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Cabinet Peaks Medical Center Laboratory Assistant Manager, Full Time in Libby, Montana

Cabinet Peaks Medical Center is looking for a Revenue Cycle Coordinator to join our Patient Business Services Team!

Responsible for assisting in the overall direction, utilization, supervision, instruction and evaluation of professional and supportive staff, volunteers and students utilized in the Lab Department. Under minimal direct supervision, the Assistant Lab Manager will coordinate, educate, and direct laboratory staff while developing and enforcing robust quality assurance standards in accordance with regulatory guidelines (i.e., COLA, CLIA, etc.) Additionally, the Assistant Manager responsibilities will include assisting the laboratory manager to create new policies and procedures, workflow standards, evaluation of test utilization, competency determination and project management/participation with members of organizational staff. Supervision of laboratory staff to include assisting in interviewing, hiring, orienting, mentoring, coaching and goal achievement. The Assistant Lab Manager will also be required to coordinate with patient care and other ancillary departments to ensure continuity of patient care and intradepartmental collaboration.

Major Job Duties & Responsibilities

Role models PROMISE behavioral standards

Patient/Customer Satisfaction: Assists Lab Manager in implementing practices & programs that improve patient's experience and/or improves the health of our population. .

Practice: Practices Clinical Laboratory Medicine in all disciplines of study which means is responsible for the examination of materials and or specimens taken from the human body to provide the information or materials for use in the diagnosis, prevention or treatment of a disease or assessment of a medical condition. This includes the pre-analytic, analytic and post-analytic phases of testing

Planning: Aligns all work and resource management with CPMC mission, vision, values, goals and strategic initiatives. Actively participates in planning long-term strategies for the department. Keeps up to date on industry trends, regulatory changes, etc. Translates strategies into annual measurable goals for department, utilizes tracking and reporting tools on a consistent basis. Meets deadlines

Education: Assist and coordinate with lead medical laboratory scientists/technicians to develop quality assurance parameters and continuously monitor deviations from compliance and evaluate and resolve quality/performance concerns.

Management of Staff: Assists in the determination of staffing levels, work schedules and skill matrices needed for a productive work environment. Assists in the hiring of high-quality personnel, communicates in a timely manner (staff meetings, verbally and electronically), handles employee performance problems quickly and per policies, rewards and recognizes staff accomplishments.

Compliance: Stays abreast of and ensures compliance with all CPMC policies & procedures, laws, regulatory requirements, Medicare Conditions of Participation, etc. Assist in the developement and maintainence of current department policies and procedures. Assists in approval of time & attendance records accurately and timely, conducts employee performance evaluations on time, actively participates in committee meetings, completes HealthStream and other training as scheduled.

Management of Department: Assists Lab Manager in mandatory departmental reports, budgets, training, policies, job descriptions, etc. on time. Is engaged participant in assigned committees/meetings with consistent attendance. Provides back-up coverage for staff during times of high census, staff turnover/absences or when work demands dictate.

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

  • A bility to demonstrate competency performing all essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation.

  • Advanced knowledge of all clinical laboratory disciplines

  • Advanced knowledge of clinical significance of patient results and their relation to disease

  • Knowledge of regulatory agency requirements

  • Ability to work with minimal direct supervision.

  • Ability to organize and coordinate workload to obtain quality results with optimum productivity.

  • Ability to evaluate patient and quality data to monitor and detect trends, shifts and other significant abnormalities to ensure quality and compliance standards are adhered to.

  • Must be able to function and excel in a team environment and relate positively and favorably to staff, patients, visitors, families and physicians.

  • Must possess technical reading skills to be able to read and comprehend in depth technical manuals.

  • Near visual acuity with no form of colorblindness is required to read detailed testing kits and to examine specimens.

    Experience

    3-5 years’ experience preferred.

    Educational Requirements

    Licensure by the Montana State Board of Clinical Laboratory Science Practitioners as a Medical Laboratory Scientist

    Successful certification by a national accrediting agency such as NCA, AAB or ASCP.

    BS degree or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.

    Advanced certification/specialty/degree in any clinical laboratory discipline preferred.

    Schedule

    Eight (8) to ten (10) hour shifts. Weekends, holidays and other shifts only as needed to provide coverage.

    Benefits Package Available.

    Cabinet Peaks Medical Center is committed to providing a safe, efficient, and productive work environment for all employees. To help ensure a safe and healthful working environment, each applicant to whom an offer of employment has been made will be required as a condition of employment to undergo a substance test. Additional pre-employment items may be required. Please contact Human Resources for details.

Department

CPMC Lab-General CC

Employment Type

FTREG

Minimum Experience

Experienced

Compensation

$34.51-$48.32 DOE

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