Laboratory Manager

Rapid City Medical Center has full-time Laboratory Manager position available. This role is responsible for planning, organizing and directing all aspects of the laboratory department. Join a fast-paced, hard-working team!

Who We Are:
Rapid City Medical Center is a physician clinic providing excellence, choice, and patient-inspired care. We focus on building relationships with our patients, regularly connecting as partners on the journey of health. Our physicians use leading-edge technology to augment their medical skills. Ninety physicians and advanced practice providers work together with over 400 employees to make physician and test appointments efficient and effective and insurance interactions workable.

We thrive on working with smart, caring people. What we do is sometimes hard - but we do it because we serve our families, friends, and neighbors in something meaningful. Work-life balance and career satisfaction are important to us. We offer unmatched benefits, competitive wages, and the opportunity to feel great about your job.

We offer an outstanding benefits package that includes health, dental, 401k, profit sharing, life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability, seven paid holidays and floating birthday, paid time off (PTO) accrual, as well as flexibility in the schedule to accommodate important personal and family milestones. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: 

• Manages laboratory services in accordance with clinical & governmental standards and within established budget.

• Facilitates development of department mission, goals, policies, procedures, work standards.

• Ensures accurate and appropriate completion of laboratory tests including the processing of outside laboratory tests.

• Compiles/analyzes data on departmental productivity, activity, finances, prepares and presents statistical information to administration.

• Coordinates cost-effective ordering/receiving/inventorying of laboratory supplies with medical Materials/Purchasing Manager.

• Selects, orients/trains, monitors, evaluates employees. Oversees work assignments and daily operations.
• Reviews departmental performance and ensures compliance with accreditation, legal and other regulatory requirements.
• Reviews Quality Controls to ensure instrument performance.
• Implements Quality Assurance policies and procedures.
• Performs technical diagnostic work.
• Prepares detailed specifications for equipment purchased for use in the laboratory.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION:  BA/BS

EXPERIENCE:  Minimum of five years of progressively responsible

positions in laboratory. Supervisory experience preferred.

REQUIREMENTS:  Certification as Medical Technologist (ASCP/AMT).

ENVIRONMENTAL/WORKING CONDITIONS:  Moves among many outpatient and inpatient settings. Exposure to communicable diseases, sharp instruments, bodily fluids, cleaning chemicals.

PHYSICAL/MENTAL DEMANDS:  Must be able to walk to various settings and to bend and reach.  Must be able to lift up to 30 pounds of supplies and equipment and help with patient transport and transfer.  Occasional stress in dealing with priorities.

This description is intended to provide only basic guidelines for meeting job requirements.  Responsibilities, knowledge, skills, abilities and working conditions may change as needs evolve.

This description is intended to provide only basic guidelines for meeting job requirements.  Responsibilities, knowledge, skills, abilities and working conditions may change as needs evolve.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status.