Director Laboratory
Company: CommonSpirit Health
Location: Santa Cruz
Posted on: October 29, 2025
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Job Description:
The Administrative Director of Laboratory Services directs and
oversees the 24-hour operations of the clinical laboratory to meet
organizational needs and comply with federal and state
requirements. Directors may be assigned responsibility for multiple
sites or departments. Position Description: • Directs, plans,
organizes and implements strategies, and initiatives to enhance and
support the operations of the clinical laboratories to ensure high
quality, efficient, and cost-effective operations. • Directs and
oversees laboratory specimen collection, specimen processing,
on-site, point of care, and send-out testing services. •
Collaborates with facility administrative and clinical leadership
in the planning and implementation of policies and procedures,
programs, and initiatives that support the mission, growth and
success of the institution. • Provides direction to department
personnel to achieve operational and technical objectives including
workflow design, service quality, financial performance, regulatory
compliance, personnel management, patient satisfaction, and
employee engagement. • Monitors employee and departmental
performance to ensure adherence to policies and procedures,
timelines and regulatory requirements • Remains knowledgeable on
new technologies, methods and approaches within the laboratory
community Job Requirements Education/Experience: • Bachelor’s
degree in biological or chemical sciences, as defined by CLIA. •
Minimum of three combined years of leadership experience as a
supervisor, manager or director at a moderate or high complexity
laboratory. Preferred: • Masters Degree. One year experience as a
Director. License/Certification: • Clininical Laboratory
Department: State license: • California: CLS:CA • Nevada: CLS:NV or
GS:NV • North Dakota: MT-L:ND • Tennessee: MT-L:TN • MT or CLS or
MLS certification required, ASCP or equivalent (per requirement
sheet) • Pathology Laboratory department (AU 752000): • CT or HTL
certification required, ASCP or equivalent Dominican Hospital (a
member of Dignity Health) is a 222-bed facility that offers a wide
range of services to residents of California’s Central Coast. With
24/7 emergency care, comprehensive care in cardiac, orthopedics,
oncology, women’s and children’s services, we continue to lead the
region in medical innovation and excellence in healthcare.
Dominican offers emergency services and is a Certified Stroke
Center and Chest Pain Center. Dominican’s services include the only
comprehensive Cancer Center in Santa Cruz County, a Total Joint
Replacement program, and advanced neurological and endoscopic
services. Dominican regularly receives ‘A’ grades for hospital
safety from Leapfrog Group, and has received national recognition
for superior patient safety, cardiac care, and stroke treatment
from Healthgrades, a leading provider of comprehensive information
about physicians and hospitals. As Santa Cruz County’s heart attack
(STEMI) receiving center, Dominican Hospital provides cutting edge
cardiac care. The hospital’s heart attack treatment times
consistently beat the national average, and the hospital offers two
cardiac catheterization labs available 24 hours a day, 7 days a
week. Groundbreaking cardiac procedures at Dominican include the
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) procedure, which
allows for heart valve replacement without opening a patient’s
chest.
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