Director, Laboratory
About the role
As one of the nation's Top 15 Health Systems, recognized by Premier and Modern Healthcare, Valley Health is a place where excellence, compassion, and purpose come together. This distinction reflects our commitment to exceptional patient care, clinical quality, and the caregivers who make it all possible.
Responsibilities
The Winchester Medical Center (WMC) Laboratory Director is responsible for the oversight of the Clinical Laboratory including Chemistry, Hematology, Microbiology, Blood Bank, and Molecular departments as well as Phlebotomy and support staff functions. The Laboratory Director is responsible for assuring that department safety, quality, and fiscal outcomes are achieved by ensuring appropriate staffing levels and implementing processes based on best practice. The Laboratory Director serves as the department leader and works collaboratively with WMC hospital departments and Valley Health System (VHS) corporate entities. Provides leadership and supports infrastructure of clinical laboratory; serves as leadership liaison for operations of contracted services. Fosters an environment of service excellence and quality for patients, physicians, clients, and community. Demonstrates knowledge of and adherence to technical, safety, and legal requirements as established by governing and regulatory agencies, including but not limited to, The Joint Commission, College of American Pathologists and OSHA. Provides expert input and effective communication of technological issues, methodology, and results to internal and external customers. Develops, implements and reviews policies, procedures and protocols for areas of responsibility. Supports development and implementation of effective performance improvement initiatives within area(s) of responsibility. Establishes key performance indicators to measure and track laboratory operation deliverables to include technical, quality, financial, and other operational metrics. Develops laboratory leadership staff by fostering an accountable, collaborative approach to departmental leadership. Directs and supports laboratory employee relations including hiring, onboarding, training, scheduling, evaluations/competency, corrective action, and professional development. Demonstrates good stewardship of resources in capital and operational expenditures; prepares annual budget