Onsite Outpatient Operations Manager, Laboratory Services

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About the role

  • Operations Manager responsible for outpatient laboratory services in Denver health system. Ensuring operational efficiency and compliance across multiple locations while supporting service growth.

Responsibilities

  • Provide day-to-day operational oversight of laboratory services across multiple clinical locations to ensure efficient workflows, high-quality service, and compliance with organizational standards.
  • Supervise, coach, and support laboratory staff through regular one-on-one meetings, performance management, professional development, and annual evaluations.
  • Address employee relations issues in collaboration with Human Resources.
  • Monitor and manage financial performance across multiple administrative units, including budget preparation, expense monitoring, variance investigation, and productivity analysis to support responsible resource utilization.
  • Support strategic growth initiatives by coordinating operational planning for new laboratory sites, clinic expansions, and service line development.
  • Ensure ongoing readiness for regulatory and accreditation requirements, including Joint Commission standards, policy management, and coordination of survey preparation activities.
  • Develop, analyze, and present operational metrics including productivity, volume trends, turnover, and other performance indicators to support leadership decision-making and continuous improvement.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree Required
  • Master's Degree preferred
  • 4-6 years Minimum of 4 years of progressive leadership experience in laboratory operations, clinical laboratory services, or a related healthcare environment.
  • Experience should demonstrate performance management, regulatory knowledge and the ability to interpret operational metrics to support continuous improvement.
  • Required Licenses: MLSASCP-Medical Laboratory Scientist or equivalent - ASCP - American Society for Clinical Pathology
  • Knowledge of operational management and improvement practices sufficient to be able to accomplish assigned division objectives.
  • Skills in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with patients, employees, physicians, and the public.
  • Ability to maintain quality control standards
  • Ability to interpret, adapt, and apply guidelines and procedures
  • Ability to present to large groups and have quality public speaking skills
  • Ability to develop training and instructional material
  • Knowledge of electronic health records, Epic preferred
  • Proficient with project management tools and Microsoft Office Suite (particularly Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
  • Knowledge of regulatory standards and compliance requirements.
  • Skilled in decision making and analyzing data
  • Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively with other internal and external team members to ensure timelines are met.
  • Ability to act as a resource to staff for operational and administrative questions.
  • Ability to maintain effective working relationships with medical staff, administration, and other departments.
  • Has emotional intelligence and quotient, professional communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Strong organizational skills to set priorities and ability to work with high degree of accuracy and attention to details while responding to tight deadlines and multiple priorities and demands.
  • Ability to communicate positively and effectively both written and verbal to a variety of staff, managers, administration and other professionals.

Benefits

  • Outstanding benefits including up to 27 paid days off per year
  • Immediate retirement plan employer contribution up to 9.5%
  • Generous medical plans
  • Free RTD EcoPass (public transportation)
  • On-site employee fitness center and wellness classes
  • Childcare discount programs & exclusive perks on large brands, travel, and more
  • Tuition reimbursement & assistance
  • Education & development opportunities including career pathways and coaching
  • Professional clinical advancement program & shared governance
  • Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer+ free student loan coaching and assistance navigating the PSLF program
  • National Health Service Corps (NHCS) and Colorado Health Service Corps (CHSC) eligible employer

Job title

Outpatient Operations Manager, Laboratory Services

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

$94,700 - $146,900 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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