Lab. Lead
Community Health Systems • Poplar Bluff, MO • Posted June 17, 2026
About the Role
**Job Summary**
The Lab Lead supports the daily operations of one or more divisions of the clinical laboratory by performing and overseeing testing activities, maintaining quality and compliance standards, and serving as a resource for laboratory personnel. This role ensures timely and accurate diagnostic results, supports interdepartmental communication, and collaborates with laboratory leadership on operational effectiveness, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement initiatives.
**Essential Functions**
+ Performs routine and complex laboratory tests in assigned areas with 99% accuracy, ensuring timely results for high-priority departments such as ER, OR, and Cath Lab.
+ Conducts and documents quality control procedures, identifies issues, and initiates appropriate corrective actions.
+ Assists the Technical Supervisor and Director with interdepartmental communications and laboratory functions, acting as a lead resource for laboratory staff.
The Lab Lead supports the daily operations of one or more divisions of the clinical laboratory by performing and overseeing testing activities, maintaining quality and compliance standards, and serving as a resource for laboratory personnel. This role ensures timely and accurate diagnostic results, supports interdepartmental communication, and collaborates with laboratory leadership on operational effectiveness, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement initiatives.
**Essential Functions**
+ Performs routine and complex laboratory tests in assigned areas with 99% accuracy, ensuring timely results for high-priority departments such as ER, OR, and Cath Lab.
+ Conducts and documents quality control procedures, identifies issues, and initiates appropriate corrective actions.
+ Assists the Technical Supervisor and Director with interdepartmental communications and laboratory functions, acting as a lead resource for laboratory staff.