Job Summary

Directs the development and improvement of a laboratory-wide quality system. Ensures laboratory compliance with all regulatory agencies. Compliance Leader for the laboratory.

Essential Responsibilities

• Directs the development and improvement of a laboratory-wide quality system and manages system implementation with technical and non-technical departments.
• Leads the establishment and improvement of an integrated laboratory quality system.
• Ensures compliance with regulatory and accreditation agencies requirements.
• Identifies opportunities and implements processes and procedures to reduce laboratory risks.
• Designs or assists in process development and improvement throughout the laboratory system.
• Leads or facilitates continuous quality improvement projects and quality review processes.
• Manages quality improvement projects, costs, or standardization.
• Collaborates in developing quality strategies with the laboratory management team.
• Manages and maintains all appropriate regulatory licenses and certificates for all laboratory testing, both in the laboratory and in non laboratory areas.
• Ensures compliance for all POCT testing, manages the activities and performance of the POCT Coordinator of the laboratory.
• Ensures required regulatory, quality, safety and compliance training and education for all laboratory employees and non laboratory employees performing laboratory testing.
• Ensures laboratory quality and adherence to regulatory requirements through internal audits and tracers.
  
  

Experience

Basic Qualifications:

• Minimum five (5) years of experience in an acute care hospital and/or reference laboratory required including demonstrated ability to utilize principles and practices of quality improvement/system.
  
  

Education

• Bachelors degree in clinical laboratory science or related field.
  
  

License, Certification, Registration

• Clinical Laboratory Scientist License (California)
  
  

Additional Requirements

• Other skills/experience should include demonstrable knowledge of statistical tools of quality, techniques of problem solving and improving work process, making presentations, and computer proficiency.
• Knowledge of federal, state, local, and accreditation agency regulations.
• Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous supervisory experience preferred.