Laboratory Operations Director

10 Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center; Illinois; On-site; USD 115,000 - 178,000; Full time

Job summary

Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center is seeking a Laboratory Operations Director to lead lab operations, ensure high-quality testing, and oversee accreditation and facility management. The role emphasizes staff supervision, vendor coordination, and regulatory compliance to meet patient needs cost-effectively.

Qualified candidates hold a BS in a relevant lab science, with experience supervising technical/clinical staff and a strong commitment to continuous education and quality improvements in a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in chemical, physical, biological, or clinical lab science or medical technology.
• Experience supervising technical/clinical personnel is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of QA and accreditation processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day lab operations and drive continuous improvement.
• Oversee staff supervision and resource management to ensure high-quality testing.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards.
• Coordinate equipment selection, implementation, and maintenance.
• Support staff education and competency development.

Skills

Staff supervision

Quality assurance

Regulatory compliance

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in chemical, physical, biological, or clinical lab science or medical technology

Job description

Laboratory Operations Director Job Description

Laboratory Operations Director manages Lab Operations including technical functions and quality assurance. This position is responsible for the oversight of clinical testing, lab accreditation, and facility and equipment selection, implementation, and maintenance to ensure efficient and effective daily lab operation. Coordinates clinical projects and vendor resources to implement, maintain, and support laboratory equipment and ensure staff competency and education. Responsible for staff supervision and resource management for technical/clinical personnel and activities, assuring the provision of accurate testing that best meets customer needs in a cost-effective manner. Qualified individuals will have a bachelor's degree in chemical, physical, biological, or clinical lab science or medical technology.

Department: Laboratory Hours: Full-Time, 40 hours a week required Required: BS Degree Pay: Based on experience, starting at $114,940.80.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for managing day-to-day operations, Actively participates in ongoing continuing education opportunities to accomplish both personal and professional self-development and to remain current in healthcare issues and department specific trends., Coach: Leads by example. Demonstrates and coaches employees to attain the highest level of SBL Performance Standards. Inspires, nurtures, and challenges othes to reach their full potential. Provides timely employee feedback in spirit of helping employees to be successful. Provides meaningful performance evaluations within established timelines. Empower employees to perform to their fullest potential. Cooperates, collaborates, and forms partnerships. Works well with others (senior leaders, peers, employees, medical staff, etc.). Supports the needs of other departments and/or leaders. Retains and selects people who fit the culture of Service Excellence. Actively participates in hiring process and ensures that new employees meet all job and documentation requirements. Effectively applies the peer interview principles to select employees that reflect SBL Stds of Performance. Fosters positive employee relationships. Demonstrates passion and compassion. Shows empathy for others (patients, employees, peers, etc.) during difficult situations. Exudes enthusiasm everyday. Expresses appreciation for time and effort and offers rewards. Demonstrates effective use of Bravo Recognition and Rewards Program. Expresses appreciation/awards in a manner meaningful to the employee, uses the Bravo Preference Sheet. Provides education and cultivates successors. Supports employees in educational and professional growth opportunities. Identifies and nurtures potential successors.
• Communicator: Effectively conducts cascade learning sessions and submits accountability forms on time; ensures that the communication board is up to date; supports and participates in The Daily Charge. Demonstrates strong presentation and listening skills. Articulates thoughts effectively, using the SBAR format appropriately. Respects all others and their opinions. Applies active listening principles and is open to ideas of others. Presents differing opinions in a constructive manner. Consistently provides clear and honest feedback in a helpful manner. Frames mistakes positively, as learning opportunities. Accepts constructive feedback. Commits to improving performance where opportunities exist.
• Develops and administers staffing schedules to maximize utilization of material and human resources to achieve superior patient/customer service.
• Develops creative solutions as required in solving conflicts or complex problems; works to structure win-win solutions when possible.
• Ensures compliance with all regulatory agencies governing health care delivery and the rules of accreditation.
• Focuses on establishing stability and reducing variance in the operations of all departmental functions. Promotes and utilizes Quality Improvement principles and methods to achieve continuously improving departmental services and systems. Responds to appropriate requests and initiatives from Vice Presidents, other Directors and Managers, physicians, and staff to improve services.
• Life-Long Learner: Pursues learning opportunities. Actively participates in professional associations/organizations. Continues learning and professional development through reading and taking courses. Commits to professional leadership development. Actively involved in professional associations; encourages staff to develop their careers. Identifies and seeks best practices. Networks with professional groups/organizations to seek and share best practices. Participates in discussions and/or site visits to explore ways of doing things. Takes risks, is resilient and learns from mistakes. Uses FOCUS-PDCA to improve process performance and service mapping to improve customer service.
• Oversees the selection and implementation of new laboratory equipment and testing, and coordinates clinical projects including implementation, training and support.
• Prepares incident reports and other reports of unusual occurrences, testing results or instrument malfunctions.
• Prepares required statistical reports for quality management, accounting, marketing, hospital committees and administrative use.
• Provides direction and problem solving skills for laboratory functions, sets appropriate priorities among competing demands, and uses available information technology to support day-to-day work operations.
• Responsible for development, implementation, and evaluation of departmental policies, procedures, protocols and standards to maintain a high quality level of service.
• Safety Advocate: Ensures a safe environment and practices for patients and employees. Establishes an environment that encourages reporting of safety events. Supports and promotes a culture of reliability to speak up for safety. Encourages safety survey participation and develops improvement plans based on results.
• Seeks opportunities to more fully incorporate staff into daily operations.
• Service Champion: Commits and leads others to service excellence. Consistently submits weekly rounding and upstream reports. Ensures dept use of Service Recovery principles. Models and holds employees accountable to SBL Standards of Performance. Completes development of goals within established timelines and updates as indicated. Meets dept and org goals re: patient experience and/or other meaningful measures. Commits actions to benefit the community we serve. Participates in SBL community events.
• Steward: Practices Stewardship in the management of people, materials, and finances. Committed to accuracy of work of the department. Manages staff time and attendance effectively. Meets defind objectives within established deadlines. Meets timelines as established in Action Plans. Meets timelines for employee performance reviews and other HR responsibilities. Meets or exceeds budget performance.
• Values Compass: Demonstrates integrity and high ethical standards. Models and holds employees accountable to SBL Values. Demonstrates consistency in words and actions; keeps commitments; fulfills obligations. Takes responsibility for actions. Does the right thing, even when it is not the "easy" thing. Utilizes employee survey results to improve performance.

Requirements

• BS (Required)
• Compensation Estimated Compensation Range $114,940.80 - $178,152.00 Pay based on experience Eligible for participation in Management Incentive Compensation Program.

When you come to work for Sarah Bush Lincoln or Fayette County Hospital Long Term Care, you have our commitment to help make this the best work experience of your life. Career development is available through continuing education and on-site training, so come grow with us! We are striving to be the employer of choice in the area. Employees reap the benefit of our work culture which is steeped in professional and personal development programs. We have developed a solid benefit package to help retain our employees, while providing them opportunities to grow their careers. We support on-site classroom learning programs and internet courses, and we have a generous tuition reimbursement program-- all designed to help staff achieve their goals.