Lab Director

Prime Healthcare; Olympia Fields (IL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

401K retirement plan

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Prime Healthcare's Olympia Fields Hospital seeks a Lab Director to oversee the clinical laboratory and multiple departments—administrative, financial, compliance, quality improvement, technical and personnel activities. This role provides operational guidance to local site management and ensures system-wide standardization.

The Lab Director will ensure CLIA, CAP, TJC, and ACHC compliance, partner with Corporate LAB OPS for LIS and policy alignment, and drive KPIs in finance, quality and service

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a scientific field required.
• CLS/MLS license or ASCP equivalent preferred.
• Minimum 5 years supervisory clinical lab experience.
• General accounting and statistics in financial operations.
• LEAN Six Sigma certification preferred; Master’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the clinical laboratory and multiple departments.
• Provide operational guidance to local site management.
• Ensure regulatory compliance (CLIA, CAP, TJC, ACHC).
• Promote standardization and KPI achievement across labs.
• Perform routine laboratory testing as needed.

Skills

Accounting & finance operations

Quality tools

LEAN Six Sigma

Leadership / supervision

Education

Bachelor of Science in a scientific field

Clinical Laboratory Scientist / MLS license (ASCP) preferred

Master’s Degree preferred

Tools

LIS (Laboratory Information System)

Job description

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, ACHC) 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

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

Pay Transparency

Olympia Fields Hospital 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.

• paid time off
• a 401K retirement plan
• medical
• dental
• vision coverage
• tuition reimbursement
• many more voluntary benefit options

A reasonable compensation estimate for this role, which includes estimated wages, benefits and other forms of compensation, is $85,280 to $123,510 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.

The company is dedicated to empowering its staff with a comprehensive, competitive benefits package, allowing them the freedom to customize their benefits to fit their unique needs. Our abundant resources, programs, and voluntary options serve as a foundation for individual growth and well-being. Learn more here: https://www.primehealthcare.com/benefitsthatmattermost/

Employment Status

Full Time

Shift

Days

Equal Employment Opportunity

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf