Massachusetts Green Jobs

Job Type: Regular

Time Type: Full time

Work Shift: Day (United States of America)

FLSA Status: Exempt

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

DIRECTOR, LABORATORY

Job Description:

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the overall administrative function of the laboratory, including budgets for general laboratory, pathology, blood bank and outreach. Budgets include: salaried, non-salaried and Capital.

• Allocation of personnel, determines staffing levels and action relative to workflow, productivity and personnel decisions.

• Involved in evaluation/purchasing of all lab equipment.

• Ensures accreditation criteria are met for general laboratory. This is done through a variety of ways: Appropriate Quality Assurance monitors (cover all facets of operation.). Participates in the Quality Control Program. Participates in Laboratory Compliance Program and reports data to the hospital’s Compliance Officer and the Patient Care Assessment Team (Patient Safety)

• Assists Medical Director in administrative components of Department of Pathology Procedure Manuals.

• Prepares manuals for various regulatory agencies (HCFA, CAP, JCAHO, AABB) and DPH for offsite drawing stations.

• Is the Laboratory Safety Officer and responsible for compliance via Chemical Hygiene Plan, Laboratory Safety Manual, as well as Blood Borne Pathogen Standards

• Attends various departmental meetings as needed. Helps Medical Director conduct bi-monthly Laboratory Departmental meetings.

• Ensures that Laboratory is represented on all pertinent committees. These include but not limited to: Safety, PCA, Laboratory Compliance, Operations Council (as requested), Meditech 6.0 task force, Billing / Revenue and Service Excellence, Infection Control, Emergency Preparedness, Antibiotic Stewardship and Transfusion Committee.

• Ensures evaluations are done in a timely manner.

• Responsible for all Kronos card entries and approvals. This would include proper documentation of hours worked and planned / unplanned earn time. Approval and issuance vacation / holiday hours and all over time hours.

• Required to complete, assign and post positions (per guidelines in contract), schedule all technical hours in the General Laboratory. Needs to insure that all shifts have proper skill mixes in place to service the department 24/7.

• Oversee the entire Laboratory Outreach Program.

• Conducts all progressive discipline within the department and ensures that all incidents are properly documented and filed with both H.R. and SEIU.

It is understood that this is a summary of key job functions and does not include every detail of the job that may reasonably be required.

Education/Experience Required:

• B.S. in Health related field with a MBA preferred

• A working knowledge of statistics, profit and loss and budgets.

• Knowledge of all laboratory department functions.

• Good working relationships with medical staff.

• At least (5) years supervisory experience.

Registration/Certification:

• A.S.C.P.

Physical/Environmental Requirements:

This job requires frequent bending, carrying, pulling, pushing, reaching, standing, stooping, walking and lifting over 10 lbs. There will be occasional need for climbing stairs, lifting in excess of 50 – 100 lbs and sitting. Constant use of hearing, sight and speech. Frequent use of smell and touch. Frequent keyboard and telephone use. Constant concentration and problem solving.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) and COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Learn more (https://www.bilh.org/newsroom/bilh-to-require-covid-19-influenza-vaccines-for-all-clinicians-staff-by-oct-31) about this requirement.

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