Hybrid Lab Coordinator - Quality at Lake Mary Hospital bei Orlando Health

Department: LMH Laboratory

Status: Full-time 

Schedule: First Shift / Rotating Weekends

Title: Lab Coordinator - Quality

Orlando Health Lake Mary Hospital

The NEW Orlando Health Lake Mary Hospital represents Orlando Health’s continued commitment to the Seminole County community, which we have proudly served for 40 years. As a comprehensive acute care facility, the hospital offers a full scope of medical and surgical services, including cardiovascular, general surgery, orthopedics, and women’s services with labor and delivery, alongside a future NICU. Opening with 124 beds, the 455,000 square foot hospital will be able to expand to up to 240 beds. State-of-the-art facilities include operating rooms, catheterization labs, interventional radiology, a vascular lab, an ICU and a full-service emergency department.

For labor and delivery, the hospital features six private suites thoughtfully designed to make you feel at home while providing exceptional medical care. Each suite includes a hydrotherapy tub for laboring, shower, recliner, adjustable bed with a squat bar, wireless and waterproof heart rate monitors for mom and baby, a smart board that integrates patient and nurse information from Epic, WiFi, and televisions. These modern amenities ensure a comfortable and supportive environment for every patient.

• Labor and delivery services, and a future neonatal intensive care unit
• 6 state-of-the-art operating rooms
• 3 catheterization labs with a dedicated interventional radiology and vascular lab
• Comprehensive cardiovascular care
• 16 ICU Beds
• Observation unit
• Outpatient Scripts Pharmacy

Top Reasons to Choose Orlando Health – Lake Mary Hospital:

• BEST Place to Work, 5 years in a row!
• As a new hospital, Orlando Health Lake Mary offers unique opportunities for career advancement, leadership roles, and professional development.
• Benefits Package that begins on day one (Full-Time & Part-Time only).
• Flexible Schedules
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,000 a year.

Position Summary:

The Laboratory Coordinator is responsible for monitoring daily operations in an assigned laboratory section of responsibility.

Essential Functions
• Evaluates workflow in the laboratory and coordinates with sections to ensure service delivery is met.
• Regularly communicates with manager on day to day operations.
• Understands the role and function of all laboratory areas and is able to fulfill tech in charge as required.
• Expected to assume bench responsibilities as needed and regularly performs testing at least 60% of the time
• Regularly performs and reports routine, special and point of care laboratory testing following established policies and
procedures to ensure the highest quality of laboratory results within established timeframes
• Verifies results and quality control data for accuracy and reliability
• Performs, evaluates, and documents all quality control, preventive maintenance and troubleshooting procedures.
• Monitors pre-analytical, analytical or post- analytical testing processes to ensure acceptable levels of performance are
maintained and that corrective action is taken when appropriate.
• Evaluates team competency, monitors results, worksheets, quality control records, proficiency testing and maintenance logs.
• Participates in evaluation of new pre-analytical devices, tests methodologies or instrumentation under the direction of the
manager and medical director.
• Works cooperatively with all customers and responds effectively to meet or exceed the customer’s needs.
• Orients and trains team members.
• Completes performance competency evaluations, coaching plans.
• Recognizes and provides positive feedback and reward for performance and addresses disciplinary actions for all team members of an assigned section.
• Schedules staff to meet workload requirements while minimizing expense.
• Ensures compliance of all departmental policies and procedures according to regulatory and accreditation requirements.
• Prepares work schedules and assignments for team members of the section.
• Manages various human resources functions including hiring, work assignments, coaching plans, and performance counseling.
• Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.

Education/Training
Bachelor’s degree in related field.

Licensure/Certification
Maintains current Florida license(s) if required for area of responsibility.
Certified by a professional laboratory certification agency, i.e. ASCP or eligible, if required for area of responsibility.

Experience
Three (3) years hospital laboratory experience.