Director of Laboratory Services

Company Description

Community Hospital-Fairfax is a critical access hospital located in Fairfax, MO, serving the Northwest Missouri community. We offer a comprehensive range of services including acute and skilled care inpatient services, obstetrics, home health, surgery, radiology, laboratory, and therapy services. Our specialty clinics, including cardiology, urology, oncology, orthopedics, OB-GYN, and surgery, provide specialized care to our community. With a fantastic medical staff and a primary care clinic inside the hospital, we strive to meet the healthcare needs of our patients every day.

Role Description

This is a full-time on-site role for a Director of Laboratory Services at Community Hospital-Fairfax. The Director will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the laboratory department, including managing staff, ensuring quality control, coordinating testing processes, and implementing and maintaining laboratory protocols and procedures. The Director will work closely with other departments and medical staff to provide accurate and timely test results, contribute to patient care, and ensure regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Excellent leadership and management skills
• Ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams
• Experience in a hospital laboratory setting
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements and quality control standards
• Current certification as a Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) or Medical Technologist (MT)
• Minimum education includes an associate degree in a laboratory science, or medical laboratory technology from an accredited institution. A Bachelor of Science degree in biology science or related field is preferred.
• Required experience is at least 2 years of laboratory training or experience, or both, in high complexity testing.
• ASCP certification strongly preferred but not required.
• Knowledge of principles of management, supervision, and training.
• Familiarity with current government, laboratory regulations under CLIA.
• Effective communication skills and techniques, word-processing, and basic computer skills.
• Ability to work independently, multi-task, and adapt to changing workload