Associate Director - Lab Quality & Regulatory Compliance

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Organization:

Quality Admin

Job Summary:

The Associate Director supervises, coordinates and monitors the work activity of a unit or department; develops program goals and objectives; prepares or assists in the preparation of annual operating budgets; recommends, evaluates and interprets personnel actions and policies.

Strong preference for Master's prepared candidates with MLS (ASCP) credentials with large hospital laboratory experience.

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The VUMC Quality Administration Laboratory Department is in need of a Associate Director to join the team!

Department Summary:

Our new 110,000-square-foot diagnostic core laboratory supports the needs of Vanderbilt University Medical Center's inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, regional hospitals, and extramural practice customers. Located five miles north of the 21st Avenue Nashville campus, the laboratory has expanded capacity to bring more testing to Vanderbilt, deploy innovative technology, improve patient care, and enhance team collaboration. The laboratory offers an expanded test menu supporting routine and specialized testing and aims to become the preferred reference laboratory provider in the southeast region.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop goals and objectives for the department based on interpretation of institutional policy and goals.
   

• Develop department work goals and objectives, based on interpretation of organization plans and forecasts.
   

• Plan to achieve goals or establish priorities.
   

• Help department understand, share and support the vision.
   

• Initiate changes in or develop new policies, procedures and/or methods.
   

• Ensure the most effective operations of the department through program development, process improvement and coordination/integration of processes with other departments.
   

• Follow-up/expedite work on obtaining information on procedures, data, or analysis of problem situations in order to get things done.
   

• Analyze situations/incidents, prepare and deliver oral briefings to executive management regarding recommendations or conclusions.
   

• Monitor and coordinate programs and actions.
   

• Coordinate the activity of two or more functions to effect unity of operations.
   

• Supervise a unit or department with full responsibility for planning, coordinating, and controlling the work procedures.
   

• Analyze and evaluate ongoing department programs to identify areas where adjustments/improvements are needed; provide advice/consultation to others regarding problems; monitor status reports concerning projects assigned to others.
   

• Participate in periodic management meetings to keep top management informed of department or unit problems and concerns.
   

• Participate in professional associations and development activities to remain informed regarding new development in the field and disseminate information to department personnel.
   

• Standardize services, processes, resources, and practice to improve efficiency.
   

• Participate in meetings with persons from other areas of the institution to coordinate plans and decisions.
   

• Define and achieve financial targets in support of business goals of the institution.
   

• Prepare an annual operating budget for a department, including direct labor, material and supplies, services, equipment maintenance and replacement.
   

• Develop cost reduction projects and targets in collaboration with subordinate managers and operating department managers.
   

• Evaluate organizational functions and structures to best determine the allocation and utilization of resources.
   

• Analyze and evaluate budget variance to determine cause.