Quality Safety Manager- Path and Lab ICCE

musc; Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

MUSC seeks a System Quality and Safety Manager to lead the QAPI and safety program across the Path/Lab ICCE system. You will collect data, analyze trends, benchmark performance, and guide multidisciplinary teams toward measurable improvements.

Reporting to the ICCE leadership, you will support regulatory and accreditation activities (CLIA) across hospital and ambulatory spaces, including Intuitive partnerships, and help implement system KPIs across sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree as described above or equivalent CLIA-required education.
• 5+ years related work experience or Master’s with 3+ years related experience.
• MLS/CLS MLS certification (ASCP BOC or AMT MLS) required or equivalent.
• CPHQ certification preferred; Lean Six Sigma experience required.

Responsibilities

• Collect quality data, analyze and assess data; disseminate findings to stakeholders.
• Benchmark performance and lead multidisciplinary teams to improve outcomes.
• Support QAPI and regulatory/accreditation activities for hospital and ambulatory labs.
• Assist in implementing system KPIs and performance-improvement initiatives across sites.

Skills

Quality data analysis

Regulatory compliance

Team leadership

Benchmarking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in medical technology or related medical or scientific discipline

Associate degree with equivalent work experience to meet CLIA requirements

Job description

Job Description Summary

System Quality and Safety Manager works collaboratively with the Path/Lab ICCE Leadership at MUSC. Under limited supervision, the Quality/Safety manager provides full support to the QAPI/safety program for the Path/Lab ICCE system-wide. This includes collecting relevant quality data, analyzing, and assessing data, working with relevant stakeholders on disseminating data and information, benchmarking performance, and leading multidisciplinary teams to improve performance based on goals. This position supports all QAPI and regulatory/accreditation activities for hospital and ambulatory (including Intuitive partnerships) based laboratory spaces. Supports the system director quality, safety, regulatory and education for the ICCE. Monitors data for trends and OFI needs. Supports the needs of regulatory and accreditation for pathology and laboratory across the health system (CLIA license, inspection preparation, and maintenance). Assists in the implementation of system KPI’s for all sites. Supports performance improvement work for both the anatomical and clinical pathology teams.

System Quality and Safety Manager works collaboratively with the Path/Lab ICCE Leadership at MUSC. Under limited supervision, the Quality/Safety manager provides full support to the QAPI/safety program for the Path/Lab ICCE system-wide. This includes collecting relevant quality data, analyzing, and assessing data, working with relevant stakeholders on disseminating data and information, benchmarking performance, and leading multidisciplinary teams to improve performance based on goals. This position supports all QAPI and regulatory/accreditation activities for hospital and ambulatory (including Intuitive partnerships) based laboratory spaces. Supports the system director quality, safety, regulatory and education for the ICCE. Monitors data for trends and OFI needs. Supports the needs of regulatory and accreditation for pathology and laboratory across the health system (CLIA license, inspection preparation, and maintenance). Assists in the implementation of system KPI’s for all sites. Supports performance improvement work for both the anatomical and clinical pathology teams.

Entity

Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Cost Center

CC005295 CHS - Quality QAPI

Pay Rate Type

Salary

Pay Grade

Health-30

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Job Description

System Quality and Safety Manager works collaboratively with the Path/Lab ICCE Leadership at MUSC. Under limited supervision, the Quality/Safety manager provides full support to the QAPI/safety program for the Path/Lab ICCE system-wide. This includes collecting relevant quality data, analyzing, and assessing data, working with relevant stakeholders on disseminating data and information, benchmarking performance, and leading multidisciplinary teams to improve performance based on goals. This position supports all QAPI and regulatory/accreditation activities for hospital and ambulatory (including Intuitive partnerships) based laboratory spaces.

Education Requirements

Minimum Training and Education

Bachelor’s degree in medical technology or related medical or scientific disciplineorAssociate degree with equivalent work experience to meet CLIA requirements for technical oversight.

Work Experience

5+ yearsrelated work experience or a Master's Degree with 3+ years related work experience.

Must have met the educational requirements for and passed a recognized Certification Examination for Medical Technologist (also known as Medical Laboratory Scientist, MLS or Clinical Laboratory Scientist, CLS).

Certification by the American Society of Clinical Pathology Board of Certification (ASCP BOC) or Certification by American Medical Technology (AMT) MLS

Additional Job Description

Education: Bachelor's Degree with 5 years related work experience; or a Master's Degree with 3 years related work experience. Certifications: CPHQ Certification preferred. Lean Six Sigma experience required.

Physical Requirements

• Standing: Continuous
• Sitting: Continuous
• Walking: Continuous
• climbing stairs: Infrequent
• working indoors: Continuous
• working outdoors (temperature extremes): Infrequent
• working from elevated areas: Frequent
• working in confined/cramped spaces: Frequent
• Kneeling: Infrequent
• bending at the waist: Continuous
• Twisting at the waist: Frequent
• Squatting: Frequent

Manual Dexterity & Strength

• Pinching operations: Frequent
• Gross motor use (fingers/hands): Continuous
• Firm grasping (fingers/hands): Continuous
• Fine manipulation (fingers/hands): Continuous
• reaching overhead: Frequent
• Reaching in all directions: Continuous
• Repetitive motion (hands/wrists/elbows/shoulders): Continuous
• Full use of both legs: Continuous
• Balance & coordination (lower extremities): Frequent

Lifting & Force Requirements

• Lift/carry 50 lbs. unassisted: Infrequent
• Lift/lower 50 lbs. from floor to 36”: Infrequent
• Lift up to 25 lbs. overhead: Infrequent
• Exert up to 50 lbs. of force: Frequent

Vision & Sensory

• Maintain corrected vision 20/40 (one or both eyes): Continuous
• Recognize objects (near/far): Continuous
• Color discrimination: Continuous
• Depth perception: Continuous
• Peripheral vision: Continuous
• Hearing acuity (with correction): Continuous
• Tactile sensory function: Continuous
• Gross motor with fine motor coordination: Continuous.

Selected Positions

• Olfactory (smell) function: Continuous
• Respirator use qualification: Continuous

Work Environment & Conditions

• Effective stress management: Continuous
• Rotating shifts: Frequent
• Overtime as required: Frequent
• Latex-safe environment: Continuous

If you like working with energetic enthusiastic individuals, you will enjoy your career with us!

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