Director, Lab

Myadlm; Clarksville (TN); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanderbilt Health in Tennessee seeks a Director, Laboratory to oversee the clinical laboratory's administrative, fiscal, and technical operations. This leadership role drives the quality control and point-of-care testing programs while coordinating with hospital departments to meet regulatory requirements.

The position emphasizes staff hiring, development, performance evaluations, and ensuring compliance with CAP, AABB, JCAHO, and CLIA standards across on-site labs and related facilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 3 years of relevant work experience in laboratory leadership.
• ASCP Medical Laboratory Scientist certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Direct and oversee administrative, fiscal, and technical activities of the clinical laboratory.
• Manage quality control, quality assurance, and point-of-care testing programs.
• Hire, discipline, staff development, and payroll responsibilities.
• Ensure compliance with CAP, AABB, JCAHO, CLIA and other regulatory requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Quality Assurance

Budget management

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Discover Vanderbilt Health: With eight hospitals and over 180 clinics, we are the region's largest comprehensive academic health system. Vanderbilt Health has a long tradition of providing world-class care to the people of the Mid-South, living out our mission of moving medicine forward through preeminent programs in patient care, education and research. Here you'll find a spirit of collaboration and a supportive community where your expertise is valued, your knowledge expanded and your uniqueness celebrated. We are committed to fostering an environment where talented, compassionate people are united in bringing the most advanced care to our neighbors throughout the region.

Organization:

VCH Operations Administration

Job Summary:

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. (CAP, AABB, JCAHO, CLIA etc).

Key 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.

  Technical Capabilities:

  Allied health is among the fastest growing occupations in healthcare today. This area can be defined as credentialed professionals who perform supportive, diagnostic, and therapeutic health care services to promote health and prevent disease in a variety of settings.

  These areas are crucial to Vanderbilt Health's reputation for excellence in these areas that has made us a major center for patient referrals from throughout the Mid-South.

  Each year, people throughout Tennessee and the southeast choose Vanderbilt Health for their health care because of our leadership in medical science and our dedication to treating patients with dignity and compassion.

  Core Accountabilities:

  • Organizational Impact: Directs activities to achieve operational plans with some near term effect on results of the department/area.
  • Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Identifies issues, gathers facts to resolve technical and operational problems.
  • Breadth of Knowledge: Applies in-depth knowledge and skills of a professional/technical area and basic management knowledge to manage the work of the team.
  • Team Interaction: Leads a complex department with a focus on implementation. Typically executes on a short to medium term strategies.

  Core Capabilities :

  • Supporting Colleagues: - Develops Self and Others: Invests time, energy, and enthusiasm in developing self/others to help improve performance e and gain knowledge in new areas.
  • Supporting Colleagues: - Builds and Maintains Relationships: Maintains regular contact with key colleagues and stakeholders using formal and informal opportunities to expand and strengthen relationships.
  • Supporting Colleagues: - Communicates Effectively: Recognizes group interactions and modifies one's own communication style to suit different situations and audiences.
  • Delivering Excellent Services : - Serves Others with Compassion: Seeks to understand current and future needs of relevant stakeholders and customizes services to better address them.
  • Delivering Excellent Services : - Solves Complex Problems: Approaches problems from different angles; Identifies new possibilities to interpret opportunities and develop concrete solutions.
  • Delivering Excellent Services : - Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Provides ongoing support and coaching in a constructive manner to increase employees' effectiveness.
  • Ensuring High Quality - Performs Excellent Work: Engages regularly in formal and informal dialogue about quality; directly addresses quality issues promptly.
  • Ensuring High Quality - Ensures Continuous Improvement: Applies various learning experiences by looking beyond symptoms to uncover underlying causes of problems and identifies ways to resolve them.
  • Ensuring High Quality - Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Understands all aspects of providing a safe environment and performs routine safety checks to prevent safety hazards from occurring.
  • Managing Resources Effectively: - Demonstrates Accountability: Demonstrates a sense of ownership, focusing on and driving critical issues to closure.
  • Managing Resources Effectively: - Stewards Organizational Resources: Applies understanding of the departmental work to effectively manage resources for a department/area.
  • Managing Resources Effectively: - Makes Data Driven Decisions: Demonstrates strong understanding of the information or data to identify and elevate opportunities.
  • Fostering Innovation: - Generates New Ideas: Proactively identifies new ideas/opportunities from multiple sources or methods to improve processes beyond conventional approaches.
  • Fostering Innovation: - Applies Technology: Demonstrates an enthusiasm for learning new technologies, tools, and procedures to address short-term challenges.
  • Fostering Innovation: - Adapts to Change: Views difficult situations and/or problems as opportunities for improvement; actively embraces change instead of emphasizing negative elements.

  Position Qualifications:

  Certifications:
  Medical Laboratory Scientist - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)

  Work Experience:
  Relevant Work Experience

  Experience Level :
  3 years

  Education:
  Bachelor's

  This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact within Vanderbilt Health, supported by a comprehensive benefits package which may include health, disability, retirement and/or wellness offerings to enhance your well-being and professional growth.

  Vanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity. EOE/Vets/Disabled.