Assistant Administrator Director Laboratory

Description: Job Summary:

Assists Laboratory Manager in managing Laboratory functions in a medical center. Supervises all laboratory activities. Ensures staff provide high quality, accessible, cost effective care, and patient focused services to members across the continuum, which comply with local, state, and federal requirements. Implements and maintains clinical practice standards, budgets, and staff development.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Oversees laboratory operation. Ensures staff provides the quality of care and are in compliance with CAP, CLIA, The Joint Commission, AABB, NCQA, Title 22, federal, state, and local requirements.


• Assists manager in hiring, training evaluating, and maintaining the competency of the staff. Monitors workflow and turnaround time. Presents in-service programs.


• Monitors the quality control/assurance programs, test results, and equipment. Ensures tests are being completed according to approved procedures/policies. Identifies, develops, and implements processes to improve the quality of tests and services.


• Oversees the Safety Program, including Hazardous Waste Management and Chemical Hygiene Plan in Clinical and Anatomic Pathology services. Assists in developing, implementing, and maintaining service standards to meet members and internal clients expectations.


• Identifies and recommends opportunities to improve department systems.


• Collaborates with manager in resolving human resources, employee and department safety, and risk management issues.


• Consults with clients in resolving service issues. Recommends processes to correct the problems.


• Monitors budgets and resources allocations. Maintains staffing and supplies and identifies strategies to reduce costs, control utilization, and improve quality of care/service.


• Kaiser Permanente conducts compensation reviews of positions on a routine basis. At any time, Kaiser Permanente reserves the right to reevaluate and change job descriptions, or to change such positions from salaried to hourly pay status. Such changes are generally implemented only after notice is given to affected employees.

Basic Qualifications:
Experience

• Minimum three (3) experience in a high volume acute care clinical laboratory required.

Education

• Bachelors degree in Clinical or related science required.

License, Certification, Registration

• Clinical Laboratory Scientist License (California)
  

Additional Requirements:

• Management experience required.
• Knowledge of CLIA, Title 22, CAP The Joint Commission, NCQA, AABB, local, state, federal regulations.
• Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• ASCP certification preferred.

Primary Location: California,Santa Clara,Santa Clara Hospital
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
Shift: Day
Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Working Hours Start: 08:00 AM
Working Hours End: 05:00 PM
Job Schedule: Full-time
Job Type: Standard
Worker Location: Onsite
Employee Status: Regular
Employee Group/Union Affiliation: NUE-NCAL-09|NUE|Non Union Employee
Job Level: Team Leader/Supervisor
Department: Santa Clara Homestead Hospital - Pathology/Lab-Clinical Lab - 0206
Pay Range: $168100 - $217470 / year The ranges posted above reflect the location in the job posting. The salary range may vary if you reside in a different location or state than the location posted.
Travel: No
On-site: Work location is on-site (KP designated office, medical office building or hospital). Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy. At Kaiser Permanente, equity, inclusion and diversity are inextricably linked to our mission, and we aim to make it a part of everything we do. We know that having a diverse and inclusive workforce makes Kaiser Permanente a better place to receive health care, a more supportive partner in our communities we serve, and a more fulfilling place to work. Working at Kaiser Permanente means that you agree to and abide by our commitment to equity and our expectation that we all work together to create an inclusive work environment focused on a sense of belonging and wellbeing.

Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, parental status, ancestry, disability, gender identity, veteran status, genetic information, other distinguishing characteristics of diversity and inclusion, or any other protected status. Submit Interest

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