Manager, Laboratory Information Systems Job in Philadelphia 19140, Pennsylvania US

Temple University Hospital has been ranked fourth in the Philadelphia region in U.S. News World Report's first-ever Best Hospitals metro area rankings. We’ve also been given further recognition as one of the nation's top hospitals in 12 specialties. Surrounded by nationally recognized physicians, sophisticated services and programs, you will find yourself inspired to achieve and grow at Temple University Hospital. Our academic medical center's collegial, caring team is united by our core values of respect, service and quality.This position is responsible for managing the Temple University Hospital (TUH) laboratory systems for TUH, TUH-EC (Temple University Hospital, Episcopal Campus) and TUH-NEC (Temple University Hospital, Northeastern Campus). These systems include the Meditech LIS (Laboratory Information System-LIS) which includes the laboratory, microbiology, anatomical pathology and blood bank modules, HLA HistoTrac, Voicebrook for pathology reporting, Telcor for point of care glucose testing, RapidCom for blood gas analyzers, Remisol for chemistry analyzers and other databases/systems used by the lab department.

The Meditech LIS interfaces with Siemens for ADT and technical charges; TDS, Epic, ED/Medhost and Quest for orders and results; Transplantation/OTTR, Oncology/Mosaiq, Infection control/Vecna, Case management/Midas for results and CodeRyte for professional billing.

Duties will include:

·          Managing the lab computer system, its programming, and the analytical staff.

·          Maintain the lab information system with an expectation that a new LIS system will be selected and implemented.

·          Be a liaison with other LIS/HIS systems throughout Temple University as well as vendors.

Requirements:

·          A Bachelors Degree in computer science, health care or related field (an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered).

·          A minimum eight years of relevant work experience in lab system management of a production environment in a hospital, preferably a comparably sized one (600+ bed academic medical center, Level I Trauma).

·          Health care information technology management strongly preferred.

·          Knowledge of Meditech lab.  Knowledge of other applications such as Siemens, Eclipsys and Epic preferred.

·          Supervisory and project management experience.

We offer a competitive salary and excellent benefits including tuition assistance for you, and for your undergraduate dependants attending Temple University.

Learn more and apply online using Job ID: 8759 at https://hr.templehealth.org .  After making sure that you have an existing candidate profile, and a resume attached, and you apply on line, you may also email Douglas.Page@TUHS.Temple.edu .

Temple University Hospital is renowned for life-saving heart and lung transplantation and is a Level I Trauma Center.  The 746-bed Philadelphia hospital offers comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services to the surrounding community, and highly specialized tertiary services to the entire region.  We have made a commitment to making patient-centered care as important as providing the most advanced treatment.  Our team and dynamic setting combine to offer those who share our focus an exceptional career path.

Additional information about Temple University Hospital can be found at www.templehealth.org. 

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