Tenet Healthcare Corporation

Director of Laboratory

Tenet Healthcare Corporation • $100K — $120K *
Joshua Tree, CA 92252In-Person
Hospitals & Medical Centers
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required; Master's preferred.
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in a laboratory setting.
  • Previous supervisory experience necessary.
  • California licensure as a Clinical Laboratory Scientist required.
  • Demonstrated competence across all patient age groups.

Responsibilities

  • Select, train, and assign department staff.
  • Develop and implement departmental goals and policies.
  • Create and manage the department's operating budget.
  • Direct preparation and maintenance of departmental reports.
  • Ensure appropriate staffing levels based on daily census.
  • Complete orientation for new employees within 48 hours.
  • Maintain ongoing employee performance and coaching documentation.

Benefits

  • Opportunity for professional growth through seminars and workshops.
  • Availability for 24-hour departmental supervision.
  • Chance to impact quality patient care through leadership.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Job type: Full Time

Shift: Days

Position Summary
Responsible for all aspects of quality patient care in the Laboratory supervisory role.

Responsibilities

Primary Duties
1. Selects, trains/orients and assigns department staff. Contributes to the development of the District standards of performance, evaluates performance, and initiates or makes recommendations for personnel actions.
2. Develop department goals and objectives, and establishes and implements policies and procedures for department operation.
3. Develops and recommends department operating budget in accordance with department goals and objectives and ensures that department budget is used as a guideline for operations.
4. Directs the preparation and maintenance of department reports. Prepares periodic reports as required.
5. Maintains cap workload units established in budget through appropriate staffing patterns according to census on a daily basis.
6. Maintains communication, posting interdepartmental memos within 24 hours of receipt, distributing pertinent messages and checking for staff responses.
7. Completes orientation checklist with each new employee within 48 hours of hire. Maintains employee profile of each employee, assuring bi-annual renewal of certification and update of task inventory on an ongoing basis.
8. Maintains coaching for performance program with all employees submitting performance summary reports annually 2 weeks prior to the employee's review date.
9. Maintains positive demeanor in keeping with patient care philosophy.
10. Provides 24-hours a day availability or coverage for departmental supervision.
11. Acts as a role model to the Laboratory Staff.
12. Maintains professional growth and development through seminars, workshops, and professional affiliations to keep abreast of latest trends in field of expertise.
13. Demonstrates competence in the care of neonatal, infant, adolescent, adult, geriatric and pediatric patients (when/if assigned to these patients) relative to determining each patient's age-related and other physical, psychological and cultural needs and carrying out patient care activities.
14. Participates in hospital/medical staff committee meetings as required.
15. Ensures that department(s) operates within or above guidelines established by regulatory/review agencies.
16. Quality Management
Policy and procedure changes are defined and communicated in a clear manner.
Solicits appropriate information and feedback from internal and external customers to improve the performance of the division.
Can demonstrate at least one improvement of a department key function that was a result of a CQI process.
17. Interdepartmental/intradepartmental conflicts are resolved using a CQI approach.
18. Participates as a team member.
Establishes and maintains productivity standards of patient services delivery consistent with Hospice standards.
19. Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.

Qualifications

Minimum Education
Bachelors Degree

Preferred Education
Master's Degree

Minimum Experience
5 years experience, previous supervisory experience.
Licensure
Requires California licensure as a Clinical Laboratory Scientist

About Tenet Healthcare Corporation

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Learn more about Tenet Healthcare Corporation
Size
76,836 employees
Market Cap
$5.1 billion
Industry
Healthcare
Net Income
$399 million
Founded
1967
5 Year Trend
-0.1%
Revenue
$17.6 billion
NASDAQ
THC
* Ladders Estimates

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