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KMID : 1101420180500010054
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Korean Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science
2018 Volume.50 No. 1 p.54 ~ p.62
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Job Titles of Medical Technologist Managers in a Hierarchical System and Team System
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Koo Bon-Kyeong
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Abstract
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In the 2000’s, due to a change in hospital management strategy, the organizational structure shifted from a hierarchical system to a team system. While the hierarchical system is characterized by being activity centered, job title linked, and vertically managed, the team system is characterized by being competency centered, job title segregated, and horizontally managed. The job titles of medical technologist manager was surveyed three times in 1997, 2007, and 2017. It has been confirmed through staff members working at 24 hospitals in more than 500 beds in the metropolitan area. The results of job titles follow are as follow: “Team Leader; Part Leader” 14/24 (59%), “Chief Technologist; Area Head Technologist” 7/24 (29%), and “Chief” 3/24 (12%). The present authors propose an alternative name based on the team system to refine the three job titles currently used by medical technologists. First, the Chief Technologist is unclear if it refers to the Technologist General Manager or Technologist Manager. The Chief Technologist should be changed to “Team Leader”. Second, given that Area Head Technologist or Section Chief are on the same position as Head Nurse, we suggest that Area Head Technologist or Section Chief should be changed to “Part Leader”. Third, while the organization regulation is marked merely as Department of Laboratory Medicine according to the hierarchical system, it is marked as Laboratory Medicine Team according to the team system. Medical technologists come to have more belongingness, feeling of solidarity, and intimacy under the team system.
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KEYWORD
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Job title, Team system, Team leader, Part leader, Laboratory Medicine Team
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