Management Quality, Mls, Clia, Cms, Cap, Auditor, Qms

Kimberly Ann Grady MBA, MLS-ASCP

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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Quality Management Professional/Medical Laboratories/ Citizen of United States

• Quality Management Professional/Medical Laboratories/ Citizen of United States

Regional Quality Management Professional with 30+ years of experience flawless preparation of presentations, preparing facility reports and maintaining the utmost confidentiality with compliance, quality and patient safety initiatives, auditing and regulatory inspections.

• Adept at interdepartmental coordination and communication

• Possess comprehensive knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook. Excel, Visio, Project, SPCXL, Minitab, CAPA Reporting, Documentation Management Software-MasterControl.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Quality Assurance Professional seeking new position, May 2016-present

• Regional QA Supervisor, Physicians Automated Lab, Sonic Healthcare, Nov 2014 – May 2016

• Various Consultant positions:

1.QA Manager (Short Term Contract) at KForce Global Solutions

2.EHS Specialist/ Consultant (Short Term Contract) at Sysmex America, Inc.

3.Manager Quality/Projects (Short Term Contract), HC Hospital/ Sinai Health

• Regional QA/EHS Manager (Chicago Region) at LabCorp, March 2008-Oct 2012

• Anatomic Pathology Client Services Supervisor at Quest Diagnostics, Oct 2005-Jan 2008

• Problem Resolution Specialist at Quest Diagnostics, Jan 2003 – Sept 2005

• Six Sigma Green Belt Certification, Quest Diagnostics (additional duties), May 2002

• Client Services Technical Rep\Trainer at Quest Diagnostics, June 1986- Jan 2003

• Senior Medical Technologist/Safety Officer, SmithKline Beecham Corporation, Feb 1989- June 1996

• Phlebotomist at SmithKline Beecham Corporation, Feb 1988-Feb 1989

• Medical Technologist at Memphis Clinical Laboratory, Oct 1986- Jan 1988

• Medical Laboratory Technician at Boyce and Bynum Pathology Laboratories, Oct 1984-Oct 1986

• Medical Laboratory Technician at Group Health Cooperative, June 1982- Oct 1984

• Phlebotomist at ZLB Plasma Services, Jan 1981-June 1982

• Intern at Lufkin Medical Laboratories, Dec 1981-May 1982

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE/VOLUNTEER WORK

• Lab Accreditation Program Inspection Team Lead, College of American Pathologists, March 2010 -present

• Lab Accreditation Program Inspection Team Member, College of American Pathologists March 2010 –present

• Patient Safety and Quality National PSQ Liaison Chair- CLMA (Volunteer Position) at Clinical Laboratory Management Association March 2008- June 2013

• Board of Directors Chicago with CLMA (Volunteer Position) at Clinical Laboratory Management Association (CLMA) Sept 2007- June 2013

• Committee Member (Volunteer Position) at Clinical Laboratory Management Association (CLMA) May 2009-May 2012

• Notary Public (State Issued) Commission # 759413 at State of Illinois Feb 2011- Oct 2014

• Associate-SSND (Volunteer Position), School Sisters of Notre Dame, Province Jan 2009-present

EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Benedictine University MBA, May 2008 GPA 3.86-MBA University of Phoenix Bachelor of Science in Business Management, May 2003 Argosy University Twin Cities Medical Laboratory Technician, June 1982 Internship Lufkin Laboratories-MLT Program 1982-6 month program

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

Six Sigma/ Laboratory Medicine Quality Control/Continuous Improvement/ Laboratory and Hospital Quality Assurance /Healthcare Information Technology/ Healthcare Process Improvement/ Healthcare Management Laboratory Quality Assurance Analysis / Data Analysis/ Microsoft Office/ Employee Training/ Project Management Customer Service/ Project Planning/ Management Training/ Leadership/ Change Management/ Quality Management/ Operations Management/ Performance Management/ Team Leadership/ FDA/ Validation Risk Management/ HIPAA/ EHR/ Time Management/ Customer Satisfaction/ Hematology/ Technical Writing/ Public Speaking/ Healthcare Industry Quality Improvement/ Access/ Business Planning/ Cross-functional Team Leadership/ Team Building/ Documentation Management/ Policy Testing/ Strategic Planning

AFFILIATIONS

• Clinical Laboratory Management Association (CLMA), Chicago Chapter Secretary

• Member, Board of Directors / Clinical Laboratory Management Association (CLMA),

• Patient Safety and Quality Committee Co-Chair/ Clinical Laboratory Management Association (CLMA),

• Summer Networking Event Co-Chair, Clinical Laboratory Management Association (CLMA),

• Fall Education Seminar Co-Chair/ Clinical Laboratory Management Association (CLMA),

• American Society for Quality (ASQ)

• ASCP-American Society of Clinical Pathology

PUBLICATIONS / PRESENTATIONS

• Speaker - “Quality of Medical Transportation” – Denver Colorado 2015

• Speaker - “Patient Safety and Quality” - Chicago CLMA 2009

• Mentoring in Today’s World - National CLMA 2009

• Speaker - “Unannounced Inspections” - West Virginia CLMA 2008

• Corporate Employee Ambassador Program - Intranet Site Publication 2004

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