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Union Hospital LIS ADMINISTRATOR-LABORATORY in Terre Haute, Indiana
Sign On Bonus
$5,000 for 1 Year Commitment
$10,000 for 2 Year Commitment
LIS Administrator Job Description
This is not a Remote position
Essential Functions:
Under the general supervision of the Laboratory Manager, follows all established Lab and
Union Health policies and procedures.
This person is not required to be always on-site, but must be available to provide consultation
either on-site, by telephone, or electronically .
Responsible for troubleshooting, systems upgrade and regulatory compliance within both the
clinical and anatomic systems as well as the reference laboratory interfacing along with
various other ancillary systems.
Recognizes system failures and takes effective corrective action to resolve them.
Assist with establishing policies, guidelines, metrics, and templates.
Reviews LIS interface and monitors systems status, system errors, and system messages.
Documents all specific maintenance performed for regulatory compliance.
Ensures department processes comply with regulatory requirements and standards are
followed and met.
Responsible for the strategic development, management, and oversight of laboratory
applications and will manage the implementation, operation, and maintenance of such
applications.
Participate in projects oriented around the expanded use, the upgrade of, or further
enhancement of existing or future applications.
Works collaboratively with the entire Laboratory team, IT leadership, IT dedicated Laboratory
positions, and with other hospital personnel, as needed, to drive Laboratory quality and
efficiency by continuously improving technology.
Serve as the Laboratory technical and operational liaison to the IT department.
Attends meetings necessary and directed.
Serves as the primary staff trainer for LIS and EHR and related software applications.
Provide leadership and vision for technology strategy and tactical planning, including managing
appropriate governance structures to address goals to foster innovation, prioritize initiatives, and
manage current and future Laboratory systems that assure continued high-quality services are
provided.
Assist Laboratory Leadership team in driving key objectives by leveraging systems to increase
productivity and profitability, workforce empowerment, process improvements, and increase
utilization of data to understand, analyze and measure results allowing leaders to make more
informed decisions.
Manages the day-to-day operations and support of laboratory applications.
Responsible for certain components of the life cycle of the laboratory software/service
delivery, including process requirements, communication, change management, design,
and testing.
Assists with capital and asset management oversight.
Education/Training/Experience
Bachelor’s or Associate degree in clinical laboratory science or medical technology from an
accredited institution.
ASCP, AMT or NCA certification or eligibility required.
Bachelor’s degree ( or related/comparable work experience) in Information Science, Computer
Science, Informatics, or clinically related field required
3-5 years of prior LIS clinical applications experience or other healthcare IT applications and
knowledge of healthcare environment and system configuration preferred.
Prior experience with Cerner PathNet and Millenium preferred but not required.
Extensive understanding of clinical operations and workflows within a healthcare system is
desired.
Experience with organizing and leading projects of varying complexity and size.
Has strong ability to innovate, prioritize and problem solve in a fast-paced environment.
Should have a solid background in implementing and supporting Laboratory systems within a
regulatory lab environment.
As an EOE/AA employer, Union Hospital, Inc. will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant's age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran or disability status..
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