Baptist Health (Central Alabama)

Faith-based hospital system serving Central Alabama

Director of Lab Services

Diagnostics & Laboratory ProfessionalsPosted on Nov 5

Full-timeBirmingham, AL, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in Clinical Laboratory, Chemical Science, or Biological Science is required.
Successful completion of a Clinical Laboratory training program is required.
Computer knowledge, including Laboratory Information Systems (LIS), Hospital Information Systems (HIS), and personal computers, is required.
A current license as a Supervisor in the specialty or specialties required by the laboratory section in Alabama is required.
Certification by a professional laboratory-certifying agency, such as the American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP), or eligibility for certification, is required.
Five years of Clinical Laboratory experience, including one year of supervisory experience, is required.

Responsibilities

Supervise all laboratory activities and department operations to meet laboratory service demands within the organization's financial and operational plan.
Implement operational and technical policies and procedures for resource utilization, financial performance, service standards, and compliance with regulatory and accrediting agency requirements at the laboratory site.
Provide input on operational goals.
Direct cost-effective utilization of personnel and supply inventory to meet or exceed financial success factors.
Review customer service and financial budgetary constraints.
Oversee the Point-of-Care testing program to ensure compliance.
Manage personnel according to Human Resources guidelines, including hiring, counseling, and separation of employees.
Coach team members.
Oversee scheduling.
Ensure timely implementation and maintenance of the performance management program, including coaching plans, competencies, and results sharing.
Coordinate with other laboratory sites to ensure consistency in technical, operational, and administrative policies and procedures.
Follow organizational policies, procedures, value statements, conduct standards, and the Compliance Program.
Manage personnel functions, including hiring, work assignments, coaching plans, and disciplinary actions.
Maintain reasonably regular and punctual attendance consistent with organizational policy and applicable federal, state, and local standards.
Maintain compliance with organizational policies and procedures.
Interact with pathologists, medical staff, laboratory employees, other department managers, and laboratory customers regarding laboratory services.
Work with Purchasing to negotiate vendor contracts and implement cost-containment measures.
Use process-improvement indicators, benchmarks, customer requirements, and team input to implement quality-service and team-relationship success factors.
Participate in intra- and interdepartmental process-improvement activities.
Practice and oversee safety and infection-control practices.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Position Summary

At Baptist Health, our mission is to improve the health and quality of life for the individuals and communities we serve.

Baptist Health Princeton Hospital offers great NEW competitive pay and benefits!

Medical, Dental, Vision
403(b) Retirement Savings Plan w/matching
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Paid Time Off (up to 5 weeks to start)
Life Insurance
Extended Leave Plan (ELP)
Family Care (childcare, elder care, pet care)
Educational Benefits including tuition reimbursement & monthly payments to help pay down any graduated school debt

ALL benefits start on day one!

Position Summary

Responsible for supervising all activities within the laboratory including department operations to meet laboratory service demands within Baptist Health's financial and operational plan.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions

Responsible for supervising all activities within the laboratory including department operations to meet laboratory service demands within Baptist Health’s financial and operational plan.
Implements operational and technical policies and procedures for resource utilization, financial performance, service standards, and compliance to regulatory and accrediting agency requirements at laboratory site of responsibility.
Provides input on operational goals.
Directs cost effective utilization of resources, including personnel and supply inventory, to meet or exceed financial critical success factors.
Reviews customer service and financial budgetary constraints.
Oversees Point-of-Care testing program to ensure compliance.
Practices personnel management according to Baptist Health Human Resources guidelines, policies and procedures including hiring, counseling, and separation of employees.
Coaches team members.
Oversees scheduling.
Ensures Performance management program is implemented and maintained in a timely manner including coaching plans, competencies, and results sharing.
Interacts with other Baptist Health Laboratory to ensure consistency in technical, operational, and administrative policies and procedures.
Adheres to Baptist Health policy, procedures, value statements and Commitment to Excellence standards, Code of Conduct standards and the Compliance Program.
Manages various personnel functions including hiring, work assignments, coaching plans, and disciplinary actions.
Able to maintain reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Baptist Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
Able to maintain compliance with all Baptist Health policies and procedures.

Other Related Functions

Regularly interacts with Pathologists, Medical staff, laboratory employees, other department managers, and key laboratory customers regarding laboratory services.
Works with the Purchasing department in the negotiations of vendor contracts and cost containment measures.
Utilizes process improvement indicator results, benchmark information, customer requirements, and team input to implement quality service and team relationship critical success factors.
Participates in Process Improvement activities both inter and intra departmentally.
Practices and oversees safety and infection control practices.
Perform all other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education/Training

Bachelor degree in Clinical Laboratory, Chemical or Biological Science required. Successful completion of a Clinical Laboratory training program. Computer knowledge including Laboratory Information Systems (LIS), Hospital Information Systems (HIS), and personal computers.

Licensure/Certification

Current license as a Supervisor in the specialty/specialties required by the laboratory section in the State of Alabama. Certified by a professional laboratory-certifying agency, i.e. by the American Society of Clinical Pathologist (ASCP) or eligible.

Experience

Five years of Clinical Laboratory experience is required, to include 1 year of supervisory experience.

About the Company

Baptist Health (Central Alabama)

Faith-based hospital system serving Central Alabama

Baptist Health is a faith-based nonprofit health system caring for communities across Central and Northeast Alabama. Its hospitals, emergency services, physician practices and outpatient clinics combine acute, primary and specialty care, including heart, cancer, surgical, diagnostic and women's services. Baptist Health Medical Group includes community-based physician practices alongside hospital and specialty care, extending services beyond inpatient stays. The system is part of Orlando Health, a nonprofit academic health organization whose network spans Florida, Puerto Rico and Alabama. Baptist Health traces its roots to a hospital ministry founded by Birmingham-area Baptist congregations in 1922.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Not listed
Founded: 1922

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