Introduction

Last year alone, HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours impacting our communities. As a Laboratory Manager- Parkridge North affiliated with Parkridge Medical Center, you can be a manager in an organization that is devoted to giving!

Benefits

Parkridge Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
  
• Fertility and family building benefits through Progyny
  
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
  
• Family support, including adoption assistance, child and elder care resources and consumer discounts
  
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
  
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  
• Retirement readiness and rollover services and preferred banking partnerships
  
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
  
• Colleague recognition program
  
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Come join our team as a Laboratory Manager at our Parkridge North location. We care for our communities and employees! HCA Hope Fund in fourteen years reached a historic milestone: $50 million in help to our colleagues in need. Last year, HCA Healthcare and our colleagues donated $13.8 million dollars to charitable organizations. Apply Today!

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Laboratory Manager ensures compliance with regulatory requirements, hospital policies and laboratory procedures.

What you will do in this role:

• Your role provides technical supervision for laboratory staff.
• You will have direct supervisory responsibilities of laboratory staff.
• Your role is responsible for daily oversight of laboratory operations, including expense and labor management.
• Your role is responsible for reviewing and updating policies and procedures per regulatory requirements.
• You will keep Director appropriately informed of daily activities and developments.
• As staffing requires, you will participate in specimen collection when required according to test requested, either directly by venipuncture or skin puncture; maintain responsibility for patient identification, specimen labeling and collection verification, or instructing patients or other healthcare providers in collection and preservation techniques for urine, sputum, stool, scrapings, or other specimens for analysis.

What qualifications you will need:

• Graduate from a NCCLS accredited Medical Technologist program or equivalent.
• BS degree required
• TN State General Supervisor’s License / MT (ASCP)
• Five years’ clinical, Four years’ supervisory experience required.
• Interpersonal skills to successfully interact with all co-workers, staff, patients, patient families and vendors
• Proficient computer skills, i.e. ability to utilize Microsoft Word, Excel, and other programs for creating reports
• Medi-tech experience preferred

This role requires you to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 based on local, state and /or federal law or regulations (unless a medical or religious exemption is approved).

Parkridge Medical Center is a 270+ bed hospital. We are near downtown Chattanooga. We feature comprehensive diagnostic, medical, and surgical services. These services include cardiovascular surgery and cancer treatment. These services include intensive care, orthopedic and spine surgery, and rehabilitation. The facility includes a state of the art neurosurgery program. Patients also have access to OB-GYN services. Patients have access to a level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. They also have access to (NICU) and behavioral health treatment centers for children and adults.

"The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patient's family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

Become a manager with an organization that invests in your career while giving to the community. We are seeking distinguished applicants for our Manager Laboratory - North Location opening. Help HCA Healthcare create healthier tomorrows for patients and communities.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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