Laboratory Medical Director

This is a full-time position in the OU Health Laboratory, with a faculty appointment in the Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center at a faculty rank of assistant professor to professor, either on the clinician, clinician-scientist, or clinician-educator track, depending upon proven experience, interest, and expertise in chemical pathology or clinical chemistry. The individual occupying this position will function in the Pathology Division of the Department of Pathology/OU Health Laboratory.

Essential Responsibilities

Responsibilities listed in this section are core to the position. Inability to perform these responsibilities with or without an accommodation may result in disqualification from the position.

The individual occupying this position will function in service, teaching, and research.
Laboratory Service

• Provide professional services in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at OU Health.

• Communicate and consult with medical staff, administration, and other hospital personnel regarding services in pathology and laboratory medicine.

• Ensure that services provided are appropriate for patient care and meet regulatory/accreditation requirements.

• Handle on-call responsibilities for pathology and laboratory medicine (physicians) or toxicology (physicians or PhD laboratorians).

• Provide backup support for other pathologists in pathology and laboratory medicine (physicians).

• Carry out additional duties and responsibilities as assigned.

• Participate in committees and other activities of the Medical Staff of the hospitals and their affiliates as indicated in the hospital bylaws.

• Carry out additional duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Director of Clinical Pathology and/or the Chairman of the Department of Pathology.

Teaching

• Provide training for pathology residents and fellows through formal conferences, one-on-one instruction, and mentoring activities.

• Teach medical students through didactic instruction and/or mentoring activities.

• Instruct medical technologists as needed regarding the performance of current techniques, advances in laboratory technology, and clinical application of laboratory tests.

Research

• Develop and conduct independent and/or collaborative scholarship.

• Publish research findings in refereed journals.

• Present research findings at meetings of academic peers.

General Responsibilities

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

Education Required:

For Physicians: MD, DO or equivalent degree required.

For Non-Physicians: PhD or equivalent degree required.

Experience Required:

• Experience or training in laboratory operations, including lab automation

• Experience providing clinical consultations and in technical problem solving

• Experience or training in patient safety and quality improvement

• Dedication to excellence in teaching and mentoring pathology residents

• Training or experience in clinical toxicology (especially MS method development) and with Epic Beaker are highly desirable.

License/Certification/Registration Requirements:

For Physicians:

• Eligibility for medical licensure in Oklahoma

• Board certification or eligibility in clinical pathology (American Board of Pathology)

• Board certification or eligibility in chemical pathology (American Board of Pathology) or significant experience in the field

For Non-Physicians:

• Board certification or eligibility in clinical chemistry (American Board of Clinical Chemistry or National Registry of Certified Chemists) or Clinical Cytogenetics, Clinical Molecular Genetics or Laboratory Genetics and Genomics (American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics)