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Area Director Lab Services - Kindred Hospitals Southern California Job Details

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Company:  Kindred Healthcare
Job Code:  082841
Categories:  Skilled Nursing / Nursing Home (SNF)
Job Role:  Administrator
Job Type:  Full Time
Region/Province:  California (CA)
City:  CA-Rancho Cucamonga-Kindred Hospital - Rancho
Job Description: 
IT'S SIMPLE. You want to work in a hospital setting where you are valued and appreciated - where you receive respect from your superiors and co-workers as well as the patients you treat.

You want to be challenged by your job without being overwhelmed by it.  You want to play an instrumental role in helping a patient recover, sometimes against strong odds, and go home. What you want is Kindred Healthcare. Our mission is to promote healing, provide hope, preserve dignity and produce value for each patient, resident, family member, customer, employee and shareholder we serve.  Join us!

 

Summary:

Directs and coordinates Laboratory Services at multiple facilities.  Directs activities of workers engaged in performing chemical, microscopic, and bacteriologic tests to obtain data for use in diagnosis and treatment of diseases.

A:   Leadership

• Participates in planning and creating assigned hospitals' strategic, operational, service design and other organizational plans and policies to achieve the mission and vision of the hospital.

• Plans and develops departmental budgets, revenue, capital and operational expenses, sufficient number of staff, and any other plans for allocation of fiscal or other resources according to the scope of services provided.

• Develops, designs and provides for a written scope of services, departmental policies and procedures that guide and support the provision and integration of services according to mission and vision of the hospital.

• Directs the coordination and integration of departmental services with other departments and the hospital's primary functions.

• Communicates the hospital's mission, vision, and plans with staff that guides them in their day-to-day activities.  Promotes and motivates staff members to implement department and hospital operational, programmatic and other plans.

• Recommends and determines the sufficient number of staff to provide services and defines qualifications, performance expectations and competence of each person.

• Provides for orientation, in-service training, continuing education, annual performance and competency reviews of department personnel to ensure staff is competent to provide services.

• Participates in hospital and departmental performance improvement activities to measure and assess the quality of services provided.

B:   Job Specific

• Purchases or directs purchase of laboratory equipment and supplies.

• Assigns workers to duties and oversees performance of tests in fields of microbiology, chemistry, histology, hematology, immunohematology, and serology.

• Reviews test results to ensure quality control.

• Coordinates and conducts education and training programs for medical technology students and personnel.

• Assures that all laboratory services are operated within strict State and Federal requirements and standards

• Conducts job responsibilities in accordance with the standards set out in the Company's Code of Business Conduct, its policies and procedures, the Corporate Compliance Agreement, applicable federal and state laws, and applicable professional standards.

• Promotes adherence to the Company's Code of Business Conduct and the Corporate Compliance Agreement by monitoring employee performance and identifying and responding to compliance issues.

Education: Bachelor's degree in Medical Technology or related field.


Licenses/Certification: Clinical Laboratory Scientist License. Certification as a Medical Technologist by a nationally recognized agency/board.


Experience: Requires 5 years clinical laboratory supervisory experience. Acute Hospital experience preferred


 

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Post Date:  03/31/2012

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