Laboratory Director: Strategic Lab Operations Leader

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

Job summary

Olympia Fields Hospital in Olympia Fields, Illinois, part of Prime Healthcare, is seeking a Laboratory Director to oversee the clinical laboratory and related departments. You will manage administration, finance, compliance, quality improvement, and personnel, ensuring integration with IT, supply chain, and HR.

The role requires a BS in a scientific field, a CLS/ASCP license or equivalent, and at least five years of supervisory clinical laboratory experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in a scientific field to meet CLIA requirements.
• Possession of a valid license or certificate of CLS/MT/MLS, 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.

Responsibilities

• The Laboratory 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.
• Promotes standardization throughout the system and ensures laboratories meet or exceed corporate/site KPIs in finance, quality, and service.
• Perform routine laboratory testing to support the department as needed.

Skills

Leadership

Quality control

Financial acumen

Education

Bachelor of Science

Licensure (CLS/MT/MLS, ASCP)

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

LEAN Six Sigma

Job description

Olympia Fields Hospital in Olympia Fields, Illinois, part of Prime Healthcare, is seeking a Laboratory Director to oversee the clinical laboratory and related departments. You will manage administration, finance, compliance, quality improvement, and personnel, ensuring integration with IT, supply chain, and HR.

The role requires a BS in a scientific field, a CLS/ASCP license or equivalent, and at least five years of supervisory clinical laboratory experience.