Director Laboratory Operations

Atrium Health Navicent; Macon (GA); On-site; USD 79,694 - 119,575; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Relocation Assistance

Job summary

A major healthcare provider in Macon, GA is seeking a Director of Laboratory Operations to oversee lab services across hospitals and clinics. This pivotal role involves ensuring compliance, implementing strategic initiatives, and leading a diverse team. Candidates must hold relevant certifications and have substantial experience in laboratory operations and leadership. The position offers full-time employment in a supportive work environment.

Qualifications

• Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) or Medical Technologist (MT) certification required.
• 5 years of experience in technical laboratory services, including 3 years in leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead laboratory operations and maintain compliance.
• Collaborate with hospital leadership to align lab services with strategic initiatives.
• Develop and monitor budgets, ensuring financial compliance.

Skills

Leadership skills

Project management

Team building

Decision making

Customer service

Conflict resolution

Regulatory compliance

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Clinical Laboratory Sciences or related field

Tools

Laboratory information systems

Job description

Overview

Title: Director Laboratory Operations Hospitals & Clinics

Site: Atrium Health Navicent The Medical Center

Address: 777 Hemlock St, Macon, GA

Base pay range: $57.85/hr - $86.80/hr

Relocation: Comprehensive Relocation Assistance available

How you will make a difference

The Laboratory Director Hospital role is a pivotal leadership position responsible for local hospital lab operations, maintaining compliance, driving innovation, leading change management and supporting the organization’s strategic alignment of laboratory operations across our enterprise service line. Provides administrative leadership and acts as the Lab Liaison, maintaining strong collaboration and relationships with Hospital Administration and other applicable business partners, to align with corporate strategies, initiatives, process, and procedures.

Major responsibilities

• Collaborates with pathologists and clinical/hospital service area Administrative Leadership, which may include Nursing, Infection Control, HR, Patient Safety, Quality, ED services, Outpatient Services, to ensure laboratory services effectively support the enterprise's clinical and safety initiatives.
• Aligns with corporate strategies, initiatives, process, and procedures, including acting as a liaison between hospital administration and laboratory leadership.
• Creates, plans and actively participates in projects to meet strategic initiatives including implementation and development of quantitative outcomes.
• Develops, implements, and monitors budget compliance. Analyzes laboratory fiscal needs, and departmental performance and takes action to address variances.
• Proposes Operating and Capital budgets and controls expenditures within approved budget objectives.
• Identifies, develops, and implements performance improvement processes to optimize teammate engagement, and physician and patient satisfaction.
• Develops and directs implementation of standards and systems to enhance quality, consistency, efficiency, and timeliness in areas of responsibility. Fosters innovation to support both current and future needs.
• Ensures all operations and policies are in accordance with all local, state, and federal laws, regulations, and accreditation requirements including Clinical Laboratories Improvement Act, College of American Pathologists, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Food and Drug Administration, Joint Commission, and other applicable regulatory and accrediting agencies. Develops processes to ensure continual inspection readiness.
• Accountable for the accuracy of test results, efficient operations, proper staffing levels, and resource utilization, which may include quality indicators to ensure the accuracy of processes and test results, and to meet quality and service goals.
• Designs and directs the work of the assigned area(s) of responsibility. Selects, coaches, and develops teams, setting objectives that align with organizational strategy to inspire and motivate the teams. Manages organizational talent through performance management, succession planning, and development. Designs and directs processes by which team and individual performance are recognized, feedback is consistently delivered, and performance is systematically improved.
• Develops and/or recommends operating and capital budgets and controls expenditures within approved budget objectives.
• Responsible for understanding and adhering to the organization\'s Code of Ethical Conduct and for ensuring that people actions, and the actions of employees supervised, comply with the policies, regulations, and laws applicable to the organization\'s business.

What you will need

• Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required: Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) certification issued by the American Society for Clinical Pathology Board of Certification (ASCP BOC), or Medical Technologist (MT) certification issued by ASCP or equivalent accrediting agency.
• Education Required: Bachelor\'s Degree in Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Medical Technology or related field.
• Experience Required: Typically 5 years of experience in technical laboratory services and operations, including 3 years of leadership experience in management of staff, budgets, and multiple laboratory functions.
• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required: Demonstrated leadership skills including project management, decision making, delegation, team building, customer service, and conflict resolution. Ability to grow leaders through coaching, guidance, and development planning. Advanced knowledge of regulatory compliance, accrediting and licensing agency requirements. Current knowledge of medical and technical advancements to plan for future growth and development. Intermediate computer skills including knowledge and experience with laboratory information systems. Excellent organization and communication skills.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

Exposed to normal office environment. Position requires travel; therefore, may be exposed to weather and road conditions. May be exposed to hazards: mechanical, electrical, chemical, explosive, radioactive, infectious agents as well as human blood and body fluids; protective clothing must be worn as necessary. Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job.

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. It employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation\'s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.

Employment type

• Full-time

Seniority level

• Director