Blood Bank Supervisor
Company: Albany Medical Center
Location: Craryville
Posted on: May 6, 2024
Job Description:
Department/Unit:Blood BankWork Shift:Day (United States of
America)Salary Range: Min. $38.53/hr - Max $63.58/hr
The Supervisor manages the day-to-day operations of the department
based on patient care needs, and regulatory and quality standards.
The Supervisor has expertise and leadership in laboratory medicine
in the specialty assigned. This position requires the exercise of
independent judgement and responsibility for technical and
administrative decisions for the laboratory in collaboration with
the laboratory director(s). Other critical aspects include project
management, budget development and maintenance; management of
supplies and resources, administrative oversight of team member
issues including hiring, competency assessment, development and
corrective actions.ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:Include
but not limited to the following:1. Communicate clearly and
effectively both orally and in writing. Use available communication
technologies efficiently.2. -Manages the day-to-day operations of
the laboratory based on patient care needs, regulatory
requirements, and quality standards.3. -Interpret laboratory
information for healthcare providers. Effectively communicate
implications and/or applications of test methodologies. Assist
clinicians in evaluating unexpectedly abnormal test results.4.
-Uses effective written and verbal communication skills to
cooperatively work with customers and team members.5. Listens well,
takes direction and engages in interactive dialogues with others.6.
Utilize good business practices to manage laboratory operations,
bearing in mind government regulation of reimbursement and payment
mechanisms for laboratory services.7. Ensures test performance
expectations are met through proficiency testing, correlations,
calibrations and any other required methods.8. Maintains
familiarity with current regulatory requirements and ensures
compliance.9. Participates in performance improvement activities
and actively seeks ways to implement continuous improvements.10.
Evaluates necessity for new testing or instrumentation or removal
of testing available in house.11. Monitors quality indicators,
investigates complaints and non-conformances in conjunction with
the quality department, develops a plan of action to resolve
issues.QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:To perform this job successfully,
an individual must be able to perform each essential duty
satisfactorily, as outlined in the annual competency assessment.
Where feasible, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable
qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the job's
essential functions.EDUCATION, LICENSURE, REGISTRATION AND/OR
CERTIFICATION:
- Meets New York State Education Department requirements AND CLIA
Clinical Laboratory Personnel Requirements for Clinical Laboratory
Technologist AND be licensed by the NYSED as such.
- Education must come from an accredited college or university
and minimally a Bachelor's degree in medical technology, chemical,
physical, or biological science is required.EXPERIENCE:
- Candidate with BS must have at least six years of pertinent
clinical laboratory experience as a qualified Clinical Laboratory
Technologist, OR
- Candidate with appropriate master's degree must have at least
four years of pertinent laboratory experience, AND - - - -
- Extensive management experience required.COMMUNICATION
SKILLS:Ability to:1. Communicate clearly and effectively both
orally and in writing. Use available communication technologies
efficiently.2. Create meetings utilizing effective communication
tools.3. Advance understanding and consensus through a wide variety
of presentation methods.4. Interpret laboratory information for
healthcare providers. Effectively communicate implications and/or
applications of test methodologies. Assist clinicians in evaluating
unexpectedly abnormal test results.5. Offer advice to clinicians on
possible causes of variation in test results and on ways to
minimize variation in-patient testing.6. Assist clinicians in
appropriate test selection for particular diagnostic dilemmas.
Consult on the selection of appropriate lab tests for the diagnosis
and management of disease.7. Serve as an advisor and mentor for
co-workers, team members, students and other healthcare
providers.8. Communicate status of projects and prospectively
identify potential resource or material limitations.9. Advance
organizational objectives through effective negotiations with
suppliers and vendors.10. List and document all development
activities including failed efforts.11. Develop and maintain an
effective and productive work culture.12. Share organizational
goals, objectives, strategic plans and other information with team
members in a timely and effective manner.13. Communicate team
member concerns and issues with laboratory and/or hospital
administration.14. Focus on the customer. Work to establish
directions and plans for providing products and services based upon
what customers want.PROFESSIONAL SKILLS:Ability to: 1. Analyze,
design and implement complex systems that successfully incorporate
personnel, instrumentation and information management. 2. Identify
milestones and critical path issues and develop a plan of
implementation for new programs/projects. 3. Manage multifaceted
projects using formal management tools.4. Coordinate and facilitate
interactions among multi-disciplinary groups to achieve
project/program objectives.5. Participate in interdisciplinary
teams to assess overall systems integration issues.6. Assess the
need for change and implement as indicated.7. Understand and
utilize statistical software to effectively manage and evaluate
technical data. 8. Implement and monitor LIS and other medical
information systems. Assess impact and oversee implementation of
software upgrades and revision. 9. Serve as a liaison to other
disciplines to integrate laboratory and clinical information for
better patient management. 10. Develop a knowledge base in current
and emerging scientific disciplines and technologies. Expand
knowledge base into other disciplines as new applications impact
specialty. 11. Validate reference intervals and demonstrate
clinical efficacy of testing through clinical and statistical based
endpoints. 12. Determine if and when a test can and should be
automated or eliminated or new technology implemented. 13. Write,
review and revise written standard operating procedures for all
assays and procedures in the laboratory. 14. Conduct workflow
analysis of operations to improve processes and implement
solutions. 15. Specify and implement control systems to ensure
quality results. 16. Ensure compliance with all regulatory and
voluntary standards of performance. Identify vulnerabilities and
develop and implement an action plan to resolve issues. 17.
Maintain current knowledge of regulatory influences specific to
different work environments and how the various regulatory agencies
interact. -18. Ensure compliance with the laboratory and center
compliance plans. Educate team members, providers and other users
of federal guidelines and local and national coverage decisions.
19. Identify situations where delegation is appropriate,
communicate expectations clearly, and follow up to ensure effective
completion. 20. Manage time effectively; control time wasters;
complete work on time. 21. Set goals, control personal stress
level, and positively influence (reduce) the stress level in the
laboratory work environment. 22. Effectively implement change.23.
Design laboratory operations that optimize efficient, accurate
analyses without regard to traditional boundaries.24. Provide and
manage resources to support the laboratory team members in daily
operations.25. Establish departmental controls that support and
guide the mission and vision of the laboratory and the
organization.26. Identify and implement opportunities for team
member development and advancement through training and other
techniques.27. Adjust staffing to accommodate changes in
workload.28. Select personnel through effective interviewing
techniques.29. Set a climate for positive motivation of team
members.30. Understand diverse values and successfully manage team
members in a multicultural environment.31. Apply the concepts of
self-directed work teams to processes in the workplace.32. Provide
and interpret financial reports. Perform break-even analysis
related to acquiring new equipment and offering new tests. Perform
cost accounting functions, including calculations of total costs,
individual component costs, and equipment justification.33.
Successfully negotiate contract terms such as performance
specifications on major equipment, staff training obligations, etc.
Establish effective controls for labor, supply and capital
expenses.Thank you for your interest in Albany Medical
Center!---Albany Medical is an equal opportunity employer.This role
may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany
Medical Center, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including
but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other
information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes.
Workforce members are expected to ensure that:Access to information
is based on a "need to know" and is the minimum necessary to
properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not
exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an
intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Med
Center policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that
information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and
modification.
Keywords: Albany Medical Center, New Britain , Blood Bank Supervisor, Other , Craryville, Connecticut
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