Assumes authority and responsibility for all matters of the laboratory including the daily efficient operation of all sections of the laboratory, compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards, good quality control practices, scheduling, personnel policy interpretation and counseling, personnel evaluations, determines and carries out personnel disciplinary action, recruitment, retention and discharge of personnel, equipment and record keeping maintenance, adequate supply inventory, and reference laboratory testing, maintenance of budget limits; maintains good rapport with administration, other departments, and physicians.