About this role
It's more than a career, it's a calling
WI-SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison
Worker Type
Regular
Job Highlights
Named 150 Top Places to Work in Healthcare 2025 - Becker's Healthcare
Named One of the World’s Happiest Workplace 2025 – WorkL
Named One of America's Best In-State Employers 2025 - Forbes
Named One of America's Greatest Workplaces for Women 2025 – Newsweek
Named One of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Culture, Belonging & Community 2026 – Newsweek
SSM Health is a Catholic, not-for-profit health system serving the comprehensive health needs of communities across the Midwest through a robust and fully integrated health care delivery system. The organization’s 40,000 team members and more than 13,900+ providers are committed to providing exceptional health care services and revealing God’s healing presence to everyone they serve.
With care delivery sites in Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin, SSM Health includes 23 hospitals, more than 300 physician offices and other outpatient and virtual care services, 12 post-acute facilities, comprehensive home care and hospice services, a pharmacy benefit company, a health insurance company and an accountable care organization. It is one of the largest employers in every community it serves.
This position is NOT remote work eligible and will be based at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison, WI.
To request additional information, confidentially submit your interest, or nominate a fellow colleague, please contact:
Angela Jones
Executive Talent Partner
Job Summary
Performs the leadership function of setting objectives, planning, staffing and director activities of the laboratory. Responsible for the department’s overall delivery of service.
Job Responsibilities and Requirements
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Directs all areas within assigned lab.
- Ensures compliance with QA/QC standards required by CAP, CLIA, FDA and other regulatory guidelines.
- Directs or works directly on projects of complex scope.
- Develops and implements quality improvement processes and performance improvement plans.
- Develops financial plan.
- Attends and participates in committees.
- Develops policies, goals and objectives.
- Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of experience and education
EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor's degree: Seven years' technical experience in a laboratory setting including two years' concurrent supervisory experience. Master's degree or higher: Five years' technical experience in a laboratory setting including two years' concurrent supervisory experience.
REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS
State of Work Location: Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin
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Work Shift
Day Shift (United States of America)
Job Type
Employee
Department
3401000007 Lab - General
Scheduled Weekly Hours
40
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