Welcome to Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital

Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital is a 595-bed comprehensive healthcare facility known for providing a wide range of medical services and specialized care to the Homewood community and beyond. Our dedicated team of physicians, nurses, clinicians and medical professionals are committed to delivering quality and compassionate care.

To best serve the Homewood and surrounding communities, Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital offers advanced care in a wide scope of specialties and services.

Director of Laboratory Services

A Brief Overview

Responsible for supervising all activities within the laboratory including department operations to meet laboratory service demands within Baptist Health's financial and operational plan.

Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital offers great, new competitive pay and a great benefits package, which includes: 

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• 403(b) Retirement Svings Plan
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Paid Time Off (Up to 5 weeks accrued)
• Life Insurance
• Extended Leave Plan (ELP)
• Family Care (child care, elder care, pet care)
• Paid Parental Leave
• Pet Insurance 
• Car Insurance 
• Educational benefits including tuition reimbursement & student loan assistance 
• All benefits start day one!

What you will do

• Responsible for supervising all activities within the laboratory including department operations to meet laboratory service demands within Baptist Health’s financial and operational plan.
• Implements operational and technical policies and procedures for resource utilization, financial performance, service standards, and compliance to regulatory and accrediting agency requirements at laboratory site of responsibility.
• Provides input on operational goals.
• Directs cost effective utilization of resources, including personnel and supply inventory, to meet or exceed financial critical success factors.
• Reviews customer service and financial budgetary constraints.
• Oversees Point-of-Care testing program to ensure compliance.
• Practices personnel management according to Baptist Health Human Resources guidelines, policies and procedures including hiring, counseling, and separation of employees.
• Coaches team members.
• Oversees scheduling.
• Ensures Performance management program is implemented and maintained in a timely manner including coaching plans, competencies, and results sharing.
• Interacts with other Baptist Health Laboratory to ensure consistency in technical, operational, and administrative policies and procedures.
• Adheres to Baptist Health policy, procedures, value statements and Commitment to Excellence standards, Code of Conduct standards and the Compliance Program.
• Manages various personnel functions including hiring, work assignments, coaching plans, and disciplinary actions.
• Able to maintain reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Baptist Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
• Able to maintain compliance with all Baptist Health policies and procedures.
• Regularly interacts with Pathologists, Medical staff, laboratory employees, other department managers, and key laboratory customers regarding laboratory services.
• Works with the Purchasing department in the negotiations of vendor contracts and cost containment measures.
• Utilizes process improvement indicator results, benchmark information, customer requirements, and team input to implement quality service and team relationship critical success factors.
• Participates in Process Improvement activities both inter and intra departmentally.
• Practices and oversees safety and infection control practices.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Education/Training

• Bachelor degree in Clinical Laboratory, Chemical or Biological Science required.
• Successful completion of a Clinical Laboratory training program.
• Computer knowledge including Laboratory Information Systems (LIS), Hospital Information Systems (HIS), and personal computers.

Licensure/Certification

• Certified by a professional laboratory-certifying agency, i.e. by the American Society of Clinical Pathologist (ASCP) or eligible.

Experience

• Five years of Clinical Laboratory experience is required, to include 1 year of supervisory experience.