Laboratory Director

Community Health Systems Professional Services Corporation • Palmer, AK

297d

About The Position

As the Director of Laboratory at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center, you will play a crucial role in delivering quality care to our patients. Our employees enjoy competitive pay, comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) retirement program. The Director, Laboratory oversees a wide variety of administrative, fiscal, and technical activities to ensure the efficient operation of the clinical laboratory and compliance with corporate policies. The Director, Lab is responsible for the quality control program, quality assurance, and the point of care testing programs within the clinical laboratory. The Director, Lab plans, organizes, directs, controls, and evaluates the work of the clinical laboratory and coordinating it with other areas of the hospital and is responsible for all personnel including hiring, discipline, staff development, evaluation, payroll. The Director, Lab acts as technical supervisor for clinical laboratory functions off site and owned by the hospital and assures the laboratory meets all regulatory requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Medical Technology, chemical, physical, biological, or clinical laboratory science required.
• 2-4 years experience in a clinical, medical or hospital laboratory required.
• 2-4 years prior people management experience required.
• MLS - Medical Lab Scientist (Formally MT Certification) ASCP, AAB, CLS, or equivalent required.

Responsibilities

• Completes employee evaluations in a timely manner and assesses staff competencies on an ongoing basis.
• Demonstrates proficiency at hospital wide and/or department specific computer software and technology.
• Demonstrates fiscal accountability for department resources and the ability to achieve outcomes within allocated resources.
• Communicates and supports the hospital's mission, vision, and values as well as departmental goals to all staff.
• Defines performance objectives and metrics for the department.
• Demonstrates population appropriate skill sets for all relevant patient populations.
• Collaborates with other departments to problem solve ongoing issues that impact department/organization goals and/or patient care delivery.
• Incorporates quality improvement data and/or patient satisfaction data into departmental goals.
• Ensures accurate and timely reporting of department payroll.
• Effectively plans the goals, objectives, and work flow of the clinical laboratory to achieve optimal performance.
• Assures the laboratory is compliant with all regulatory agency (CAP, AABB, Joint Commission, CLIA etc) requirements.
• Successfully meets department productivity goals by scheduling staff according to workload.
• Effectively keeps abreast of changes in laboratory medicine and keeps SRMC laboratory current with these changes.
• Evaluates the capital equipment needs of the laboratory and makes responsible recommendations for procurement.
• Assures the laboratory meets corporate compliance policies.
• Assures laboratory billing issues and errors are corrected in a timely manner.
• Effectively promotes, encourages, and provides continuing education opportunities for laboratory staff.
• Represents the department at appropriate meetings and/or committees and actively participates in the facilities' PI program.
• Works diligently to recruit and retain competent staff in the department and effectively manages staff disciplinary actions.
• Manages departmental inventory, ordering, storage, and utilization as appropriate.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree