Join us at Holy Family Hospital Our two campuses in Methuen and Haverhill have a total of 320 beds, and we are a full-service, acute care hospital offering comprehensive inpatient medical/surgical units, outpatient care, and 24/7 emergency services. We have three behavioral health units: cardiac telemetry, and critical care service lines. Our Haverhill campus offers all private rooms, and our Methuen campus offers a new state-of-the-art catheterization suite and Joint Center of Excellence, named as a Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Distinction+ Center for Knee and Hip Replacement. Position Summary: FT 40 hours, Haverhill Campus Summary: Plans and directs overall activities of clinical laboratory. Responsible for the day-to-day operations, policy development and implementation, personnel management, liaison with physicians and business development. Responsibilities: + Supervises and performs high-complexity testing performed by testing personnel. + Provides on-site direct supervision when high-complexity testing is performed or reviews the work when necessary. + Sets goals that are attainable, measurable, realistic and are congruent with the Hospital’s and Healthcare System’s strategic plan, mission statements and service values. + Prepares operating and capital budget, meets or is under expense targets and where applicable, revenue projections. + Identifies problems, gathers information, selects course of action, makes timely decisions and notifies all parties involved. + Maintains control over areas of responsibility and monitors progress of delegated work. + Conserves organizational resources by maximizing asset utilization and + Manages and utilizes personnel effectively to achieve proper staffing and optimum resource management. + Monitors turnover, overtime, and absenteeism. + Focuses staff on efficient and effective problem-solving approaches. + Establishes long- and short-term plans to meet future needs. + Monitors, plans, and adheres to schedule. + Participates in and manages performance improvement initiative in own and other areas. + Maintains clinical competencies and strives to keep current with new technology and concepts in area of responsibility. + Maintains competencies necessary to provide direct care. + Completes annual mandatory education requirements and participates in appropriate hospital management training and development workshops. + Encourages cooperation and teamwork in accomplishing results. + Completes performance evaluations in a timely manner. + Provides training and development for employees to support professional and personal growth, enhance job performance and improve operational effectiveness. + Communicates specific responsibilities and performance standards to each employee. + Provides positive and constructive feedback based on employee’s performance and develops a plan of action as needed. + Holds staff meetings at least once per month and makes meeting minutes available to staff. + Ensures that all staff have attended required education programs. + Creates an atmosphere in which clear and timely information flows between self and others and interdepartmental. + Maintains positive attitude and fosters effective relationships within own and other departments. + Adheres to hospital policies and procedures and identifies how policies and procedures can be modified to improve/strengthen organizational performance. + Monitors all processes to ensure that all compliance and regulatory standards are met. + Fosters and maintains a safe working environment. + Fosters pride, collaboration and commitment among members and the community that it serves. + Initiates change by generating ideas and solutions. + Actively seeks and acts on ways to improve team effectiveness. + Shows enthusiasm and acceptance of new approaches. Qualifications: + Education: BS in Medical Technology, Chemistry, or Microbiology or equivalent, MBA preferred. + Experience: Two to three years clinical experience and three to five years previous supervisory/managerial experience required. + Certification/Licensure: MT (ASCP) registration required. + Software/Hardware: Other: Demonstrated technical competence and strong interpersonal and administrative skills necessary.