Microbiology Coordinator Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized. Microbiology Coordinator / Micro Coordinator to provide expertise and champion results. We are an amazing team that works hard to support each other and are seeking a phenomenal addition like you who feels the patient experience is as meaningful as we do. What You Will Do In This Role: Coordinate day-to-day laboratory resources (personnel, supplies, reagents, etc) to meet organizational and operational needs. Assist department leaders with staff management activities that may include work scheduling, work allocation, staff interviewing, orientation, training, competency documentation, evaluating performance and providing input for performance management actions. Assist department leaders in monitoring quality control/assurance programs and in department preparation for and compliance with regulatory accreditation. Contribute to the achievement of department goals for service, quality, regulatory compliance, financial performance, and patient and employee satisfaction. Monitor section activities and data to improve operations. Identifies and escalate areas of variance to department leaders. Understand and apply Quality Control, Quality Assurance principles. Actively participates in Continuous Quality Improvement. Contribute to developing department policies and procedures as requested. Provide input into the design of workflows, systems and processes and implements corrective action plans for service/quality issues identified to drive improvement. What Qualifications You Will Need: Associates Degree in Medical Technology, Biomedical Science, Biology or Chemistry required. Bachelors Degree in Medical Technology, Biomedical Science, Biology or Chemistry preferred. National Certification as a Medical Technician required. Minimum 3 years of experience as Microbiology Technologist required. Thorough knowledge of laboratory methods, demonstrates knowledge of microbiology and infectious disease processes with correlation of disease states and results. Excellent communication skills. Effectively presents ideas and concepts to groups in a concise manner. Effective team building and organizational skills. Ability to teach, coach and motivate staff. Effective and proactive problem solving and decision-making skills. Ability to prioritize, develop and execute plans. Demonstrates ability to lead staff by setting a positive example. HCA Healthcare, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include: Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services. Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services. Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence. Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling. Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing. Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts. Integrated Regional Labs is a full service provider for clinical laboratory and anatomic pathology services, providing hospitals, physicians, and clients with timely diagnostic information for patient care. Our infrastructure includes a fully automated esoteric core laboratory in Fort Lauderdale, a histology and microbiology operation in Largo, Florida, and a network of hospital based rapid-response laboratories present in four HCA Healthcare divisions within the state of Florida. Our core laboratories support more than 250 acute and rehab hospitals, physician practices, surgery centers and commercial accounts. HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated 3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses."There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it." - Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr. HCA Healthcare Co-Founder If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply for our Microbiology Coordinator opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be directly contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing - 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.
