Quality Systems Manager
Kaiser Permanente
Description: 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. Basic Qualifications: Experience
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.
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. Basic Qualifications: Experience
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.
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