DIRECTOR OF LABORATORY

Riverside Healthcare; Kankakee (IL); On-site; USD 87,000 - 121,000; Full time

Job summary

Riverside Healthcare in Illinois seeks a Laboratory Director to lead laboratory services across our patient-focused system. You will set strategic direction, drive quality, regulatory compliance, and performance improvements in collaboration with the Laboratory Medical Director and interdisciplinary teams.

You will oversee budgeting, equipment, staffing, and KPI monitoring, ensuring readiness for CAP/DNV inspections, and steer initiatives that improve patient care and drive growth across the

Qualifications

• Master's degree in laboratory science or management.
• Minimum 2 years leadership experience in a hospital setting.
• Experience with quality management and regulatory readiness (CAP, DNV).

Responsibilities

• Maintain Laboratory Quality Management program that enhances service quality.
• Oversee budgeting, equipment acquisition, cost control, and revenue generation.
• Develops, implements, and reviews operational and financial metrics to monitor performance.
• Provides leadership and direction for ensuring quality patient care and customer satisfaction.
• Work with senior leadership to drive strategic organizational initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Regulatory compliance

Quality management

Financial oversight

Performance improvement

Education

Master's degree in laboratory science or management

Job description

Overview

We are seeking a dynamic and visionary leader to direct laboratory services across a thriving, patient-focused healthcare organization. The Laboratory Director is responsible for establishing strategic direction, achieving operational and financial goals, monitoring key performance metrics, and ensuring the highest standards of quality and service. This leader will work collaboratively with the Laboratory Medical Director and interdisciplinary teams to advance laboratory excellence, regulatory compliance, and performance improvement initiatives that support exceptional patient care.

Why Join Us?

• Magnet-designated healthcare organization
• Strong culture of quality and innovation
• Collaborative physician and executive leadership
• Opportunity to drive strategic growth and operational excellence
• Meaningful impact on patient outcomes and community health

The Laboratory Director is responsible for providing short and long-range planning, establishing standards of quality, productivity and performance, development of goals and policies, assignment of responsibilities, monitoring goal achievement, key performance indicators, and financial performance.

Essential Duties

• Maintain a Laboratory Quality Management program that enhances and strengthens the quality of services.
• Maintains positive working interdepartmental relationships, including with providers
• Ensure regulatory requirements are met and maintain readiness for CAP, DNV or other inspections.
• Oversee fiscal and financial aspects of the laboratory including budgeting, equipment acquisition, cost control, and revenue generation.
• Develops, implements, and reviews operational and financial metrics to monitor and enhance performance.
• Provides leadership and direction for ensuring quality patient care, safe patient care, and patient/customer satisfaction.
• Participates and contributes to assigned committees, task forces, and community service if applicable.
• Develop policies and protocols, performance improvement initiatives, monitor labor and staffing, and develop the laboratory leadership team
• Work with senior leadership team to develop and drive strategic organizational initiatives.

Responsibilities

Required experience

• 2 years of leadership experience, preferably in a hospital setting.

Required Licensure/Education

• Master's degree required in laboratory science or management

Employee Health Requirements

Exposure to:

• Chemicals: Refer to MSDS sheets
• Video Display Terminals: Average
• Blood and Body Fluids: Exposure is infrequent due to administrative job function.
• TB or Airborne Pathogens: Rare, the only risk is that associated with contact with the general public.

Sensory requirements (speech, vision, smell, hearing, touch):

• Speech: Needed for presentations, training, telephone communication, facilitating meetings.
• Vision: Needed for computer entry, reading memos and literature.
• Smell: Needed for electrical/fire safety.
• Hearing: Needed for telephone communication, meetings and listening to employee concerns.
• Touch: Needed for writing, computer entry, filing.

Activity/Lifting Requirements:

Percentage of time during the normal workday the employee is required to:

• Sit: 60%
• Twist: 0%
• Stand: 10%
• Crawl: 0%
• Walk: 30%
• Kneel: 0%
• Lift: 0%
• Drive: 0
• Squat: 0%
• Climb: 0%
• Bend: 0
• Reach above shoulders: 1%

The weight required to be lifted each normal workday according to the continuum described below:

• Up to 10 lbs: Occasionally
• Up to 20 lbs: Occasional
• Up to 35 lbs: Occasionally
• Up to 50 lbs: Not Required
• Up to 75 lbs: Not Required
• Up to 100 lbs: Not Required
• Over 100 lbs: Not Required

Describe and explain the lifting and carrying requirements. (Example: the distance material is carried; how high material is lifted, etc.):

Carry reagents to put away for storage, carries reports and paperwork.

Maximum consecutive time (minutes) during the normal workday for each activity:

• Sit: 120
• Twist: 0
• Stand: 30
• Walk: 30
• Kneel: 0
• Lift: 0
• Drive: 0
• Squat: 0
• Climb: 0
• Bend: 0
• Reach above shoulders: 2

Repetitive use of hands (Frequency indicated):

• Simple grasp up to 10 lbs. Normal weight:
• Pushing & pulling Normal weight:
• Fine Manipulation: Calculator, keyboard, writing instruments

Repetitive use of foot or feet in operating machine control: Not Required

Environmental Factors & Special Hazards:

Environmental Factors (Time Spent):

• Inside hours: 8
• Outside hours : 0
• Temperature: Normal Range
• Lighting: Average
• Noise levels: Average
• Humidity: Normal Range
• Atmosphere: Odors

Special Hazards: Mechanical, electrical, chemical, other - rare exposure to above hazards

Protective Clothing Required: Goggles and mask only as necessary

Pay Range

USD $63.30 - USD $88.03 /Hr