Molecular/Microbiology Lab Manager

JOB SUMMARY:

The Molecular Microbiology Manager is a licensed Medical Technologist (MT/MLS) who supervises and oversees all personnel and operations within the clinical department. This person in this position must have the advanced skills necessary to perform essential roles housed within the department.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Provide leadership to and manage the department supervisor and other personnel as required, make decisions, solve problems, develop procedures, and conduct and attend meetings.
• Conceptualize, develop and implement effective plans and programs for the department; including technical, personnel, facilities, management, and quality assurance.
• Manage the employee hiring process including developing and updating job descriptions in conjunction with Human Resources, developing performance expectations, identifying essential functions and knowledge, skills and abilities required for applicable positions.
• Continuously monitor and evaluate departmental operations and workflow, making changes as needed.
• Oversight and manage employee and team performance, new employee orientation processes, employee training and continuing education.
• Manage employee performance by coaching, counseling, motivating, and evaluating employees on a continual basis. Implement disciplinary action as needed and in consultation with Human Resources.
• Collaborate with senior management to monitor the department is operating within budget guidelines.
• Ensure effective employee relations by sustaining an ethical, non-discriminatory and safe work environment and establishing effective communication lines and methods. Identify and solve employee problems, manage conflict, and respond to grievances as needed.
• Oversee the development, implementation, and maintenance of an effective departmental QA program and metrics.
• Evaluate new equipment and new testing platforms as well as repatriation of testing.
• Delegate the performance of validation, and correlation of new equipment and procedures to appropriate staff.
• Oversight the completion of calibration, maintenance of all departmental equipment.
• Coordinate the maintenance, development and implementation of departmental policies and procedures.
• Adhere to the compliance guidelines for the laboratory industry.
• Support PathGroup's mission, vision, goals and management decisions.
• Exercise all laboratory safety precautions and adhere to lab procedures as stated in procedure manuals.
• Perform all job responsibilities in alignment with the industry's best security practices and regulatory guidelines to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected health information and other sensitive company data.
• Must be familiar with and abide by the Corporate Compliance Program and all corporate policies, including the Privacy and Security policies.

NON-ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Work with other departments within PathGroup and subsidiaries.
• Nothing in the job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
• Other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION & LICENSURE:

• Bachelor's degree required. Certified by the ASCP, AMT, or AAB.
• Must hold a valid Tennessee Laboratory Supervisor's License.
• Maintain appropriate continuing education for certification/licensure, and to increase basic knowledge.

REQUIREMENTS:

• At least three years supervisory experience is required.
• At least six years of prior Laboratory experience working as an MT/MLS is required.
• Must have proven track record in establishing and maintaining positive and productive physician, employee and client relationships.