Laboratory Quality Systems Coordinator

JOB TITLE: Laboratory Quality Systems Coordinator

LOCATION: Geisinger Medical Center Hospital- Danville, Pennsylvania

DEPARTMENT: Laboratory Medicine

WORK SCHEDULE: Days

WORK TYPE: Full Time

Geisinger Medical Laboratories is seeking experienced candidates, for our Laboratory Quality Systems Coordinator position, to join our CAP and AABB accredited medical laboratories team. Operating with cutting edge technology and state-of-the-art information systems, we provide laboratory services throughout Central and Northeastern Pennsylvania - offering the resources of a national laboratory with the convenience and personalized attention of local service.

JOB SUMMARY:

• Facilitates and monitors team efforts related to process management, supports strategic planning and deployment initiatives, and helps develop measurement systems to determine organizational improvement.
• Determines and evaluates risk(s) and employs knowledge management tools and techniques in resolving organizational challenges.
• Reports to the AVP of Clinical Laboratory Service.

COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS:

• Demonstrated mature decision making skills and the ability to communicate effectively with all levels of employees, doctoral staff and management.
• Demonstrated about to work with minimal supervision. Must be self-disciplined and organized.
• Demonstrated ability to use various computer applications to organize data and produce reports/graphs.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze data and draw accurate conclusions to promote error reduction and service improvement.
• Demonstrated creativity to develop a vision for organizational excellence

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s Degree (BA or BS) required.
• ASCP certification as a Medical Technologist required.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience as a Medical Technologist with additional experience in the field of Quality Systems Management and Organizational Excellence preferred.
• Demonstrated success in error reduction processes preferred.

WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Work is typically performed in an office environment.

The specific statements shown in each section of this description are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements and criteria considered necessary to successfully perform the job.

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES:

Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities. KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow. INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.

GEISINGER MEDICAL LABORATORIES (GML):

GML uses cutting-edge technology and state-of-the-art information systems to provide laboratory services throughout central and northeast Pennsylvania. GML offers a wide range of routine and specialized testing in clinical and anatomic pathology.

We offer the resources of a national laboratory with the convenience and personalized attention of local service. We are dedicated to service excellence, teaching, accountability, respect and teamwork, and we offer many growth opportunities. Our laboratories are accredited by the College of American Pathologists and AABB.

ABOUT GEISINGER:

One of the nation’s most innovative health services organizations, Geisinger serves more than 1.5 million patients in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The system includes 13 hospital campuses, a nearly 600,000-member health plan, two research centers and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. Geisinger is known for its focus on caring and innovative programs including the ProvenCare® best-practice approach to maximize quality, safety and value; ProvenHealth Navigator® advanced medical home; Springboard Health® population health program to improve the health of an entire community; ProvenExperience™ to provide refunds to patients unhappy with their care experience; and Geisinger’s MyCode® Community Health Initiative, the largest healthcare system-based precision health project in the world. With more than 215,000 volunteer participants enrolled, MyCode is conducting extensive research and returning medically actionable results to participants. A physician-led organization, with approximately 32,000 employees and more than 1,800 employed physicians, Geisinger leverages an estimated $12.7 billion positive annual impact on the Pennsylvania and New Jersey economies. Repeatedly recognized nationally for integration, quality and service, Geisinger has a long-standing commitment to patient care, medical education, research and community service. For more information, visit geisinger.org or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners.* Perhaps just as important, from senior management on down, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.

We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status.

*Domestic partner benefits not applicable at Geisinger Holy Spirit.

For more information, please contact Katy Root, Talent Acquisition Specialist, at ksroot@geisinger.edu.  To apply, please visit www.geisinger.org/careers.