Division Laboratory Quality Coordinator

HCA Healthcare; Savannah (GA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

HCA Memorial Health University Medical Center seeks a Division Quality Lab Coordinator to lead the quality program across the South Atlantic Division. The role involves coordinating quality initiatives, monitoring processes, and driving improvement with travel to multiple sites (20-30%).

The ideal candidate has a clinical laboratory background with licensure, plus strong analytical, leadership, and communication skills to advance enterprise quality and safety culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a clinical laboratory, chemical, biological science or related field.
• 1+ year of experience in clinical laboratory with working knowledge of clinical laboratory laws and regulations.
• 2+ years of experience in quality improvement is preferred.
• Clinical licensure, laboratory medical technology.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and handle multiple priorities.
• Strong leadership, creativity, and excellent communication skills, written and verbal, with the ability to tailor the message to individuals and audiences across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Implements performance monitoring and improvement that support quality and safety initiatives.
• Assists in identification and communication of 'best practices' in the division to support enterprise standardization and sharing.
• Lead proactive laboratory process improvement initiatives, provide feedback on standardization opportunities, evaluate success through pre-established criteria, and increased involvement of staff and pathology medical directors toward a culture of quality.
• Lead proactive laboratory safety activities to create hospital laboratories that are highly reliable as reflected in reduced errors, elimination of unsafe processes, and increased involvement of staff and pathology medical directors toward a culture of safety.
• Collaborate with Corporate and Division medical leaders to support data analysis, reporting, process and outcomes improvement. Contributing to ongoing enhancement of enterprise quality reporting methods and dashboards.
• Continuously monitor and evaluate laboratory quality and risk performance data across the division, while noting trends, and identifying and prioritizing opportunities to improve.
• Evaluate compliance with state and federal regulations and standards, including but not limited to CMS, CLIA, CAP, and JC.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Independent worker

Leadership

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in clinical laboratory or related field

Job description

HCA Memorial Health University Medical Center; 4700 Waters Ave, Savannah, GA 31404

Job Summary and Qualifications

Seeking a Division Quality Lab Coordinator who will be responsible for coordination and implementation of the Laboratory Service Line quality program in the assigned South Atlantic Division which includes operationalizing laboratory quality initiatives, monitoring quality processes, and ensuring ongoing quality evaluation and improvement. The position covers the respective Division with the expectation of travel to each specific site and will be facility-based. Travel expectancy is 20-30%.

You Will:

• Implements performance monitoring and improvement that support quality and safety initiatives.
• Assists in identification and communication of "best practices" in the division to support enterprise standardization and sharing.
• Lead proactive laboratory process improvement initiatives, provide feedback on standardization opportunities, evaluate success through pre-established criteria, and increased involvement of staff and pathology medical directors toward a culture of quality.
• Lead proactive laboratory safety activities to create hospital laboratories that are highly reliable as reflected in reduced errors, elimination of unsafe processes, and increased involvement of staff and pathology medical directors toward a culture of safety.
• Collaborate with Corporate and Division medical leaders to support data analysis, reporting, process and outcomes improvement. Contributing to ongoing enhancement of enterprise quality reporting methods and dashboards.
• Continuously monitor and evaluate laboratory quality and risk performance data across the division, while noting trends, and identifying and prioritizing opportunities to improve.
• Evaluate compliance with state and federal regulations and standards, including but not limited to CMS, CLIA, CAP, and JC.

You Should Have:

• Bachelor's degree in a clinical laboratory, chemical, biological science or related field is required
• 1+ year of experience in clinical laboratory with a working knowledge of clinical laboratory laws and regulations
• 2+ years of experience in quality improvement is preferred
• Clinical licensure, laboratory medical technology
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and handle multiple priorities.
• Strong leadership, creativity, and excellent communication skills, written and verbal, with the ability to tailor the message to individuals and audiences across the organization.