Director of Laboratory

This position is incentive eligible.

HCA Florida Lawnwood-Hospital Laboratory Director (Fort Pierce, FL)

The Director of Laboratory is responsible for directing the 24‑hour operations and activities of the clinical laboratory to meet organizational and regulatory requirements. Responsible for laboratory specimen collection, specimen management, clerical functions, in‑house and referral testing services. Actively participates in strategic and budgetary planning for assigned areas of responsibility. Provides direction to department personnel to achieve operational and technical objectives including workflow design, service quality, financial performance, regulatory compliance, personnel management, patient satisfaction, healthy work environment, and integration of intra and inter‑departmental activities.

• Concurrently monitors employee and departmental performance to ensure adherence to policies and procedures, timelines and regulatory requirements
• Reviews all departmental policies and procedures at least annually and revises, as needed.
• Develops, implements and monitors new policies and procedures as needed
• Ensures that department employees attend all mandatory IRL/departmental in‑services and staff meetings

• Develops monitoring systems for the collection, documentation and reporting of quality assessment and improvement data; extracts pertinent information from quality assessment and improvement studies, initiates corrective action plans, and re‑monitors results
• Evaluates existing systems and processes and develops corrective action plans for service/quality trends identified; initiates changes and monitors for improvement
• Ensures that departments proactively respond to feedback from customers (internal and external) and implements improvement mechanisms to enhance the overall ability of the department to meet the customer’s needs for laboratory services

• Concurrently monitors resource utilization, including payroll, supplies and expenses, client volume and revenue variation reports, outpatient volume reports, mileage and expense logs; participates in MOR. Takes action immediately, as needed, to rectify problems
• Responsible to ensure the weekly and monthly corporate key indicators are an accurate measurement of past and current performance for a basis for proactive response to a changing environment
• Ensures legal and ethical practices are always maintained
• Prepares and submits capital expenditure requests, department projections and annual budget.

• 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; fosters open communication by offering, encouraging, and accepting suggestions from staff regarding department operations
• Screens, interviews and selects qualified individuals for open positions within the department
• Reviews all department employee job descriptions at least annually and revises, as needed. Provides employees with a new job description if substantive changes are made
• Completes and conducts performance evaluations for all staff under direct supervision after three months of employment and annually, in a timely manner
• Maintains department education files, including new employee orientation checklist, equipment training checklist, mandatory in‑service attendance confirmation and continuing education
• Develops and monitors improvement action plans, as needed, to correct poor job performance
• Initiates counseling and discipline according to policies and procedures
• Terminations, status changes, and other personnel actions are completed in a timely fashion
• Reviews and approves payroll time sheets, purchasing requisitions, check requests, and scheduling requests
• Employee injuries are reported within specified time frames and IRL policy/procedure for work related injuries is followed and supported

• Directs and organizes the operations of the hospital rapid‑response laboratories…