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Laboratory Practice Leader

Primary Location North Hollywood, California Worker Location Onsite Job Number 1314077 Date posted 10/07/2024
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Description:
Job Summary:

Under the direction of the Regional Director of Laboratory Quality and Compliance, ensures compliance readiness and standardizes policies, processes, and procedures for all SCAL Area laboratories to meet regulatory and accrediting agencies requirements, improve quality, patient safety and cost effectiveness. Serves as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the SCAL clinical laboratories.


Essential Responsibilities:

  • Helps to plan and lead an effective region-wide laboratory service regulatory and accreditation compliance system.  Helps lead and facilitates the improvement and standardization of laboratory services and processes to improve quality, patient safety, compliance and cost effectiveness.
  • Leads and facilitates SCAL Laboratory Workgroups under the direction of the Laboratory Operations Committee and Laboratory Operations Directors. Standardizes policies, processes, and procedures for all SCAL Area laboratories to meet regulatory and accrediting agencies requirements. Supports implementation of new tests and technologies.
  • Serves as an expert resource for information and interpretation of regulatory and accrediting agencies requirements including reviewing legislation proposals.  Leads in the planning, development, implementation and monitoring of quality assessments (quality indicators) to ensure regulatory compliance and quality improvement.
  • Conducts internal surveys of all SCAL laboratories to ensure compliance and monitors corrective action plans as needed.  Assists with external surveys by SCAL Laboratories as needed.
  • Develops and conducts as needed in-service training program for laboratory quality and compliance. Offers consultation to laboratory medical directors and pathologists who have oversight responsibilities in technical matters. Coordinates region-wide laboratory related issues and projects such as supplier contracts, quality, and services/products recalls.
  • Partners with Regional Accreditation, Regulation and Licensing (AR&L) and Regional Quality & Risk Management on matters related to regulatory and quality affairs. Serves as a back-up to Regional Director of Laboratory Quality and Compliance on regulatory affairs as needed.
  • Participates in committees, meetings, seminars to keep informed of new technologies and regulatory changes.
  • Participates in vendor training to maintain expertise on new laboratory system. Provides guidance on the integration of new systems with laboratory workflows.
Basic Qualifications:
Experience

  • Minimum five (5) years of experience in a high-volume clinical laboratory or complex healthcare delivery system.
  • Minimum five (5) years of progressive supervisory/management experience in a high-volume clinical laboratory.
Education

  • Bachelors degree in clinical laboratory science (CLS).
License, Certification, Registration
  • Clinical Laboratory Scientist License (California)
Additional Requirements:

  • Demonstrated skills and experience in regulatory and accreditation program compliance.
  • Demonstrable skills and experience in project management in quality system development and process improvement.
  • Demonstrable skills and experience in collaborations with stakeholders and labor partners in a team work and labor management partnership operational environment.
  • Demonstrable proficiency and experience in personal computer applications in document creation, statistical analysis, graphic display, and flow-charting.
  • Knowledge of California and Federal laboratory laws and regulations and major accrediting organizations requirements.
  • Proven strong leadership, interpersonal skills and skills in operational management.
  • Excellent communication and writing skills including policy and procedure development.
  • Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.
Preferred Qualifications:

  • Advance knowledge in any of the following disciplines: Hematology, Chemistry, Coagulation, Bacteriology, Immunology or Transfusion Medicine, Anatomic Pathology.
  • Masters Degree or Advance Certification in a clinical laboratory related specialty.
Primary Location: California,North Hollywood,Sherman Way Central Lab W Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Shift: Day Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Working Hours Start: 08:30 AM Working Hours End: 05:00 PM Job Schedule: Full-time Job Type: Standard Worker Location: Onsite Employee Status: Regular Employee Group/Union Affiliation: NUE-SCAL-01|NUE|Non Union Employee Job Level: Individual Contributor Department: Sherman Way Central Lab-Bldg A - Hosp Adm-Quality Improvement - 0806 Pay Range: $137800 - $178310 / year The ranges posted above reflect the location in the job posting. The salary range may vary if you reside in a different location or state than the location posted. Travel: Yes, 50 % of the Time On-site: Work location is on-site (KP designated office, medical office building or hospital). Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy. At Kaiser Permanente, equity, inclusion and diversity are inextricably linked to our mission, and we aim to make it a part of everything we do. We know that having a diverse and inclusive workforce makes Kaiser Permanente a better place to receive health care, a more supportive partner in our communities we serve, and a more fulfilling place to work. Working at Kaiser Permanente means that you agree to and abide by our commitment to equity and our expectation that we all work together to create an inclusive work environment focused on a sense of belonging and wellbeing.

Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, parental status, ancestry, disability, gender identity, veteran status, genetic information, other distinguishing characteristics of diversity and inclusion, or any other protected status. Submit Interest