Director, Laboratory Services

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Overview:

Assumes responsibility and accountability for the success of integrated Hospital Laboratory operations as well as shared functions including pathology, transfusion medicine, point of care testing, regulatory compliance, quality and safety across specified geographic regions in Sentara HealthCare. Contributes to the success of hospitals by integrating performance improvement initiatives together with regulatory requirements, while supporting goals and objectives for facilities spanning multiple divisions.

Education

• Bachelors Degree (Required)

• MHA or MBA in Healthcare (Preferred)

Experience

• Minimum 5 years Laboratory Leadership experience within an Integrated Delivery System required

• Strong managerial experience required

• Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to build relationships with peers and leadership

• Proven ability to bring excellent business acumen and resourcefulness to the management of the lab.

• Demonstrated ability to recruit, grow, and lead a high performing team. Build and sustain a positive and energetic culture within an organization.

• Effective verbal and written communication and presentation skills.

• Be comfortable and flexible with common change. Ability to drive change, standardize, and integrate across the 19 laboratories throughout the 12 hospital system.

• Verified ability to function as a strong member of a very motivated and integrated leadership and operations team.

• Preferred experience with EPIC Beaker or other significant LIS (Laboratory Information System) development and functionality.

• Knowledge of quality assurance procedures and practices.

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Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, located in Norfolk, VA, is a 525-bed tertiary care facility that is home to the only Level I Adult Trauma Center and burn trauma unit in Hampton Roads, and also serves as the primary teaching hospital for Eastern Virginia Medical School.

In addition to the high-quality heart program at Sentara Heart Hospital, our facility is home to Nightingale Regional Air Ambulance and several other dedicated facilities and specialized services. As a recognized accredited Comprehensive Stroke Center, and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence, our hospital specializes in heart and vascular, neurosciences, neurosurgery, urology, oncology, spine care, advanced imaging, behavioral health, maternity, and women's health, including a state-of-the-art neonatal intensive care unit.

Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.

In support of our mission "to improve health every day," this is a tobacco-free environment.

For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:

Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.