Clinical Laboratory Administration PDF

Administration in Clinical Laboratory Dr: Sababil Salih  Administration of the clinical laboratory is generally viewed as a whole process covering the managerial skills necessary for personal from the laboratory director to the bench supervisor.  Definitions of Management ...

Administration in Clinical Laboratory Dr: Sababil Salih  Administration of the clinical laboratory is generally viewed as a whole process covering the managerial skills necessary for personal from the laboratory director to the bench supervisor.  Definitions of Management Management involves the coordination and integration of resources to accomplish specific results. Management: is the guiding of human and physical resources into dynamic organization units that attain their objectives The definition contains four basic elements: 1. Toward objectives. 2. Through people: these professional laboratorian feel a sense of responsibility. 3. Using techniques. 4. In an Organization: Into dynamic organizational units implying division of labor, specialization, protocols and procedures, and functional processing units.  Administer Managerial duties and responsibilities: –Director. –Administrator. –Manager. –Supervisor. Director: His role is: broad policy-making. He directs the affairs of an organization by establishing goals and priorities that determine the direction of the organization. Not directly supervise or manage in a technical sense. Administrator: administers or runs and organization within the framework of the various directives and policies given to him. He is not the person who establishes the larger goals, but he knows how to make the organization move efficiently to achieve its purpose. Manager: checks whether functioning of an activity to achieve a set goal or purpose. His strength is in his ability to use all of these resources to get things done properly. Supervisor: over sees the activities of others to help them to accomplish specific task or to perform scheduled activities most efficiently.  The Administrative Process Planning. Identifying goals and objectives. Establishing policies for operation. Analyzing data and making decisions. Estimating space, personnel, and equipment needs. Preparing budgets.  Organizing Grouping related work activities. Developing an organization chart. Establishing lines of communication and authority. Staffing and scheduling. Establishing procedures and rules. Organizing equipment and workflow.  Directing Creating an effective communication system. Supervising daily work. Creating a challenging work environment. Integrating organizational and personnel goals. Training and staff development.  Controlling Establishing standards. Developing feedback mechanism. Measuring performance against goals. Counseling personnel. Analyzing and acting on financial and productivity data. Preparing reports.  Decision-Making Problem analysis. Development and analysis of alternative courses of action. Decision implementation and control.