A clinical laboratory director is responsible for the overall administration of the clinical laboratory. Responsibilities include:

• Hiring other laboratory personnel
• Overseeing performance and reporting of accurate test results
• Verifying the laboratory's compliance with federal and state law
• Delegating certain administrative duties to supervisors
• Being available for on-site, telephone, or e-mail consultation
• Ensuring that test methods and procedures, quality control, and verification methods provide reliable and accurate results
• Ensuring compliance with quality control and quality assurance programs
• Monitoring laboratory employees and identify those who need remedial training
• Selecting which tests the laboratory offers and which employees may perform them
• Establishing and maintaining patient identification and billing procedures