Director of Clinical Laboratory

Prime Healthcare; Redding (CA); On-site; USD 106,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Shasta Regional Medical Center is seeking a Lab Director to oversee the clinical laboratory and related departments, ensuring financial and operational performance while maintaining high quality standards.

The position requires leadership of regulatory compliance with CLIA, CAP, and TJC, with a focus on standardization, policy adherence, and KPI delivery. Join a nationally recognized hospital within Prime Healthcare’s network.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in a scientific field; CLIA requirements met.
• ASCP certification preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of supervisory clinical laboratory experience.
• Experience with general accounting, statistics, and financial operations.
• Quality control and quality tools management training preferred.
• LEAN Six Sigma certification preferred; Master’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee overall management of the clinical laboratory and departments.
• Provide operational guidance to local site management.
• Ensure compliance with CLIA, CAP, TJC and other regs.
• Meet with Corporate Laboratory Operations Leadership on policies and equipment.
• Drive KPI achievement in finance, quality, and service.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Quality control

LEAN Six Sigma

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor of Science in a scientific field

Master's degree preferred

ASCP certification preferred

Tools

LEAN Six Sigma certification

Job description

Overview

Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion and community! Shasta Regional Medical Center, a member of Prime Healthcare, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference.Shasta Regional Medical Center is a 226-bed acute care facility serving Northern California. The hospital offers a comprehensive range of services. Shasta Regional Medical Center is one of the nation’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals recognized by Watson Health and holds an ‘A’ Grade from Leapfrog Group, the nation's premier advocate of transparency in health care.The hospital is Joint Commission Certified for Stroke, Hip/Knee and Diabetes. They are a Five Star recipient for treatment of heart failure, respiratory failure and is named among the top 5% in the nation for patient safety. Shasta Regional Medical Center delivers patient-centered healthcare with compassion, dignity and respect for every patient and their family. For more information, visit www.shastaregional.com.

Responsibilities

The Lab Director is responsible for the 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) 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.

Qualifications

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

1. Bachelor of Science degree in a scientific field to meet requirements of Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA).2. Possession of a valid license or certificate of Clinical Laboratory Scientist or Medical Technologist or Medical Laboratory Scientist, ASCP preferred3. Minimum 5 years supervisory clinical laboratory experience required.4. General Accounting and statistics and financial operating experience5. Quality Control and quality tools management courses desired6. LEAN Six Sigma certification preferred7. Master’s Degree preferred.

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Pay Transparency

Shasta Regional Medical Center offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that provides employees the flexibility to tailor benefits according to their individual needs. Our Total Rewards package includes, but is not limited to, paid time off, a 401K retirement plan, medical, dental, and vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, and many more voluntary benefit options. Benefits may vary based on employment status, i.e. full-time, part-time, per diem or temporary. A reasonable compensation estimate for this role, which includes estimated wages, benefits, and other forms of compensation, is $106,080.00 to $135,200.00 on an annualized basis. The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.

Employment Status

Full Time

Shift

Days

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