Hospital Laboratory Director

HiredFirst; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

HiredFirst in Nashville, TN, seeks a Hospital Laboratory Director to lead the hospital-based laboratory across multiple divisions in a expansive clinical network. The role is responsible for strategy, service quality, financial performance, and personnel management, ensuring regulatory compliance and patient safety.

You will oversee staffing lifecycle, vendor relations, budgeting, and reporting, with emphasis on CAP/JCAHO/CLIA/FDA/CMS standards, and drive improvements through data-driven Monthly

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in medical technology or related field required
• Master's degree preferred
• National Certification as Medical Technologist required
• State license where required (TN) for submission
• 3+ years of progressive hospital laboratory management experience
• Leadership experience required
• Hospital clinical laboratory experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead all operations, programs, and activities for the hospital-based laboratory
• Ensure regulatory compliance with CAP, JCAHO, CLIA, FDA, and CMS
• Set and execute department strategies to meet service, quality, financial, and personnel goals
• Oversee staffing lifecycle from hiring to performance coaching
• Manage vendor relationships and supply contracts with Lab Services and Supply Chain guidance
• Develop and maintain a communication plan to keep department personnel informed

Skills

Leadership

Regulatory compliance

Staff management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Medical Technology, Biomedical Science, Biology, or Chemistry

Master's degree

Job description

A Hospital Laboratory Director opportunity is available in Nashville, TN, with a clinical laboratory services network supporting more than 250 acute and rehabilitation hospitals, physician practices, surgery centers, and commercial accounts across multiple divisions.

The role. The Laboratory Director leads all operations, programs, and activities for the hospital-based laboratory, ensuring regulatory compliance with standards set by CAP, JCAHO, CLIA, FDA, and CMS. This position sets and executes department strategies to meet goals across service, quality, financial performance, and personnel management, while overseeing the financial operation of the laboratory — monitoring resource utilization, identifying variances, and preparing Monthly Operating Review reports. The Director is responsible for the full staffing lifecycle, from hiring and orientation through competency assessment, performance feedback, and ongoing coaching and development. Vendor relationships and supply contracts are managed in coordination with Laboratory Services and Supply Chain guidance, and a structured communication plan is developed and maintained to keep department personnel well informed.

What we're looking for.

• Baccalaureate Degree in Medical Technology, Biomedical Science, Biology, or Chemistry required
• Master's Degree preferred
• National Certification as a Medical Technologist required
• State license where required (CA, FL, LA, NV, TN) — required for submission
• 3+ years or more of progressive laboratory management experience is required with complex laboratory operations
• Leadership experience required
• Hospital clinical laboratory experience preferred
• This role requires you to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 based on local, state and/or federal law or regulations (unless a medical or religious exemption is approved)

Schedule.

Schedule details were not provided; specific shift information will be discussed during the interview process.