Quality Coordinator, Laboratory Services

Sentara Health; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental & Vision

PTO & Sick Leave

Parental leave

Disability & Life

401k match

Tuition assistance

Student debt payoff

Certification reimbursement

Legal resources

Job summary

Sentara Health in Norfolk, VA is seeking an experienced Laboratory Quality Coordinator to work full time days in the Quality Management Department. This position is based in Hampton, VA, with travel to Charlottesville, Harrisonburg, Woodbridge, and South Boston.

The coordinator will manage processes to maintain accreditation and regulatory compliance system-wide, collaborating with leadership and laboratory staff to meet survey readiness goals, and to clarify standards for ongoing compliance.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years in a clinical or medical laboratory setting.
• 3 years in quality improvement initiatives within labs.
• 3 years in laboratory regulatory/compliance activities.
• 3 years ensuring laboratory safety practices.
• 3 years experience with accreditation and regulatory processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage processes to maintain accreditation and regulatory compliance system-wide.
• Collaborate with leadership, medical and laboratory staff to ensure survey readiness.
• Research and clarify standard compliance requirements while updating leadership on progress.

Skills

Lab experience

Quality improvement

Regulatory compliance

Safety procedures

Accreditation knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree (required)

ASCP or AMT certification (required)

Job description

City/State

Norfolk, VA

Work Shift

First (Days)

Overview

Sentara Health is hiring an experienced Laboratory Quality Coordinator to work full time days in the Quality Management Department.

*This position is based in Hampton, VA, but will require travel to the following cities:

• Charlottesville, VA
• Harrisonburg, VA
• Woodbridge, VA
• South Boston, VA

Overview

The Laboratory Quality Coordinator is responsible for managing processes to support ongoing compliance with accreditation and regulatory standards system-wide. Interfaces and collaborates with leadership, medical, and laboratory staff to establish and implement continuing compliance and survey readiness and to meet accreditation and compliance goals. Researches and clarifies standard compliance requirements while keeping leadership informed on progress.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree (required)

Certification/Licensure

• ASCP or AMT certification (required)

Experience

• 3 years laboratory
• 3 years laboratory quality improvement
• 3 years laboratory regulatory/compliance
• 3 years laboratory safety
• 3 years laboratory accreditation and regulatory

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Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career

• Medical, Dental, Vision plans
• Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
• Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
• Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
• Emergency Backup Care
• Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
• Life Insurance
• 401k/403B with Employer Match
• Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
• Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000
• Reimbursement for certifications and free access to complete CEUs and professional development
• Pet Insurance
• Legal Resources Plan
• Colleagues may have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met

Here at Sentara, we are committed to consistently enhancing our training, advancement tracks, work-life benefits, and more. Our goal is to make you feel more excited to be here every day!

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital

Located in Norfolk, VA, is a 525-bed tertiary care facility that is home to the only Level I Adult Trauma Center and burn trauma unit in Hampton Roads, and also serves as the primary teaching hospital for Eastern Virginia Medical School.

In addition to the high-quality heart program at Sentara Heart Hospital, our facility is home to Nightingale Regional Air Ambulance and several other dedicated facilities and specialized services. As a recognized accredited Comprehensive Stroke Center, and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence, our hospital specializes in heart and vascular, neurosciences, neurosurgery, urology, oncology, spine care, advanced imaging, behavioral health, maternity, and women’s health, including a state-of-the-art neonatal intensive care unit.

Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.

In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco-free environment.

For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:

Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.