Laboratory Director

MaineGeneral Health • Augusta, ME

2d

About The Position

The Laboratory Director is responsible for the overall leadership, direction, and operational management of laboratory services. This role ensures the delivery of high-quality laboratory testing and diagnostic services while maintaining compliance with regulatory standards and supporting the organization’s mission to provide exceptional patient care.

Requirements

• Certification as a Medical Technologist (MT) by the American Medical Technologists (AMT) or certification as a Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) by the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP).
• Demonstrated leadership experience in laboratory operations preferred.
• Strong knowledge of laboratory regulatory and accreditation standards.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Develops and implements departmental goals, plans, and standards consistent with the clinical, administrative, legal, and ethical requirements and objectives of the organization.
• Directs and evaluates departmental operations, including information technologies, service level determination, and complaint management, to achieve performance and quality control objectives.
• Ensures laboratory operations comply with regulatory, accreditation, and safety standards.
• Plans and monitors staffing activities, including hiring, onboarding, evaluating performance, disciplinary actions, and continuing education initiatives.
• Fosters a collaborative and supportive environment that promotes professional development and staff engagement.
• Prepares, monitors, and evaluates departmental budgets and ensures that the department operates in compliance with allocated funding.
• Coordinates and directs internal and external audits and ensures timely resolution of findings.
• Collaborates with physicians, clinical leadership, and other departments to support patient care initiatives and organizational goals.

Benefits

• Supporting all aspects of our employees’ wellness – physical, emotional and financial – is a critical component of being a great place to work. With the wide range of benefits and programs available, employees have the resources they need to be well at every stage of life and plan for the future.
• Physical Wellness: We offer quality health, dental, and vision benefits and wellness programs and resources to provide employees access to resources for a healthy lifestyle and help manage health care costs. Employees have access to industry-leading leave for new parents. A generous earned time plan is offered to all employees - We believe employees need and deserve time away from work to observe holidays, be with family, go on vacation, or simply take care of themselves.
• Emotional Wellness: When life gets challenging, employees have access to our Employee Assistance Program for employees and anyone in their household.
• Financial Wellness: Access the wages you’ve already earned before payday with Payactiv, giving you greater flexibility over your finances. Tuition Reimbursement is available to all employees to further develop skills and career. We offer eligible employees up to 2% of eligible pay in 403(b) company-matching contributions plus another 2% in the 401(a) retirement income plan. Three insurance plans are available to protect your family from the sudden loss of income in the event of your death, terminal illness or serious injury from accident. We offer both short-term and long-term disability insurance to replace a portion of your income if you become disabled and cannot work for a period of time.
• Career Mobility: Helping our employees develop their skills and grow their careers is critical to how we retain our talent and sustain our business. We do this by offering our teammates a variety of leadership-supported programs and learning and development resources for every stage of their professional development. We know that our employees are our most valuable resource – they’re how we grow our business and care for our community.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed