Director of Laboratory

LAKE REGION HEALTHCARE CORPORATION • Fergus Falls, MN

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Lab Director will oversee the operations of the Enterprise Clinical Laboratory at Lake Region Healthcare. The position ensures positive financial performance, cost effective utilization of departmental resources and equipment, as well as the implementation of innovative cost and quality initiatives to improve performance. The incumbent identifies gaps in services, assists with physician recruitment activities, and identifies opportunities and threats in relation to new business development, programs and services which can increase revenues. The individual develops and implements business plans working collaboratively with administrators, department directors, physicians, nursing and other key staff. This position requires a highly trained, specialized individual who can work well under stressful situations. The director works closely with the Executive Vice President-Clinical Operations, the Pathologist, Lab staff, office staff, Nursing Service, providers, and other LRH personnel. Effective interpersonal and communication skills are essential. The incumbent has access to sensitive, confidential information and must be able to maintain those confidences. The incumbent establishes practices, work procedures, priorities and objectives within imposed deadlines.

Requirements

• Requires a Master’s degree.
• Knowledge of health programs, clinic/hospital systems, program development and budgets, product line management, research procedures, and general medical facilities operations is required.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to promote/maintain teamwork internally and externally.
• Must demonstrate excellent interpersonal communication skills.
• Successful completion of the pre-employment health screening process required.
• Must be able to attend work site per schedule, travel throughout the community, state and country, and available for consultation via telephone.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the operations of the Enterprise Clinical Laboratory.
• Ensure positive financial performance.
• Ensure cost effective utilization of departmental resources and equipment.
• Implement innovative cost and quality initiatives to improve performance.
• Identify gaps in services.
• Assist with physician recruitment activities.
• Identify opportunities and threats in relation to new business development, programs and services which can increase revenues.
• Develop and implement business plans working collaboratively with administrators, department directors, physicians, nursing and other key staff.
• Establish practices, work procedures, priorities and objectives within imposed deadlines.

Benefits

• medical and dental coverage
• HSA
• FSA
• 401k plans
• EAP
• life and disability coverage
• voluntary accident coverage
• critical illness coverage
• hospital indemnity coverage
• pet insurance
• ID theft protection
• legal services

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager