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Introduction

Are you passionate about the patient experience? At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. We care like family! Jump-start your career as a Technical Laboratory Coordinator today with Chippenham Hospital.

Benefits

Chippenham Hospital 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 free 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.

+ Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing

+ 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)

+ Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock

+ Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.

+ Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more

+ Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts

+ Retirement readiness, rollover assistance 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)

+ Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

_Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location._

Come join our team as a Laboratory Technical Coordinator. We care for our community! Just last year, HCA Healthcare and our colleagues donated $13.8 million dollars to charitable organizations. Apply Today!

Job Summary and Qualifications

+ Reviews work of others done in the department.

+ Resolves technical problems and ensures remedial actions have been taken.

+ Maintains accreditation with JCAHO, CAP, state, FDA.

+ Acts as a role model for other laboratory personnel to follow.

+ Identifies training and education needs of individuals performing tests.

+ Demonstrates the ability to assess a situation from many perspectives, consider various alternatives, and choose the appropriate action.

+ Demonstrates good leadership by developing standards of performance, areas responsible for accountability, and delegation of authority to various support personnel.

+ Demonstrates broad knowledge of laboratory departments.

+ Performs work according to established policies and procedures.

+ Correlates results with diagnosis and each other, and questions all incompatible results.

+ Demonstrates ability to deal with priorities first, and plans for completion of remaining duties.

+ Makes effort to expand knowledge of departmental and laboratory operations.

+ Is accessible to laboratory to provide on-site, telephone consultation.

+ Evaluate, monitor and ensure the competency of all testing personnel assigned to his/her section or shift.

+ Performs performance appraisals as directed by the laboratory technical director.

+ Disciplines employees following hospital policy and procedure at the direction of the laboratory technical director.

+ Has complete understanding of laboratory policies and procedures.

+ Assumes the responsibilities and makes decisions as needed in the absence of the laboratory technical director.

+ Performs duties in an independent manner with no direct supervision required.

+ Helps others, and performs duties that need to be performed especially when unassigned.

+ Identifies ways to increase section revenues and reduce section expenses.

+ Completes reports and evaluations within the requested time frame.

+ Treats co-workers, patients and physicians with respect and courtesy and professionalism.

+ Contributes to departmental morale by avoiding personality conflicts or being critical of others.

+ Accepts and profits from constructive criticism.

+ Assists in the hiring of appropriate staff jobs and integrates proper training, education and feedback systems as assigned.

+ Demonstrates ability to enhance personal career skills effectively.

+ Manages human resources in an effective manner.

+ Motivates human behavior between all staff members in manner that does not undermine section supervisors and maximizes motivation opportunities.

+ Establishes and maintain laboratory QI program.

+ Coordinates and manages new laboratory employee orientation.

+ Identifies problems or opportunities to improve service to patients.

+ Performs testing in a timely manner.

+ Demonstrates the ability to set priorities.

+ Completed work assigned during shift, leaves minimal amount for next shift.

+ Responds to changes in work as necessary; continually uses time to departmental advantage.

+ Writes legibly and accurately, with complete documentation.

+ Establish a quality control program appropriate for testing performed, parameters for acceptable levels and ensure these levels are maintained throughout the entire testing process.

+ Maintains clean and safe working environment.

+ Verifies the name of tube or specimen with requisition, investigates abnormal results.

+ Performs preventive maintenance of all instrumentation in section.

+ Ensures that supplies are available.

+ Actively participates in phlebotomy and the accession responsibilities.

+ Dresses according to the hospital and departmental dress code.

+ Accepts and profits from constructive criticism.

+ Answers telephones and retrieves as much information as possible from files, rather than forwarding calls.

+ Other duties as assigned.

EXPERIENCE

+ Preferred - Must have at least two years supervisory experience. Decision making substantiated by in depth knowledge of laboratory procedures, principles and instruments. Excellent oral and written communication skills.

EDUCATION

+ Required -Bachelors Degree in Medical Technology, Biological, Chemical or Physical Science. Nursing Degree will be considered with the required CLIA acceptable courses.

+ Preferred -Bachelors Degree in Medical Technology or Laboratory Science

CERTIFICATION

+ Required-Successful completion of registry within 6 months of hire for anyone with a hire date of or after 1.1.2005.

+ Continuing education to maintain registry/licensure as required.

+ Acceptable - Registry/Licensure in a specialty area will be considered.

+ Preferred-ASCP. Continuing education to maintain registry/licensure as required.

Chippenham Hospital has provided quality healthcare services since 1972, giving patient's access to highly-trained physicians and advanced technology. With more than 50 years of pioneering healthcare, our 460+ bed hospital is one of the region's leading acute care facilities located on the Southside of Richmond. We are the region's first choice for orthopedics, joint care, behavioral health and cardiovascular care. The Joint Commission awarded Chippenham Hospital the Gold Seal of Approval and named us a Top Performer on Key Quality Measures for advanced primary stroke, heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, perinatal care, hip and knee replacement and surgical care. We are also a Level I Burn Center and Level I Trauma Center.

"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

If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our Coord Lab Technical opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. **Unlock the possibilities and apply today!**

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