Job Description

The purpose of the Laboratory Director is to lead and streamline the highly specialized and multifaceted operations of the laboratory with the goal of improving integration and ensuring a positive patient experience in order to remain relevant and competitive in the market.

Job Duties:

• Provides medical laboratory diagnostic and therapeutic information, products, and services by establishing specimen preparation procedures; developing and implementing analytical procedures; evaluating laboratory information; consulting with pathologists; reporting results according to protocols mandated by the hospital and public health department.
• Maintains medical laboratory equipment performance by establishing quality standards; developing operations, quality, and troubleshooting procedures; ensuring staff compliance; certifying instrument performance; arranging equipment replacement, service, and repair.
• Maintains medical laboratory supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies.
• Maintains medical laboratory productivity by monitoring workload of functional areas; identifying peak and slack periods; making operational or staffing adjustment.
• Maintains quality results by participating in the hospital quality assurance program; consulting with pathologists; performing proficiency surveys; reviewing quality control and quality assurance programs; making adjustments in policy and procedures; generating reports; maintaining records.
• Maintains medical laboratory information system by identifying information needs and problems; recommending improvements; establishing priorities; testing; writing user manuals; training employees; maintaining security and confidentiality.
• Implements new programs, tests, methods, instrumentation, and procedures by investigating alternatives; preparing proposals; developing and performing parallel testing; monitoring progress.
• Maintains medical laboratory staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees.
• Completes operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees; following up on work results.
• Maintains medical laboratory staff results by counseling and disciplining employees; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
• Complies with state and professional continuing education licensure requirements by providing in-service programs; monitoring outcomes.
• Resolves problems by consulting with pathologists, other laboratory staff, technical coordinators, laboratory directors, physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals; attending committee meetings.
• Bills for services by completing requests for service; monitoring billed units; providing the billing office with service codes.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Education:

Bachelor Degree or higher. Current MT/MLT Certification.

Training/Experience:

Prior laboratory management experience required.

Skills/Qualifications:

• EMR/EHR Experience
• Chemistry Techniques
• Lab Environment
• Clinical Lab Testing
• Cryogenic Procedures
• Creating a Safe, Effective Environment
• Sterilization
• Equipment Calibration
• Biohazard Safety
• Medical Teamwork
• Supply Management

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