Director, Laboratory Quality and Accreditation

Position: Director, Laboratory Quality and Accreditation

Schedule: Full Time, Day Shift (ONSITE)

Organization: Centra Health

Facility: Lynchburg General Hospital

Location: Lynchburg, VA

About Centra Health:

Set in the heart of Central Virginia, Centra Health is a regional, nonprofit healthcare system including four hospitals, a network of medical centers, as well as various specialty and primary care practices located along the Blue Ridge. At Centra, providing excellence in patient care, utilizing the latest evidence-based research, and fostering a culture of diversity and inclusion are at the forefront of our belief system. Centra is home to the Central Virginia Center for Simulation and Virtual Learning, the only center in Virginia that offers a full range of simulation experiences.

We want to partner with you to live your best life. At Centra, we want to listen carefully and get to know you well. We want to understand your hopes, goals and dreams. As a candidate considering employment with our organization, we want you to understand that it is our mission to help partner with you throughout each stage of your career.

Job Description:

The Laboratory Quality Program Director oversees all quality related activities system wide within Centra Laboratories. This includes the laboratory quality system, quality policies, proficiency testing program, safety, occurrence reporting, competency, and survey participation and readiness. Oversees shared clinical staff embedded in each Centra laboratory location and directs quality related activities. Ensures a consistent approach to all quality initiatives and reporting. Lab Directors will be expected to work together to ensure seamless functioning of our lab as a system. This may mean combining/sharing of resources, assessing volume and services provided at each site, shifting services, adding services, or stopping services on behalf of the organization.

Requirements:

· Required Education: Bachelors Degree in Laboratory Sciences

· Required Experience: Five or more (5+) years of experience in all aspects of Laboratory Medicine. Three or more (3+) years of experience in laboratory leadership. Ability to work within clinical areas at the familiarity level

· Preferred Experience: Working knowledge of MS Office and data reduction software. Understanding of, and ability to adapt to, laboratory informatics and computer software through self-directed initiatives. Understanding of data reduction process, lean event, six-sigma, and root cause analysis, and implementation. Effective verbal and written communication skills. Evidence of strong organization skills. Evidence of emotional maturity. Evidence of self-directed continuing education. Evidence of data evaluation and presentation analysis

· Required Certifications and Licensures: Certification as a Medical Laboratory Scientist through ASCP or equivalent

When recruiting and retaining talent at Centra, our hiring needs are based on matching a candidate’s job qualifications with our job requirements and department needs without regard to race, color, age, religion or belief, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Centra is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind.

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