Lab, Director

About the role

Beautiful state of the art lab with floor to ceiling windows! Provide overall leadership for a unit or department by developing goals, objectives, policies and procedures; supervising, coordinating, and evaluating the activities; preparing operating and capital expenditure budgets; and performing personnel administration functions.

Responsibilities

• Develop goals and objectives for the department based on interpretation of institutional policy and goals.
• Plan to achieve goals or establish priorities.
• Help department understand, share and support the vision.
• Initiate changes in or develop new policies, procedures and/or methods.
• Analyze long-range impact of decisions and plans.
• Ensure the most effective operations of the department through program development, process improvement and coordination/integration of processes with other departments.
• Create, implement, evaluate and market programs to maximize clinical outcomes, functional status, patient/customer satisfaction and reimbursement.
• Standardize services, processes, resources, and practice to improve efficiency.
• Supervise to include responsibility for planning, coordinating, and controlling the work and procedures; provide advice/consultation to staff regarding problems.
• Adjust work schedules or project priorities to meet emergencies or changing conditions.
• Participate on departmental and/or interdepartmental committees to address problems and facilitate information exchange about programs, problems, etc.
• Provide information to others (oral or written) to explain/clarify problems, issues or requests.
• Participate in periodic management meetings to keep top management informed of department problems and concerns.
• Analyze and evaluate ongoing department programs to identify areas where adjustments/improvements are needed.
• Create and exceed service standards utilizing key service dimension and from knowledge of patient/customer expectations and best practice.
• Create an organizational culture (both within and across departments) that provides a safe, satisfying and enriching environment for employees and provides a qualified, competent staff to meet patient needs.
• Provide leadership to promulgate the mission and the values of the institution to the department.
• Model behavior consistent with the mission, vision, and values of the enterprise through leading, coordinating projects, innovation, initiating improvement, and developing new programs.
• Communicate within and across departments to maximize effectiveness, efficiently and information sharing.
• Ensures all Human Resource and VUMC policies and procedures are followed according to standards.
• Define the qualifications and performance expectations for all staff positions through the Performance Development system, including department specific job descriptions, measurable performance standards.
• Create an environment that encourages and supports self-development and learning for all staff through regular feedback, by assuring the development of staff through orientation, training programs, work experiences and assessing competencies by meeting the performance expectations stated in his or her job description in a timely manner (normally annually).
• Identify, establish and evaluate quality assurance standards, programs, and procedures within department.
• Establish and evaluate standards of performance to ensure safe, effective, and efficient operation of the department.
• Ensure that standards are met within area of responsibility to assure clinical enterprise accreditation/licensure.

  Requirements

  High-achieving employees stay at Vanderbilt Health for professional growth, appreciation of benefits, and a sense of community and purpose. Core Accountabilities: Organizational Impact: Implements strategies for a sub function with direct impact to the function results. Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Resolves highly complex business issues that are often unprecedented that have immediate impact on own sub-function or entity and wider implications to the organization. Breadth of Knowledge: Applies expertise within professional/technical area and uses advanced business knowledge to develop objectives. Team Interaction: Leads a sub-function serving the organization at large or across one or more entity(s).

  Qualifications

  • Experience Level: 7 years
  • Education: Bachelor's
  • Relevant Work Experience: Experience in critical supporting roles in information technology and informatics, finance, administration, legal and community affairs, human resources, communications and marketing, development, facilities, and more.
  • Certifications: Not specified
  • Position Qualifications: Responsibilities: Not specified
  • Core Capabilities: Supporting Colleagues: Develops Self and Others, Builds and Maintains Relationships, Communicates Effectively; Delivering Excellent Services: Serves Others with Compassion, Solves Complex Problems, Offers Meaningful Advice and Support; Ensuring High Quality: Performs Excellent Work, Ensures Continuous Improvement, Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements; Managing Resources Effectively: Demonstrates Accountability, Stewards Organizational Resources, Makes Data Driven Decisions; Fostering Innovation: Generates New Ideas, Applies Technology, Adapts to Change.

    Benefits

    Vanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity. EOE/Vets/Disabled.