problem Solving
- Written Communications
Knowledge:
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Clerical
- Education and Training
- Mathematics
Skills:
- Active Learning
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Learning Strategies
- Monitoring
- Reading Comprehension
- Science
- Speaking
- Writing
- Instructing
- Service Orientation
- Complex Problem Solving
- Equipment Maintenance
- Operation and Control
- Operations Monitoring
- Quality Control Analysis
- Troubleshooting
Abilities:
- Deductive Reasoning
- Mathematical Reasoning
- Memorization
- Oral Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Problem Sensitivity
- Spatial Orientation
- Speed of Closure
- Time Sharing
- Written Comprehension
- Written Expression
- Arm-Hand Steadiness
- Control Precision
- Finger Dexterity
- Manual Dexterity
- Selective Attention
- Near Vision
- Speech Clarity
- Visual Color Discrimination
Tools & Equipment
- PH Meter
- Pipette
- Microbiology Analyzers
- Autoclaves
- Chemistry Analyzers
- Microscopes
- Balances
- Thermocyclers
- Computers
- Calculators
- Other laboratory equipment as required
TN Driver Standards
State of Tennessee positions that may involve driving responsibilities require candidates to meet the following minimum driver qualifications:
- A valid driver's license
- For the past five years, the candidate's driver record must not have record of the following violations: driving under the influence (DUI), reckless driving, license suspension for moving violations, more than 4 moving violations.
Please include your Driver's License Information under the Licenses and Certifications section of your application.
**Agencies may allow an exception based on other factors.
Job Summary
JOB TYPE
Full Time
INDUSTRY
Public Administration
SALARY
$99k-127k (estimate)
POST DATE
05/18/2024
EXPIRATION DATE
07/15/2024
WEBSITE
tn.gov
HEADQUARTERS
NASHVILLE, TN
SIZE
15,000 - 50,000
FOUNDED
1976
TYPE
Private
CEO
BILL LEE
REVENUE
$10B - $50B
INDUSTRY
Public Administration
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