Director of Laboratory Services

About the role

Join an award-winning hospital where leadership, culture, and patient care come first. TriStar Southern Hills Medical Center offers an exciting opportunity for a Hospital Laboratory Director to make an immediate impact while leading a valued team in a growing community hospital.

Responsibilities

• Directs operations, programs, and activities to meet organizational and regulatory requirements and to drive innovation.
• Ensures adequate and qualified staffing for the department through timeliness and consistency of staff hiring, orientation, competency, training, performance feedback, and performance management.
• Serves as a role model for employee output and conduct.
• Sets and executes department strategies to meet goals for service, quality, regulatory compliance, financial, patient satisfaction and personnel management.
• Proactively and regularly seeks feedback and input from internal and external sources. Evaluates and incorporates feedback into the department improvement and planning process to improve care delivery.
• Oversees the financial operation for the laboratory by monitoring resource utilization, identifying variances and opportunities, and adjusting as needed to meet service and fiscal goals.
• Prepares Monthly Operating Review report.
• Serves as a liaison between the laboratory and other departments to ensure compliance with standards set forth by accrediting agencies: CAP, JCAHO, CLIA, FDA and CMS.
• Develops and implements policies and procedures and verifies annual review of all policies and procedures.
• Manages key vendor relationships and supply contracts in coordination with Laboratory Services and Supply Chain guidance.
• Fosters open communication by offering, encouraging, and accepting suggestions from staff regarding department operations.
• Directs and organizes operations through the appropriate, delegation of responsibilities and authority in accordance with regulatory guidelines.
• Makes sure to monitor and evaluate the activities of the staff and provides management, coaching, guidance, delegation opportunities, and on-the-job training and re-training as necessary to ensure operational efficiency and adherence to policies and procedures.

Requirements

• Baccalaureate Degree in Medical Technology, Biomedical Science, Biology or Chemistry required.
• Master’s Degree preferred.
• National Certification as a Medical Technologist required.
• State License where required (CA, FL, LA, NV, TN).
• 3+ years or more of progressive laboratory management experience is required with complex laboratory operations, required.
• Hospital clinical laboratory experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services.
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence.
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling.
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.

Benefits

TriStar Southern Hills Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

Pay

This role requires you to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 based on local, state and /or federal law or regulations (unless a medical or religious exemption is approved).

Schedule

Details on schedule will be provided during the interview process.