Job Description:

Department
UChicago COVID Testing Program

About the Department
The University of Chicago is committed to maintaining distinctive academic and intellectual qualities and values while working to protect the health of students, faculty, other academic appointees, postdoctoral researchers, staff, visitors, and our broader community. In close collaboration with public health experts and UChicago Medicine, the University is implementing a wide range of health and well-being practices to help keep our campus safe and is committed to creating a campus culture focused on shared responsibility for protecting the health and safety of every member of our community. More information about the planning and resumption of programs and operations on campus can be found at https://goforward.uchicago.edu/. This is a temporary position that is expected to last 6-9 months with the possibility of extension based on mutual agreement.

Job Summary
This role will have oversight of 2-3 COVID-19 testing sites on the university's campus where students, staff, and faculty will self-collect test samples. Reporting to the UChicago COVID Testing Program Executive Director, the Testing Site Supervisor will oversee day to day responsibilities for weekly testing of a cohort of faculty, students or staff. The Supervisor will have management responsibility for a team of Testing Liaisons assigned to their cohort throughout the testing process.

The Supervisor will have responsibility for onsite testing processes, including ensuring all participants are pre-registered, managing the flow of testing participants, ensuring timely courier pick up of specimens for transport to the lab, and reviewing testing completion to ensure all registered participants are tested each week.

This is a temporary position that is expected to last 6-9 months with the possibility of extension based on mutual agreement. It will also be on-campus with no availability to work remotely.

Responsibilities
- Responsible for daily site operations, including ensuring opening/closing procedures are followed, inventory is adequate for daily operations, appropriate PPE guidelines are followed by Testing Liaisons, and other duties assigned by the Executive Director.
- Ensures safeguarding of protected health information (PHI) and follows HIPAA guidelines.
- Ensures that necessary participant tracking reports are escalated to the appropriate team members for follow up and resolution.
- This position is on-campus with no availability to work remotely.
- This is a temporary position that is expected to last 6-9 months with the possibility of extension based on mutual agreement.
- Flexible weekly hours alternating between 3 and 4 days per week.
- Works somewhat independently to develop detailed work plans, schedules, project estimates, resource plans, and status reports. Assembles and leads a project team, assigns individual responsibilities, identifies appropriate resources needed, and develops schedules to ensure timely completion of projects.
- Is responsible for tracking progress, conducting analysis, as well as preparing for and facilitating project meetings.
- Acts as a resource for a project team and provides analytical guidance. Interprets complex project issues and provides analytical guidance to a project team.
- Performs other related work as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

Education:Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.
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Work Experience:Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 5-7 years of work experience in a related job discipline.
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Certifications:
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Preferred Qualifications

Education:
- Bachelors degree or higher in Nursing, Healthcare Management, Hospital Administration or equivalent.

Experience:
- Four to six years of experience.
- Working knowledge with human sample collections.
- Proficient in daily management /oversight of diagnostics or lab testing sites.
- Clinical or public health background.
- Demonstrated experience and expertise in managing different sites in a healthcare environment.
- Work in an ambulatory care setting.
- Work in a behavioral health setting.
- Higher education experience.

Preferred Competencies
- Managerial/supervisory experience in healthcare, public health or management setting.
- Experience working in an ambulatory care/ behavioral health setting.
- Higher education experience.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to organize and prioritize workload for the staff.
- Function both autonomously and as part of a team.
- Demonstrated good judgment and decision-making capabilities.
- Management experience, effectively supervise teams.
- Strong customer service orientation and a commitment to excellence and accuracy while working in a fast paced, multi-tasked environment.
- Proficient with computers, data entry and analysis.
- Skillful with electronic medical records.
- Handle confidential information with professionalism and discretion.
- Excellent time management, organizational, problem solving and project management skills.
- Knowledge and skill of RN, LPN, and MA clinical practice duties.

Application Documents
- Resume/CV (required)
- Reference Contact Information (3) (required)
- Cover letter (preferred)

When applying, the document(s) MUSTbe uploaded via the My Experience page, in the section titled Resume/CV of the application.

Job Family
Administration & Management

Role Impact
Individual Contributor

FLSA Status
Exempt

Pay Frequency
Monthly

Scheduled Weekly Hours
40

Benefits Eligible
Yes

Drug Test Required
Yes

Health Screen Required
Yes

Motor Vehicle Record Inquiry Required
No

Posting Statement

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