About Astria

The Astria Health system, headquartered in the heart of the state of Washington’s wine country in the beautiful Yakima Valley, is the largest non-profit healthcare system based in Eastern Washington. Astria Health is the parent non-profit organization of Astria Sunnyside Hospital and Astria Toppenish Hospital and delivers care throughout the Valley through its Astria Health Hospitals and its Astria Ambulatory Care model focused on delivering the highest level of ambulatory and outpatient care in convenient locations in both the Lower and Upper Yakima Valley. Astria Ambulatory Care is designed to meet the changing lifestyles and diverse needs of those living and working throughout the region.

 

Across our healthcare network, you will find a dynamic range of meaningful careers and opportunities for growth and safe workplaces. Whether we use our expertise in accounting, human resources, finance, planning, marketing, or our clinical services in any of our operational divisions, our shared passion for providing exceptional healthcare to our communities motivates us to achieve excellence each day. If you share our passion, we want to hear from you.  

 

Our operating principles define how we come together as a team to do our work. They reflect Astria Health’s unique view on what’s important and right - being a leader in providing innovative, exceptional rural healthcare solutions with kindness and dignity. Documenting this core aspect of our culture helps employees make good decisions independently, cultivate trust through accountability, and go beyond the expected. We believe in continuously escalating the bar for talent and performance because we are obsessed with a commitment to excellence and patient care. It also helps candidates consider career opportunities and evaluate whether they will thrive at Astria Health.

 

Astria Health is seeking a Laboratory Manager to join our team! 

 

 

What you get to do every day!

 

As the Laboratory Manager, you will be responsible for for overseeing and improving the institutional operational performance of the laboratory. You will:

Accountable for overall laboratory operations to include but not limited to setting objectives, planning, staffing and managing activities of laboratory departments such as Chemistry, Hematology and Transfusion Services.Responsible for clinical, technical, administrative, regulatory, and financial management and improvement of the laboratory programs to ensure effectiveness, quality and efficiencyEnsures laboratory services meet the needs of patients in accordance accepted standards and best practices.Develops operational infrastructure that’s promotes intra departmental collaboration. Implements processes to support new business opportunities and technologiesCollaborate effectively across organizational boundaries.Adheres to the core values and standards of the organization.

What you bring to the role:

Bachelor’s Degree in chemical, physical, biological or clinical laboratory/medical technology National certification from ASCP, AMT, NCA.4 years of Clinical Laboratory Testing experience2 years of supervisory/leadership experience in a high complexity laboratoryOral and written fluency in the English language.

 

This position is identified as a safety-sensitive position for which impairment while on the job would present a substantial risk of death. As a condition of employment, you will need to authorize and complete a background check. Information received from the background check is reviewed case-by-case and will not necessarily remove an applicant from consideration.