Associate Medical Director at Quest Diagnostics
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Category: Medical Scientific and R&D Location: San Juan Capistrano, California Job function: Operations Job family: Pathology Medical Mgmt Shift: Day Employee type: Regular Full-Time Work mode: On-site
Job Description Pay Range: $300,000 - $335,000 per year Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including relevant skills, training, experience, education, and where applicable certifications obtained. Market and organizational factors are also considered. Successful candidates may be eligible to receive annual performance bonus compensation.
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Associate Medical Director - San Juan Capistrano, CA
The Associate Medical Director is responsible, as assigned and delegated by the Laboratory Director, Regional Medical Director, for ensuring that the medical and operational quality of the clinical laboratory meets or exceeds customer/patient requirements. Additionally, serve as a liaison between Esoteric Operations and related lines of business, including the Clinical Franchises, Research & Development, and Pharma Services.
Responsibilities
Scientific Honors requests for consultations from clinicians regarding the appropriateness and interpretation of laboratory tests. Due to the importance of quality patient care, servicing consultation requests of all types is considered imperative.
Provides inputs for new research developments in the appropriate fields of expertise. Makes recommendations on tests to develop consistent with the clinical franchises and the R&D departments.
Educational responsibilities
Responsibilities" Policy
Collaborates in reviewing test method selection and validation.
Collaborates in ensuring that the proficiency testing program is conducted in a timely manner, reviewed by appropriate staff, and approved of corrective action when a proficiency testing result is found to be unsatisfactory.
Collaborates in monitoring quality control to ensure that acceptable levels of analytical performance are maintained for each test system. Ensure that patient test results are reported only when the system is functioning properly.
Collaborates in non-conformance management, including corrective action and preventative action plans and procedures.
Collaborates as appropriate in Job Assignments and Authorization Matrix JAAM and annual Performance and Development Review PDR to ensure that all personnel have the appropriate training and demonstrated performance for the type of testing offered.
Collaborates in the review of Standard Operating Procedures for test systems.
Collaborates in reviews of report format for appropriateness of clinical information communicated in areas of assigned expertise. Collaborates in review of interpretative reporting comments as needed.
Lab Management
Member of appropriate Subspecialty Teams as directed by the Laboratory Director. Attendance at regular Subspecialty Team meetings and other senior laboratory management staff meetings. Participates in all significant scientific business and policy decisions impacting the clinical utility and quality of testing services.
Interacts with Academic Associates in areas of assigned expertise to develop new strategies and testing methods.
Interacts with both internal Client Services, Lab Services, Sales, and Marketing, and external clients to facilitate and foster increased transfer of information related to medicine and science at Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute.
Works closely with Sales staff throughout Quest Diagnostics to provide appropriate medical scientific support as required.
Attendance at National meetings in areas of assigned expertise to maintain and build knowledge and to provide representation for Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute.
Qualifications
All Pathologists, physicians should be prepared to demonstrate competence in their fields of practice. Board certification is required. A sub-specialty certification may be important.
At least 2 years of experience supervising high complexity testing in an inpatient and/or outpatient laboratory setting. Progressive exposure to the fields of Laboratory Management, Administration, Finance, Medical Sociology, Marketing, or Human Resources.
Pathologists, physicians should exemplify professionalism consistent with Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institutes values, vision, mission, and fundamental objectives.
M.D. Licensure or eligibility to obtain license to practice in the state in which the laboratory resides.
Board Certified and State licensure as required by Sub-Specialty or Specialty.
NYSDOH requirements: As required in New York State Public Health Law, all individuals designated as laboratory directors or assistant directors at a clinical laboratory or blood bank holding or applying for a New York State clinical laboratory permit must hold a Certificate of Qualification in the required categories.
Excellent written and oral communication skills are critical.
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