Laboratory Manager - Laboratory Technology III at Medical Services in Fort Logan - 5387492-0

This position is open to current Colorado residents only.

The Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) connects people to assistance, resources, and support for living independently in our state. We are the people who help people. Colorado has a state-supervised and county-administered human services system. Our mission is to collaborate with our partners to design and deliver high-quality human and health services that improve the safety, independence, and well-being of the people of Colorado. Our vision is that the people of Colorado are safe, healthy, and prepared to achieve their greatest aspirations. Through our core values listed below, CDHS staff is committed to:

• Individual dignity and respect
• Person-centered, evidence-based care
• Trauma-informed recovery
• Multidisciplinary collaboration
• Diversity and inclusion
• Strong family and community partnerships.

The Colorado Mental Health Institute at Fort Logan (CMHHIFL) is one of two state hospitals serving our community. The vision of CMHHIFL is to provide the highest quality mental health services to persons with complex, serious, and persistent mental illness within the resources available. Our mission is to support those individuals in achieving their recovery goals and reaching their full potential. CMHHIFL provides inpatient treatment to adult patients, generally between the ages of 18-59. The hospital currently has 154 adult inpatient beds, seven treatment milieus serving civil and forensic individuals. Medical services, occupational therapy, neuropsychological-rehabilitation services, and trauma-informed care services are available for all patients throughout the hospital.

The Medical Services Section exists to promote and protect the health of patients and staff by overseeing, providing, and coordinating all medically related care and clinical analyses necessary for the proper evaluation and treatment of the hospital’s patients, and by managing the infection control, employee health, and emergency response programs for the hospital.

The Laboratory and Specimen Processing Center provides expertise and professional knowledge to collect, process, and/or guide the specimen process in a manner that ensures integrity to provide the most accurate specimen results to be used in patient care. You are required to work at your assigned work location during your scheduled work times.

Please note: work arrangements are subject to change at any time.

This position exists to provide operational management and technical oversight of Fort Logan laboratory services through supervision of subordinate laboratory staff, administration of laboratory and CLIA-waived testing activities, quality and performance improvement functions, regulatory compliance activities, procurement and inventory management, laboratory policy and procedure administration, and technical laboratory consultation.

Other duties include:

Develop, manage, supervise, and oversee all clinical laboratory operations, regulatory compliance activities, and technical laboratory services:• Supervises and oversees all clinical, laboratory, administrative, and supervisory operations, including subordinate laboratory staff, scheduling, training, competency assessments, performance evaluations, coaching, staff development, and disciplinary actions.

• Develops, oversees, and approves work processes and workflow schedules
• Serve as subject matter expert, advocate, and representative for the Fort Logan Medical Services laboratory with regard to laboratory matters; the incumbent is Fort Logan’s voice to challenge external agency protocols on behalf of our staff and patients.
• Develops, revises, implements, and maintains laboratory policies, procedures, and operational guidelines to ensure standardization of laboratory practices and compliance with regulatory and accrediting requirements.
• Analyzes clinical and quality control specimens by manual and automated methods of CLIA-waived testing:
• Manages and oversees the hospital point-of-care blood glucose monitoring program, including equipment procurement, implementation, troubleshooting, calibration (including linearity testing), data management, maintenance coordination, training, assessment of competency for authorized users, and regulatory compliance.
• Administers and oversees the hospital’s CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments) waived and designated point-of-care testing programs and ensures compliance with all program requirements including certification and training of staff, quality control activities, competency assessments, development and revision of policies and procedures, implementation of additional testing methodologies, documentation requirements, and ongoing regulatory compliance.
• Interprets regulatory standards (Joint Commission, CLIA, Department of Health, etc.) and offer guidance to departmental leadership for meeting and maintaining compliance.
• Maintains ongoing laboratory survey readiness and coordinates …