Laboratory Director

Zunch Staffing; Portsmouth (NH); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation Bonus

Job summary

Zunch Staffing is seeking a Laboratory Director to lead operations, ensure regulatory compliance, and drive innovation across the laboratory. You will oversee staffing, budgeting, vendor relationships, and policy implementation, reporting to the Division Director of Laboratory Services.

The role demands strong communication, coaching, and strategic management of resources to maintain high-quality lab services.

Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of laboratory methods and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Thorough knowledge of laboratory billing guidelines.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Effective team building and organizational skills.
• Ability to direct, supervise, teach and motivate staff.
• Ability to assimilate and analyze information and recommend actions.
• Effective problem solving and decision-making skills.

Responsibilities

• Directs operations, programs, and activities to meet organizational and regulatory requirements and drive innovation.
• Ensures adequate and qualified staffing for the department through timely and consistent staff hiring, orientation, competency, training, performance feedback, and performance management.
• Develops and recognizes staff through coaching and regular feedback.
• Sets and executes department strategies to meet goals for service, quality, regulatory compliance, financial, patient satisfaction, and personnel management.
• Proactively and regularly seeks feedback and input from internal and external sources.
• Oversees the financial operation for the laboratory by monitoring resource utilization, identifying variances and opportunities, and adjusting as needed to meet service and fiscal goals.
• Assures compliance with standards set forth by accrediting agencies such as CAP, JCAHO, CLIA, FDA, and CMS.
• Develops and implements policies and procedures and verifies annual review of all policies and procedures.
• Manages key vendor relationships and supply contracts in coordination with Laboratory Services and Supply Chain guidance.
• Develops and implements a communication plan to ensure that department personnel are well informed.
• Directs and organizes operations through the appropriate delegation of responsibilities and authority in accordance with regulatory guidelines.
• Monitors and evaluates the activities of the staff and provides management, coaching, guidance, delegation opportunities, and on-the-job training and re-training as necessary to ensure operational efficiency and adherence to policies and procedures.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Staff development

Regulatory compliance

Communication

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Office suite

Education

Baccalaureate Degree

Master's Degree

Medical Technologist certification

State licensure

Tools

Microsoft Office

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Relocation Bonus: Available for candidates living more than 50 miles from facility

Job Summary: The Laboratory Director is responsible for overseeing laboratory operations, programs and activities to meet organizational and regulatory requirements, and drive innovation. The role involves ensuring adequate and qualified staffing for the department, setting and executing department strategies, managing the financial operation of the laboratory, assuring compliance with regulatory requirements, and managing key vendor relationships and supply contracts. The Laboratory Director is also responsible for developing and implementing a communication plan to ensure that department personnel are well informed.

Key Responsibilities:

• Directs operations, programs, and activities to meet organizational and regulatory requirements and drive innovation.
• Ensures adequate and qualified staffing for the department through timely and consistent staff hiring, orientation, competency, training, performance feedback, and performance management.
• Develops and recognizes staff through coaching and regular feedback.
• Sets and executes department strategies to meet goals for service, quality, regulatory compliance, financial, patient satisfaction, and personnel management.
• Proactively and regularly seeks feedback and input from internal and external sources.
• Oversees the financial operation for the laboratory by monitoring resource utilization, identifying variances and opportunities, and adjusting as needed to meet service and fiscal goals.
• Assures compliance with standards set forth by accrediting agencies such as CAP, JCAHO, CLIA, FDA, and CMS.
• Develops and implements policies and procedures and verifies annual review of all policies and procedures.
• Manages key vendor relationships and supply contracts in coordination with Laboratory Services and Supply Chain guidance.
• Develops and implements a communication plan to ensure that department personnel are well informed.
• Directs and organizes operations through the appropriate delegation of responsibilities and authority in accordance with regulatory guidelines.
• Monitors and evaluates the activities of the staff and provides management, coaching, guidance, delegation opportunities, and on-the-job training and re-training as necessary to ensure operational efficiency and adherence to policies and procedures.

Requirements:

• Thorough knowledge of laboratory methods and processes. Correlates disease states with test results.
• Thorough knowledge of laboratory accreditation and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Thorough knowledge of laboratory billing guidelines.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Effective team building and organizational skills.
• Ability to direct, supervise, teach, coach and motivate staff.
• Ability to assimilate and analyze information and recommend actions to be taken.
• Effective problem solving and decision-making skills. Knows when to seek guidance and elevate issues.
• Ability to prioritize, develop and execute plans.
• Ability to view work situations from a broad context understanding the interdependent nature of work processes. Assesses the impact of decisions on other components of the organization.
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• 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, GA, HI, LA, MT, NV, NY, ND, RI, TN, WV).
• 7 years of progressive laboratory management experience is required with complex laboratory operations.
• Hospital clinical laboratory experience preferred.

Other Information:

• Reports to Division Director of Laboratory Services.
• Beds: 209.
• Administrative oversight of lab.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Oversight of expenses and labor management.