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North Texas Medical Center · 1 day ago

Director, Laboratory

Gainesville, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

6+ years exp

North Texas Medical Center is seeking a Director for their laboratory operations. The Lab Director will be responsible for overseeing the lab's administration, ensuring quality testing services, and maintaining compliance with regulatory standards.

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Responsibilities

The Lab Director is accessible to the laboratory to provide onsite, telephone, or electronic consultation as needed

The Lab Director ensures that testing systems developed and used for each of the test performed in the lab provide quality lab services for all aspects of test performance, which includes the pre-analytic, analytic, and post-analytic phases of testing

The Lab Director ensures that the physical plant and environmental conditions of the laboratory are appropriate for the testing performed and provide a safe environment in which employees are protected from physical, chemical, and biological hazards

Ensures that the lab is enrolled in an HHS approved proficiency-testing program. The testing samples are tested as required by CLIA, and that results are reviewed as needed and remedial action taken when proficiency results are unacceptable

Ensures that test methodologies selected have the capability of providing the quality of results required for patient care and that verification procedures are adequate to determine the accuracy, precision, and other pertinent performance characteristics of the method

Ensures that the quality control and quality assurance programs are established and maintained to assure the quality of laboratory services provided and to identify failures in quality as they occur

Ensures the establishment and maintenance of acceptable levels of analytical performance for each test system

Ensures that all necessary remedial actions are taken and documented whenever significant deviations from the laboratorys established performance characteristics are identified and that patient test results are reported only when the system is functioning properly

Ensures that reports of test results include pertinent information required for interpretation

Ensures that consultation is available to the labs clients on matters relating to the quality of the test results reported and their interpretation concerning specific patient conditions

Ensures that a general supervisor provides on-site supervision of high complexity test performance by testing personnel

Ensures that prior to reporting test results personnel are qualified and competent to perform testing

Ensures that an approved procedure manual is available to all personnel responsible for any aspect of the testing process

Specifies in writing the responsibilities and duties of each consultant, supervisor, and testing personnel. Define what examinations and procedures each individual is authorized to perform

Responsible for hiring and scheduling adequate personnel in the lab

Responsible for preparing and implementing a laboratory budget (both capital and operating)

Other duties as assigned by the Lab Medical Director and administration

Maintains regulatory requirements for CMS and CLIA

Works with other hospitals and vendors to get competitive pricing and supplies

Meets all applicable regulatory requirements, including but not limited to; state, federal and CMS Conditions of Participation requirements

Qualification

Laboratory managementQuality assuranceRegulatory complianceHigh complexity testingMedical Technology degreeMT(ASCP) certificationLab information systemsBasic computer knowledgeColor discernmentBLS certification