Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

Evening Shift

Description:

Employment Type:

Full-Time Evenings

Position Highlights and Benefits

We care about your well-being, both physical and mental, which is why our benefit package includes:

• Wellness programs

• Education reimbursement

• Personalized health insurance plans including dental and vision

• Paid time off

• Long- and short-term leave

• Retirement planning

• Life insurance coverage

• Daily Pay

Position Purpose:

Plans, organizes and supervises the daily operations of MercyOne Des Moines Laboratory technical sections.

What you will do:

• Participates in the interview and hiring process for staff vacancies in the areas of responsibility.

• Schedules staff to ensure appropriate coverage. Monitors and adjusts staffing appropriate to the workflow

• Conducts regularly scheduled staff meetings to disseminate information and receive feedback.

• Develops and maintains orientation materials and coordinates completion of staff orientation.

• Completes annual performance evaluations and annual competencies.

• Performs disciplinary action when indicated.

• Ensures standard operating policies and procedures are current and adhere to the Laboratory’s document control system

• Ensures compliance with the requirements of laboratory regulatory and accrediting agencies.

• Evaluates, recommends and coordinates new instrumentation purchases, staff training, instrument set-up and advanced troubleshooting.

• Identifies and implements process changes to optimize operational workflows to achieve departmental and organizational goals

• Contributes to the formation of the vision, policies, standards and culture.

• Develops and maintains quality management systems and performance improvement initiatives appropriate to the areas of responsibility.

• Maintains an inventory system that ensures appropriate supply levels.

• Performs other responsibilities as requested by the Manager, Clinical Laboratory Director or Medical Laboratory Director

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Medical Technology or in Chemistry, Biology or related field with one-year clinical internship in a National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science (NAACLS) accredited Clinical Laboratory Science program or approved alternate career path as designated in the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA), required.

• Registration by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP) as a medical technologist (MT) or medical laboratory scientist (MLS) or by the American Medical Technologists (AMT) as a medical technologist, required.

• Four years of clinical laboratory experience required,

• For Histocompatability – three of the four year’s experience must be related to histocompatibility/transplant testing.

• For all other sections – One of the four year’s experience must be related to the testing in specified laboratory section. (i.e. Chemistry, Hematology, Transfusion Medicine, Microbiology, etc. )

• One (1) year supervisory experience preferred.

• Proof of completion of Mandatory Reporter abuse training for child and dependent adult abuse within three (3) months of hire.

MercyOne Central Iowa sets the standard for personalized and radically convenient care in the Des Moines metro area and surrounding counties. MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center, founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1893, is the longest continually operating hospital in Des Moines and Iowa’s largest medical center, with 802 beds available. The hospital is one of the Midwest’s largest referral centers.

With more than 7,000 colleagues and a medical staff of almost 1,500 physicians and allied health professionals, MercyOne Central Iowa is one of Iowa’s largest employers.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic healthcare systems in the nation. Built on the foundation of our Mission and Core Values, we integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. Our colleagues have different lived experiences, customs, abilities, and talents. Together, we become our best selves. A diverse and inclusive workforce provides the most accessible and equitable care for those we serve. Trinity Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by law.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

EOE including disability/veteran