Sanford Health · 10 hours ago
Senior Laboratory Quality Specialist - FT - Days
Sioux Falls, SD
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$31/hr - $49.50/hr
5+ years expSanford Health is one of the largest and fastest-growing not-for-profit health systems in the United States. The Senior Laboratory Quality Specialist provides leadership for quality systems and develops and maintains the Sanford Medical Laboratory Quality program to ensure the delivery of services in accordance with the organization's mission and goals.
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Responsibilities
Provide leadership for quality systems to ensure the delivery of services in accordance with the Sanford’s Mission, Vision, and Strategic goals
Develops and maintains the Sanford Medical Laboratory Quality program, including the coordination of laboratory safety training and education for all laboratory staff members
Senior Laboratory Quality Specialist is responsible for quality lab oversite in hospital and clinical labs in one or more locations
May be required to work with leadership from other departments for quality assurance (QA) and process improvement projects (PI)
Reviews knowledge of techniques, procedures, and protocols, lab-wide and within lab section
Participates in validation and verification activities as needed
Develops, writes, reviews, and updates procedures as requested
Uses statistical analysis to measure success of elements of the quality program
Assists laboratory leadership to prepare for inspections related to accreditation with the College of American Pathologists (CAP), Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA), COLA, AABB, Joint Commission and others as applicable
Must have a thorough knowledge of general laboratory operations, health care operations, and management principles
May be asked to travel to any laboratory site depending on the needs of the facility and at the discretion of leadership
This position may require acting as a CLIA role of Qualified Laboratory Director, Technical Supervisor and Technical Consultant as needed
Works with enterprise laboratory committees to achieve standardized process improvement initiatives
Actively participate in tasks force, committees, staff meetings, etc. to assist with the department initiatives, implement goals, and organizational strategies
Reviews results of performance assessments and recommends process improvements
Implements established performance improvement policies and trains employees on these policies
Knowledge of quality management methods, tools, and techniques and ability to create and support an environment that meets the quality goals of the organization
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in medical technology or related science is required
Five years' laboratory experience in a hospital or clinic laboratory required
Possess a national certification for Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS), Histotechnologist (HTL) or Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) through an approved Health and Human Services (HHS) agency, for example American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
If working in North Dakota (ND) must be licensed by the ND Board of Clinical Laboratory Practice
Maintain continuing education credits equivalent to the state requirements as needed for license and certifications
May be required to have Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
Benefits
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance
A 401(k) retirement plan
Work/life balance benefits
A generous time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance
Company
Sanford Health
Sanford is a healthcare company providing research, education and clinical care.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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Baier Roger
CEO
Bill Gassen
President & Chief Executive Officer
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