Lab Director

Prime Healthcare•Olympia Fields, IL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Olympia Fields Hospital is a community-focused acute care hospital located in Olympia Fields, Illinois, and is part of the Prime Healthcare system. The hospital provides a broad range of medical and surgical services, including emergency care, cardiovascular services, diagnostic imaging, laboratory services, and specialty care for the surrounding south suburban Chicago communities. As a member of Prime Healthcare, the organization is committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centered care while maintaining strong clinical, quality, and operational standards.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in a scientific field to meet requirements of Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA) required.
Minimum 5 years supervisory clinical laboratory experience required.
General Accounting and statistics and financial operating experience

Nice To Haves

Possession of a valid license or certificate of Clinical Laboratory Scientist or Medical Technologist or Medical Laboratory Scientist, ASCP or equivalent preferred.
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, ACHC) 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.