JOB TITLE: Lab Quality Systems Coordinator

LOCATION: Holy Spirit Hospital

DEPARTMENT: Laboratory Medicine - Administration

WORK SCHEDULE: Days

WORK TYPE: Full Time

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/PHYSCIAL 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 HOLY SPIRIT:

A strong and growing healthcare provider serving south-central Pennsylvania. Geisinger Holy Spirit includes its flagship Geisinger Holy Spirit Hospital, a 311-bed Joint Commission accredited acute care facility located in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania. Geisinger Holy Spirit employs more than 2,600 people and has more than 500 physicians and advanced practitioners on its hospital medical staff. Sponsored by the Sisters of Christian Charity, Geisinger Holy Spirit delivers patient-centered care guided by Catholic values and the Ethical and Religious Directives of Healthcare. Geisinger Holy Spirit provides a comprehensive array of both inpatient and outpatient services across the continuum of care, including acute care, home health, emergency medical services, physician practices, and a host of outpatient facilities located throughout south-central Pennsylvania.

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.

** Does not qualify for J-1 waiver.  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.