Description
Reports To: Director of Diagnostic Services
Status: 80 hours/two week pay period/Non-Exempt
Shift: 8-12 hours/shift
Job Schedule: M-F w/ rotating weekend shifts
Weekly Hours: 40
Remote Position: No
Pay: Competitive salary
Benefits: Huron Regional Medical Center offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, sick leave and paid time off. To review your benefit eligibility, visit HRMC Benefits.
Position Purpose:
The Laboratory Coordinator provides hands on operational leadership for laboratory services in a Critical Access Hospital setting. This role ensures the delivery of safe, high quality, compliant diagnostic services while supporting the unique operational, staffing, and financial needs of a rural healthcare environment. The coordinator works closely with the Director of Diagnostic Services to maintain regulatory compliance, optimize limited resources, support cross trained staff, and ensure uninterrupted diagnostic coverage for inpatient, outpatient, emergency, and clinic services.
Demonstrates the mission of the hospital is met by demonstrating the Core Values:
- Respectful-We value the unique talents, ideas, contributions, and circumstances of each individual.
- Engaged-We value being active, positive participants at work and in our communities.
- Available-We value providing local access to care for our communities while being present for each other.
- Competent-We value knowledge, people-centered, innovative, and technology driven teams.
- Helpful-We value always helping others with kindness and compassion.
Essential Job Functions:
- Oversee day to day operations of laboratory services, ensuring timely diagnostic testing to support emergency, inpatient, outpatient, and clinic care.
- Coordinate staffing and scheduling for small, cross trained teams, including after hours, on call, and weekend coverage as required in a CAH setting.
- Support and participate in hands on diagnostic operations as needed to maintain service continuity.
- Coordinate send out testing, reference laboratory relationships, and external vendor support.
- Ensure compliance with CMS, CAH Conditions of Participation, CLIA, state survey requirements, and other applicable regulations.
- Maintain continuous survey readiness through policy management, documentation, staff competency validation, and quality monitoring.
- Oversee quality assurance and quality control activities for laboratory, including proficiency testing and equipment performance.
- Participate in incident investigations, corrective action plans, and performance improvement initiatives.
- Assist the Director of Diagnostic Services with departmental budgeting, supply management, and labor utilization.
- Monitor expenses and implement cost effective practices aligned with CAH reimbursement and operational constraints.
- Evaluate equipment needs, maintenance schedules, and replacement planning to maximize asset utilization.
Other Job Duties:
- Serve as a key liaison between diagnostic services, emergency services, nursing, providers, clinics, and administration.
- Support outreach services, provider clinics, and community based diagnostic needs as applicable.
- Communicate effectively with patients and families in a rural care environment, ensuring understanding and service excellence.
- Assist with development, review, and implementation of diagnostic services policies and procedures.
- Support service line growth, technology adoption, and workflow improvements appropriate for a CAH setting.
- Utilize operational and quality data to support decision making and performance improvement.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Bachelor of applied science degree in a chemical, physical, or biological science or medical laboratory technology.
- Successful completion of an approved MT/MLS or MLT program.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in medical laboratory services preferably in a rural or CAH environment.
- Working knowledge of laboratory operations, regulatory requirements, and CAH reimbursement considerations.
- Demonstrated ability to lead small teams, manage multiple priorities, and adapt to changing operational needs.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Professional certification (MT/MLS(ASCP), MLT(ASCP) or equivalent, or related leadership certification).
- Prior supervisory or management experience in a Critical Access Hospital or rural healthcare setting.
Physical Aspects of the Job:
- Requires frequent walking, standing, sitting, bending, reaching, stooping, kneeling, crouching, feeling, talking, hearing and moderate lifting (exerting or lifting up to 50 pounds occasionally, up to 20 pounds frequently, or up to 10 pounds constantly) of clients and equipment.
- Risks exposure to communicable or infectious disease.
- Subject to inside environmental conditions (protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature change) and to atmospheric conditions (one or more of the following conditions that affect the respiratory system or the skin: fumes, odors, dust, mists, gases, or poor ventilation).
