Mgr Laboratory

Monday
- Friday | 8:00 am-4:30 pm | On call as needed outside business hours on weekends an/ holidays

We are ushering in a new era of healthcare where achieving good health is just the beginning. At UVA Community Health, part of the world-class UVA Health academic health system, we are committed to caring for the whole person by building meaningful connections with our patients i n the local setting of UVA Health’s community hospitals, outpatient locations, and provider offices.

By combining our team’s talent and expertise, the breadth of capabilities across the entire UVA Health system, and our dedication to community wellness, we are bringing expert care close to home.

As a member of the UVA Community Health team, individuals contribute to patient care decisions, support advanced medical technologies, and experience the satisfaction of making a difference in people’s lives every day.

Provides management and operational oversight of UVA CH laboratory to ensure quality testing, fiscal targets, and volume based staffing targets are met using established laboratory standards. Ensures laboratories adhere to quality, safety, regulatory, certification, and accreditation standards. Support team members’ continuing education and professional growth, as well as ensuring team members understand how their roles contribute to the laboratory and organization’s goals.

Job responsibilities include:

Leads (delegates) laboratory huddles

Routinely rounds on laboratory team members

Conducts staff meetings as necessary

Actively manages staffing using rounding and workload volume reports

Manages supplies and FTE expense

Supports an environment of continuous process improvement

Ensures laboratory resulting errors are within limits supporting quality patient care Actively participates in Laboratory Services Committees Actively participates in Laboratory Managers’ huddles and meetings Performs team member annual evaluations and related functions by deadlines

Collaborates with Medical Director to identify and implement meaningful performance indicators to access testing services across pre-analytic, analytic, and post-analytic testing processes.

Educates team members on applicable standards and demonstrates consistent performance adhering to standards

Ensures core competencies are uploaded and managed using Media Lab Ensures  team members perform critical task competencies as required to meet accrediting agencies’ guidelines

Ensures team members’ personnel files are uploaded and current as required by accrediting agencies, including diplomas and updated licenses

Ensures EOC safety rounds are conducted weekly and documented appropriately

Ensures laboratories meet accrediting agencies’ safety guidelines

Successfully leads and passes CAP self-inspections/biannual inspection with minimal deficiencies, and develops corrective actions for deficiencies noted during inspection Ensures all policies and procedures are uploaded and maintained in Medial Lab Ensures all regulatory checklists are uploaded into Media Lab and are responded to appropriately within defined deadlines

Supports exceptional customer service and patient experience through best practice initiatives

Other duties as assigned

Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in medical technology, clinical laboratory science, or chemical, physical, or biological science or equivalent required. Successful completion of a NAACLS accredited Medical Technology or MT program preferred. Graduate degree in healthcare related field preferred.

5-7 years of relevant laboratory tech and/or leadership experience preferred. Refer to the Life Support Training Policy for additional details.