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Rochester Regional Health · 16 hours ago

Lead Specimen Management Tech

Rochester, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$19.50/hr - $23/hr

3+ years exp

Rochester Regional Health is a healthcare provider seeking a Lead Specimen Management Tech to oversee daily operational needs in the laboratory department. The role involves staffing management, quality improvement, and ensuring compliance with regulatory guidelines while providing support and training to staff.

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Responsibilities

Has a thorough understanding of every area of the division. Has the ability to fill in for any staffing slot or workflow issue, including the HIS and LIS computer systems; this may include at off-site locations

Through mentoring, coaching and positive reinforcement, provides direction and assists Supervisors and Manager and Director in facilitating operations and workflow to assure work is completed timely, service areas are appropriately staffed and team is meeting all service and quality standards

Responsible for creating staff schedules and maintaining changes to assure day to day operations are covered including re-arranging and dispatching staff as needed

Assists in the approval of vacation time

Assists in adjusting or completing timecards and documenting adjustments based on changes on the schedule

Under the direction of Supervisor/Manager or designee, assists with personnel duties such as orienting, training, performance evaluations and coaching for performance improvement

Responsible for the oversight and direct teaching to all system inpatient and outpatient departments as it relates to Pathology and the morgue processes. This includes but is not limited to nursing

Adheres to staffing budgets, notifying Supervisors or Manager of discrepancies and overtime

May be asked to troubleshoot problems, interpret information on the requisitions, and research test requests

Based on Quality Assurance Data is responsible for determining gaps in quality and competency that can affect patient safety and quality outcomes

Proactively engage team members where gaps in performance are identified and provide education and training to bring quality and service to appropriate levels as outlined by policy/procedure and assuring success with quality goals as established by laboratory/ambulatory leadership

Responsible for coordination of all morgue activities, autopsies and all processes surrounding autopsies as well as movement of deceased into and out of the morgue. This includes assisting nursing units and ED as well as all affiliates who transport deceased patients to RGH for autopsy

Demonstrates commitment to the RRH Standards of Behavior consistently