Director of Laboratory

Prime Healthcare • Blue Springs, MO

22h

About The Position

Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion and community! St. Mary’s Medical Center, a member of Prime Healthcare, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference. St. Mary’s Medical Center, a 2020 Watson Health Top 100 Hospital, is a faith-based, 146-bed acute care hospital providing a wide range of services, including 24-hour Emergency Department, Joint and Spine Institute, Surgical Services and outpatient services. St. Mary's Medical Center has provided high-quality compassionate care to the residents of Blue Springs and Eastern Jackson County for more than 30 years. St. Mary's, one of Kansas City’s best kept secrets, offers patients the best of both worlds--a warm, caring environment, close to home, providing the wide range of services and expertise typically found in much larger facilities. Responsibilities This is a Temporary position from April 2026 through November 2026. The Lab Director is responsible for the overall management of the clinical laboratory and/or multiple departments including, administrative, financial, compliance, quality improvement, technical, and personnel activities in accordance with established hospital and department policies and standards. Provides operational guidance to local site management. Ensures system integration of department structure, policy, procedure, information technology, supply chain, Human Resource, and quality assurance. Secure compliance of laboratory service with local, state, federal (CLIA), and other regulatory agency (CAP, TJC) standard. Takes on special projects or other assignments and completes them within timeframe. Meet and consults with Corporate Laboratory Operations Leadership for policies, procedures, forms, instrumentation, equipment, supplies, and LIS. Promotes standardization throughout the system. Ensure laboratories will meet or exceed established corporate/site KPIs in finance, quality, and service. Perform routine laboratory testing to support the department as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in a scientific field to meet requirements of Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA).
• Possession of a valid license or certificate of Clinical Laboratory Scientist or Medical Technologist or Medical Laboratory Scientist, ASCP preferred
• Minimum 5 years supervisory clinical laboratory experience required.
• General Accounting and statistics and financial operating experience

Nice To Haves

• Quality Control and quality tools management courses desired
• LEAN Six Sigma certification preferred
• Master’s Degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• overall management of the clinical laboratory and/or multiple departments including, administrative, financial, compliance, quality improvement, technical, and personnel activities in accordance with established hospital and department policies and standards.
• Provides operational guidance to local site management.
• Ensures system integration of department structure, policy, procedure, information technology, supply chain, Human Resource, and quality assurance.
• Secure compliance of laboratory service with local, state, federal (CLIA), and other regulatory agency (CAP, TJC) standard.
• Takes on special projects or other assignments and completes them within timeframe.
• Meet and consults with Corporate Laboratory Operations Leadership for policies, procedures, forms, instrumentation, equipment, supplies, and LIS.
• Promotes standardization throughout the system.
• Ensure laboratories will meet or exceed established corporate/site KPIs in finance, quality, and service.
• Perform routine laboratory testing to support the department as needed.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Director