Manager Lab Pre - Analytics - Days

Job Summary: The Manager Lab Pre-Analytics will manage pre-analytic processes for all laboratory specimens throughout the District. The Manager Lab Pre-Analytics will ensure quality control processes are implemented and adhered to when handling and managing all specimens to include ensuring personnel are oriented and trained on industry specific requirements and competencies related to Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute (CLIA) 88. Essential Job Functions Accountabilities: Ensures quality control processes for all laboratory specimen handling. Assures standardization of specimen collection throughout the district to include working with lab educator and nursing. Monitors errors in collecting including but not limited to hemolysis, short draws, and contamination. Develops action plans with nursing and lab staff to improve error rate and related processes. Performs Laboratory Information System (LIS) and Electronic Medical Records (EMR) functions necessary to complete pre-analytic processes and acts as a resource to staff. Reinforces compliance of staff with hospital, regulatory, and laboratory policies and procedures. Acts as department liaison for customer service calls including but not limited to result information, collection process-specimen requirements, re-collects, specimen handling, and cancelled tests. Develops and maintains streamlined processes for specimen handling in the lab in conjunction with the Operations Manager, Quality Director, and Executive Director. Provides routine internal auditing for CAP compliance assuring compliance to regulatory standards and processes mirror SOPs under the direction of the Laboratory Manager of Compliance and Quality. Manages personnel including but not limited to tracking and managing schedules, competencies, orientation, and training. Maintains records of training activities. Develops, plans, implements, and evaluates educational activities that foster the development of competent learners through orientation, competency validation, in-service trainings, and continuing education. Promotes quality achievement and performance improvement throughout the laboratory. Job description is not an all-inclusive list of duties and may be subject to change with or without notice. Staff are expected to perform other duties as assigned.