Laboratory Director

Are you looking for a rewarding career with family-friendly hours and top-notch benefits? We’re looking for qualified candidates like you to join our Texas Health family.

Work location: Texas Health Southwest

Core work hours: Monday-Friday 8:00a – 5:00p

At Texas Health Southwest and Texas Health Clearfork we’re one hospital in two locations. We’re a 261-bed, full-service hospital serving southwest Fort Worth and surrounding areas since 1987.

We specialize in surgical services, orthopedics, rehab services, imaging services and adult critical care, and we have a 24-hour emergency department. Plus, we are a certified Primary Heart Attack center, certified Primary Stroke center, Level III Trauma, Level III Maternal, Level III Neonatal center, certified Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement facility, and a nationally accredited Breast Center.

Texas Health Southwest has received Magnet designations, plus a CMS 5-Star rating, the US News World report top hospital award, and multiple awards for STEMI/NSTEMI.

Job Description

Operations: Plan, organize, and delegate activities as required for safe, efficient, and effective operation of the department(s) including active participation with other hospital and leadership staff to accomplish this purpose. Identify and utilize processes and resources that support optimal delivery of data and information to staff.

Human Resources: Accountable and responsible for staffing needs. Responsible for personnel functions including staffing, performance reviews and corrective action. Promote professional growth and development of all employees. Recognize and reward individual and team accomplishments. Supports shared decision-making to develop inter/intradepartmental teamwork and team goal accomplishments. supports THR/THSW/Laboratory KPI indicators

Fiscal Management: Prepare operating and capital budgets for areas of responsibility. Manage the approved budget and adjust strategies as needed to meet budget expectations. Communicate information from management reports to direct care providers. Support THR/THSW KPI indicator in Operating Income. Supports THR/THSW KPI indicator of Total Expense per Adjusted Discharge.

Customer Satisfaction and Continuous Quality Improvement: Incorporate customer needs and expectations into daily operations and business planning strategies. Promote team building strategies and principles of group process in interaction with staff. Supports THR/THSW KPI indicator in Customer Satisfaction.

Professional Accountability and Compliance Standards: Network with peers to share ideas and conduct mutual problem-solving. Recognize/communicate ethical and legal concerns through established channels of communication. Promote and demonstrate the professional image of laboratory science in demeanor, appearance, attitude, and behavior. Supports THR/THSW KPI indicator of Quality/Patient Safety. Engage in self-performance appraisal, identifying areas of strengths as well as areas for professional practice development.

Education

Bachelor's Degree Medical Technology or related field Required

Master's Degree Preferred

Experience

5 Years progressive leadership experience Required

and

10 Years in a clinical lab with experience in high complexity testing Required

Managerial Experience Preferred

Licenses and Certifications

MT(ASCP) - Medical Technologist or equivalent Upon Hire Required

Skills

Excellent communication skills including strong positive interpersonal skills, the ability to read, write, and speak English clearly. Problem solving ability, time management skills. Ability and skills to manage and counsel employees. Possess organizational skills to multi task and function successfully in a fast-paced work environment. Computer expertise in Word, Excel, Power Point and/or other data bases. Administrative skills to compile statistics and maintain logs. Clinical laboratory skills, Financial analysis, budgeting and, statistical skills that include knowledge of laboratory validations. Mathematics and statistical expertise with interpretations of QC data, budget analysis, presentations skills, and financial analysis skills. Knowledge and expertise with regulations for Human Relations, experience with Cerner Millennium LIS, EPIC HIS, CareFusion Specimen Verification System, and Invision.

Why Texas Health?

At Texas Health Resources, our mission is “to improve the health of the people in the communities we serve”.

We are one of the largest faith-based, nonprofit health systems in the United States with a team of more than 24,000 employees of wholly owned/operated facilities plus 2,200 employees of consolidated joint ventures in the greater Dallas Fort Worth area. Our career growth and professional development opportunities are top-notch and our benefits are equally outstanding.

Join our award-winning Texas Health family and become a part of a team that is improving the health of our communities daily. You belong here.

Here are a few of our recent awards:

2022 FORTUNE Magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For®” (8 th year in a row)

A "Top 100 Places to Work" for 2021 by The Dallas Morning News (10 th time)

#1 as 2021 “20 Best Workplaces in Health Care and Biopharma” by Great Place to Work® and Fortune (7th consecutive year, 6th year as #1)

“America’s Best Employers for Diversity” list by Forbes

A “100 Best Workplaces for Millennials" by Fortune and Great Place to Work®

A 2021 LinkedIn Top Companies in Dallas - Fort Worth list. This award recognizes the best workplaces for team members to grow their careers and honors companies that not only attract talent but also invest in the development of their employees.

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