The Executive Director Lab Administration leads and is accountable for all aspects of corporate Clinical Laboratory Operations throughout the system and has a key role in setting and executing departmental strategy, including developing and overseeing the creation and execution of laboratory strategies and policies, including budget planning, project delivery and people development. Responsibilities include but are not limited to, strategic planning, meeting customer service expectations, program growth and development, oversight of daily operations, delivery of cost effective services, establishing and meeting a budget, regulatory compliance, and corporate standardization of processes, policy and procedures.

• Develop and implement strategic planning for all laboratory services across the system.

• Accountable for growth and expansion of laboratory services including new site development and acquisition strategies.

• Identifies, recommends and acts upon business opportunities related to laboratory services for Atlantic Health System

• Provide leadership in the areas of laboratory clinical services, operations, compliance and expense management to the Division and individual facilities overall strategic plan to improve Laboratory Services and ensure achievement of AHS Laboratory Service Line goals and objectives.

• Develop and strengthen collaborative relationships with the division and facility team to advance laboratory practice and care of our patients.

• Develop, implement and coordinate expense and clinical saving opportunities, accreditation readiness and quality control, testing services, policy and procedure, process and product standardization, equipment contract standardization, and identification of tool implementation.

• Evaluate, interpret and recommend key laboratory metrics; present and deliver to key stakeholders

• Interprets, communicates and assures the implementation of the organization’s mission, vision and values.

• Strategizes opportunities for business growth and development in all areas of outlined responsibilities and as assigned. Identifies trends in the market for new services. Develops business models, policies, and procedures, along with capital investments to implement business improvements.

• Collaborates with Physicians/Providers, nursing and other members of the healthcare team to ensure excellence in patient care in all areas of outlined responsibilities and as assigned.

• Works closely with department leadership to ensure appropriate activities of each department assigned are being delivered to patients within the established standards of care. Ensure patient care is provided in a safe and caring environment while also providing an ideal patient experience.

Availability

• The Executive Director is not required to be on-site at all times testing is performed. However, he/she must be available to the laboratory on an as needed basis to provide consultation via telephone or electronic means.

Reapportions of Duties

• If the laboratory executive director reapportions performance of his responsibilities, he/she remains responsible for ensuring that all duties are properly performed.

Experience/Skills Requirements

• Minimum of ten (10) years of progressively responsible leadership experience in clinical laboratory management preferably with large areas of responsibility including three (3) years Administrative and Leadership at the director level or above.

• Five (5) years management experience in a complex multi healthcare system or reference laboratory

• Prior demonstrated successful experience in a multi structured health care institution or larger commercial laboratory.

• Demonstrated experience in quality systems, project management, and regulatory compliance with CAP, CLIA, JCAHO, OSHA, EPA Accrediting Agency standards.

• Demonstrated experience with CMS, Press Ganey and HCAHPS in relation to patient satisfaction.

• Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining positive professional relationships with physicians, employees, peers and organizational leaders.

• Excellent financial management, delegation and organizational skills.

• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, and to react quickly and calmly in emergency situations.

• Strong strategic planning skills

• Must possess the ability to deal tactfully with colleagues, personnel, residents, family members, visitors, and the general public and possess an understanding of people and a sense of accountability, fairness, and consistency.

• Established analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills.

• Established coaching skills that inspire team members, leaders and physicians to execute and comply with network strategies.

• Capacity to collaborate with diverse populations of team members and physicians to gain consensus and achieve results.

• Proven writing, public speaking and presentation skills.

ABOUT US

At Atlantic Health System, our promise to our communities is; Anyone who enters one of our facilities, will receive the highest quality care delivered at the right time, at the right place, and at the right cost. This commitment is also echoed in the respect, development and opportunities we give to our more than 20,000 team members. Headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey, we are one of the leading non-profit health care systems in the nation. Our facilities and sites of care include:

• Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ

• Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ

• Newton Medical Center, Newton, NJ

• Chilton Medical Center, Pompton Plains, NJ

• Hackettstown Medical Center, Hackettstown, NJ

• Goryeb Children's Hospital, Morristown, NJ

• CentraState Healthcare System, Freehold, NJ

• Atlantic Home Care and Hospice

• Atlantic Mobile Health

• Atlantic Rehabilitation

We also have more than 900 community-based healthcare providers affiliated through Atlantic Medical Group. Atlantic Accountable Care Organization is one of the largest ACOs in the nation, and we are a member of AllSpire Health Partners.

We have received awards and recognition for the services we have provided to our patients, team members and communities. Below are just a few of our accolades:

• 100 Best Companies to Work For ® and FORTUNE® magazine for 15 years

• Best Places to Work in Healthcare - Modern Healthcare

• 150 Top Places to work in Healthcare - Becker's Healthcare

• 100 Accountable Care Organizations to Know - Becker's Hospital Review

• Best Employers for Workers over 50 - AARP

• Gold-Level "Well Workplace": Wellness Council of America (WELCOA)

• One of the 100 Best Workplaces for “Millennials” Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE® magazine

• One of the 20 Best Workplaces in Health Care: Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE® magazine

• Official Health Care Partner of the New York Jets

• NJ Sustainable Business

Named one of America's 50 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades, a World’s Best Hospital by Newsweek and recognized as a Best Regional Hospital in the NY Metro area by U.S. News & World Report.

Our Atlantic Neuroscience Institute is the region’s leader in neuroscience care. A hub for the New Jersey Stroke Network, we offer a broad range of advanced neurological, neurosurgical and neurodiagnostic services. We are also certified as a Level IV Epilepsy Center and home to the Gerald J. Glasser Brain Tumor Center, where more brain tumor surgeries are performed than anywhere else in New Jersey. Our CyberKnife® program is the largest and most experienced in the state. We also have a satellite emergency department in Union, NJ, which treats about 40,000 emergency cases each year.

Committed to providing exceptional care, Overlook Medical Center has achieved the prestigious Magnet® recognition. This designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center is the highest national honor for nursing excellence. What’s more, Overlook Medical Center has advanced certification from The Joint Commission for perinatal care and is designated an Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center. Additional Joint Commission-certified services include behavioral health care, spine surgery, wound care, and primary care medical home (PCMH).

EEO STATEMENT

Atlantic Health System, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor and therefore abides by applicable laws to protect applicants and employees from discrimination in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, genetics, or veteran status.