Division Laboratory Director

HCA Healthcare Laboratory Services is a full-service provider of clinical laboratory and anatomic pathology services, providing hospitals, physicians, and clients with timely diagnostic information for patient care. Our infrastructure includes a fully automated esoteric core laboratory in Fort Lauderdale, a histology and microbiology operation in Largo, Florida, and a network of hospital-based rapid-response laboratories present in four HCA Healthcare divisions in Florida. Our core laboratories support more than 250 acute and rehab hospitals, physician practices, surgery centers, and commercial accounts.



Job Summary and Qualifications

GENERAL SUMMARY OF DUTIES: The primary responsibilities of the Division Director of Laboratory Services:

• Coordinates with Service Line leadership to provide assessment and consulting services to Division and Facility leadership for HCA facilities.
• Provides consultative services to other HBP service lines, as needed
• Directs activities in one or more HCA Hospitals on matters related to the provision of quality, efficient and cost effective services
• With an emphasis on collaboration, implements strategies and tactics to promote the development of team members
• Executes operational assessments as directed
• Manages multiple engagements concurrently, including: management of division laboratory activities, on site interviews, current state process improvement, utilization analysis, operating model implementations, current state/future gap analysis, financial analysis and budgeting, and billing analyses.
• Knowledgeable and capable of working with key stakeholder groups to coordinate activities including other Service Line resources, Division leadership, medical director (pathology), Performance Improvement, laboratory leaders, Supply Chain, etc.
• Develops and maintains strong working relationships with other operating groups within HCA such as IT&S, Supply Chain, etc.
• Communicate regularly as required, (weekly, biweekly or monthly) for operating reports MORs with the Service Line leadership, Division Presidents, Division CFOs and the Divisions' hospitals' CEOs.
• Ensure all internal approvals prior to executing recommendations.

DUTIES INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

• Supports the Laboratory Service Line to execute on laboratory service opportunities in assigned division including:
  1. Implementation of laboratory test (ordering), facility test menu, and equipment platform formularies, as well as other Service Line objectives
  2. Coordination/centralization of laboratory services within geographic region,
  3. Optimization of market based contracting and adherence to HPG/HCA contracts,
  4. Reference testing vendor selection and utilization,
  5. Assessment of client and commercial outreach business profitability
  6. Billing compliance and charge capture
  7. Assists in implementing best practices regarding laboratory quality and operations
  8. Ensures facility laboratory readiness for ongoing successful regulatory accreditation.
• Works collaboratively with all levels of HCA, Service Lines, Divisions, and Hospital leadership to assess and identify options.
• Thrives in a matrixed environment
• Utilizes sophisticated processes and systems to gather and analyze critical information required to conduct a thorough assessment and develop comprehensive recommendations.
• Reviews all recommendations with Service Line leadership to ensure alignment with Service Line strategy and presents sophisticated presentations to relevant stakeholder groups.
• Understands the critical nature of laboratory services that are vital to the operations of HCA Hospitals and that failure to perform the duties of this position and result in the disruption and delay of vital patient care services.
• Leads the development and training of a team of high functioning laboratory directors who can assist in the execution of the duties delineated herein
• Continually monitors and stays abreast of legislative and regulatory changes affecting laboratory services.
• Takes initiative to develop steps and processes in an effort to proactively identify areas of opportunity.
• Interacts with Physician leadership to ensure practice business needs are met and performance is sustainable.
• Communicates the Laboratory Services suite of services effectively throughout all levels of the organization and represents the Service Line in professional manner.
• Executes the strategic direction of the Service Line, Division, and Hospitals' CEOs.
• Interacts on a regular basis with Division and facility leadership to ensure their services and clinical operations needs are met: o Works with Service Line and Division Leadership assess ability of operating models or partnerships to meet HCA enterprise financial and operational goals.
• Manages financial performance to budget and prior period trends and understands causes of variances.
• Resolving any clinical quality/operational/financial issues in a timely manner.
• Keeps lines of communication open between Division Leadership and the Service Line
• Recommends corrective action as required to eliminate negative variances.
• Meets regularly with direct reports to ensure their effective involvement in Service Line, division and facility strategic initiatives.

What qualifications you will need:

• Bachelor's Degree in Medical Technology or Laboratory Science is required.
• Master's or above Degree in Business, Healthcare Administration, other applicable field is preferred.
• Professional organization association required.
• Clinical laboratory experience required.
• Minimum of 5+ years' of recent experience in laboratory, at a director/manager level and/or laboratory consulting required
• < >Effective working knowledge of healthcare systems management, hospital/laboratory management, healthcare financial management, and third-party reimbursement issues, and clinical operations.This role requires you to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 based on local, state and /or federal law or regulations (unless a medical or religious exemption is approved).Additional Information:
  Background as a Medical Technologist is required
  No gaps with employment
  Must have Multi-Site Lab experience on a National or Regional Level
  Prefer local TN applicants, but open to serious applicants looking to relocate
  
  Central Lab Address:
  1 Dell Parkway, Building A, Level 3
  Nashville, TN 37228