Location
Oak Ridge, TN | United States
Job description
Chief Medical Technologist
Full time, 80 hours per pay period, Day shift
With more than 30 specialties from Cardiology and Neurosurgery to Orthopedics and Vascular care, Methodist Medical Center was one of the first hospitals in East Tennessee to offer cutting-edge treatments and technologies that benefit people with life-threatening aneurysms, severely damaged knee, hip and shoulder joints, sudden heart failure, and non-healing wounds.
- 283 licensed beds
- 25 ICU beds
- 12 intermediate care beds
- 38 emergency suites
- 2 cath labs
- 8 LDRP suites
- Over 250 active and courtesy physicians
- Over 800 employees
Position Summary:
This position is designed to provide supervisory leadership to staff level employees, coordinating such activities with the department’s Manager. The incumbent is expected to exercise independent judgement and discretion in performing duties listed below, in addition to, job criteria as defined by Med Tech.
Recruiter: Kimberlin Woods || [email protected] || 865-374-5403
- Participates in performance appraisals of staff.
- Participates in the hiring process, including providing hiring recommendations to the Lab Manager.
- Prepares documentation for possible disciplinary actions and makes recommendations for such actions to the Lab Manager.
- Provides recommendations to Laboratory Manager for commendations, bonuses, or other appropriate forms of recognition for outstanding performance of employees on applicable shift.
- Makes work assignments and directs work activities. Coordinates staff relief for breaks, meals, meetings, and absences. Adjusts staffing as appropriate according to patient testing volumes to minimize overtime.
- Serves as clinical resource for all staff.
- Monitor inter-departmental specimen travel lists, and resolve discrepancies.
- Provides shift report to Laboratory Manager.
- Coordinates work schedules.
- Demonstrates competency in critical skills, including demonstration of competency in each technical area of the Laboratory.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Resolves technical and clerical problems and ensures that remedial actions are taken and documented, if applicable. Ensures that patient results are not reported until all corrective actions have been taken.
- Identifies training needs and assures that each individual performing duties reads all memos, new procedures/policies, and receives appropriate regular in-service training.
- Assists Laboratory Manager in evaluating competency of personnel and assures that competency is maintained, including direct observation, monitoring of testing performance, and assessment of problem-solving skills.
- Manages daily operations of laboratory sections.
- Administers financial management for laboratory
- Manages personnel (recruiting, performance, and evaluation)
- Consults regularly with the LIS staff, laboratory manager, laboratory director, and technical specialist in the performance of daily duties;
- Evaluates and makes recommendations for the purchase of laboratory equipment and supplies;
- Maintains appropriate records of the financial operation of the sections
- Troubleshoots problems and coordinates the application of laboratory policy and the delivery of services with other hospital departments and patients;
- Prepares and maintains the department work schedule, and quality assurance records.
- Takes a leadership role in the hospital's quality improvement program and maintains the department service and policy manual.
- Reviews proficiency testing program performance and reviews corrective action.
- Collects blood specimens as necessary, using established techniques for the various age groups assigned.
- Remains mentally alert and maintains concentration with attention to detail for prolonged periods, at times under stress. Maintains adaptability, flexibility, initiative, persistence, and efficiency of time management and action.
- Does not pose a direct threat to health or safety of self or others. Provides safe, efficient, competent care to population assigned. Meets MMC Environment of Care Standards.
- Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.
- Implements and conducts laboratory continuing education programs.
Minimum Education:
None specified; however, must be sufficient to meet the standards for achievement of the below indicated license and/or certification as required by the issuing authority.
Minimum Experience:
Must have detailed knowledge of the methods, procedures, functions and limitations of medical laboratory testing, laboratory equipment and its operation, quality control, and laboratory safety standards. Must have understanding of basic financial and business aspects of the laboratory industry, and have a working knowledge of the medical applications of laboratory testing. Must have at least four (4) years of experience in a high-complexity testing laboratory, with exposure to managerial duties.
Licensure Requirement:
Licensed as a Medical Technologist by the State of Tennessee.
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