Pacific Diagnostic Laboratories seeks a Quality Analyst – CLS for their Lab Quality Management department responsible for providing data analytic support for the Lab General Manager, Director of Quality VP Quality, and leadership for quality and performance improvement projects. Responsible for analysis, interpretation and communication of lab data with emphasis on identifying opportunities for improvement. Creates a system wide approach to lab data analytics and report distribution to generate improvement in patient care.
QUALIFICATIONS:
All job qualifications listed indicate the minimum level necessary to perform this job proficiently.
Education:
- Minimum: Bachelor’s Degree (If assessing competency of others, a bachelor’s degree in chemical, physical or biological science is required).
Certifications, Licenses, Registrations:
- Minimum: Current California license as a Clinical Laboratory Scientist. Licensure and experience has been validated and has been deemed qualified under the guidelines of the State of California and CLIA to perform clinical laboratory tests and examinations classified as waived, moderate or high complexity as described under CLIA.
- Preferred: MT (ASCP) Certification.
Technical Requirements:
- Minimum: Intermediate MS Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint skills; and a working knowledge of information systems.
- Preferred: Advanced MS Excel skills, Visio.
Years of Related Work Experience:
- Minimum: 3 years of CLS experience. If the individual will be assessing high complexity technical competency of others, they will also need to have 4 years of experience or training in the specialty area that they are assessing.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's Degree in chemical, physical, or biological science
- Current California license as a Clinical Laboratory Scientist
- Intermediate MS Excel skills
- Intermediate MS Word skills
- Intermediate MS Outlook skills
- Intermediate PowerPoint skills
- Working knowledge of information systems
- Advanced MS Excel skills
- Knowledge of Visio
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Mission Statement: To provide superior health care for and improve the health of our communities through a commitment to our core values of excellence, integrity, and compassion. Founded in 1888, the not-for-profit Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital has been serving the community for more than 125 years. Cottage Health, formed in 1996 as the not-for-profit parent organization of Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital and its affiliated Cottage Children’s Medical Center, Cottage Rehabilitation Hospital, Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital, and Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital, is guided by a volunteer board of directors from the greater Santa Barbara community and provides the residents of the Central and South Coast with exemplary health care, continuous improvements in medical practice, and a commitment to our communities.
