Laboratory Director

OverviewAbout Olympia Fields HospitalLocated in Olympia Fields, Illinois, Olympia Fields Hospital is a community-focused acute care hospital providing comprehensive medical and surgical services to patients across Chicago’s south suburban communities. The hospital’s services include emergency care, cardiovascular care, diagnostic imaging, laboratory services, and a variety of specialty programs.As part of Prime Healthcare, Olympia Fields Hospital combines a strong community presence with a commitment to clinical quality, patient-centered care, and operational excellence. For a Laboratory Director, this is an opportunity to provide strategic and operational leadership for a critical hospital function while collaborating with clinical and administrative partners to help deliver high-quality care.Why Join Olympia Fields Hospital Lead a critical clinical service that supports accurate diagnosis, timely treatment, and high-quality patient care. Make a visible impact by driving laboratory quality, operational excellence, regulatory readiness, and continuous improvement. Partner with hospital leadership and clinical teams to ensure laboratory services meet the needs of patients, physicians, and the broader organization. Develop and empower your laboratory team, creating a culture of collaboration, accountability, quality, and professional growth. Serve a meaningful community mission by supporting patients and families throughout Chicago’s south suburban communities. Bring your leadership vision to the lab, identifying opportunities to strengthen processes, enhance service, and support excellent patient outcomes. Join the Prime Healthcare system while leading laboratory services within a community-focused acute care hospital. ResponsibilitiesThe 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. Takes on special projects or other assignments and completes them within timeframe. Meet and consults with Corporate Laboratory Operations Leadership for policies, procedures, forms, instrumentation, equipment, supplies, and LIS. Promotes standardization throughout the system. Ensure laboratories will meet or exceed established corporate/site KPIs in finance, quality, and service. Perform routine laboratory testing to support the department as needed.Qualifications Bachelor of Science degree in a scientific field to meet requirements of Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA) required. Possession of a valid license or certificate of Clinical Laboratory Scientist or Medical Technologist or Medical Laboratory Scientist, 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. Pay Transparency Olympia Fields Hospital offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that provides employees the flexibility to tailor benefits according to their individual needs. Our Total Rewards package includes, but is not limited to, paid time off, a 401K retirement plan, medical, dental, and vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, and many more voluntary benefit options. A reasonable compensation estimate for this role, which includes estimated wages, benefits, and other forms of compensation, is $85,280 to $123,510 on an annualized basis. The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.The company is dedicated to empowering its staff with a comprehensive, competitive benefits package, allowing them the freedom to customize their benefits to fit their unique needs. Our abundant resources, programs, and voluntary options serve as a foundation for individual growth and well-being. Learn more here: https://www.primehealthcare.com/benefitsthatmattermost/ Employment Status Full Time Shift Days Equal Employment Opportunity Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf