Assoc Director of Clinical Chemistry

Brown Medicine•Cranston, RI

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The role of Associate Director of Clinical Chemistry will provide technical and administrative assistance in the Clinical Chemistry Laboratory. In addition, the incumbent will provide quality control of all assays performed in the chemistry laboratory, provide activity reports, and ensure up-to-date knowledge of new technologies for the laboratory. The incumbent will participate in quality control and quality assurance programs as they relate to clinical chemistry. In addition, the associate director of chemistry will collaboratively oversee certain aspects of the point-of-care testing program and send-out department, as delegated by the system medical director of clinical laboratories. The Associate Director of Clinical Chemistry will also participate in the activities of the department including conferences with clinical departments in the hospital and at the Brown University School of Medicine. The incumbent will be expected to develop and maintain an independent research program in the general area of clinical chemistry. The incumbent will also be expected to participate in the teaching of residents and fellows in the Department and in the teaching of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine courses and clerkships to medical students at Brown University and to provide instructional support to the medical technologist training program in the Department of Pathology. The Pathologist should refer to letter of job offer regarding additional individual duties and responsibilities along with any faculty appointment and any applicable administrative function or title.

Requirements

Rhode Island MD licensure
Pathologist who is Board certified/board eligible in Clinical Laboratory Sciences (Clinical Pathology), or equivalent certification.
Eligible for Medical Staff membership at Rhode Island Hospital and The Miriam Hospital
Eligible for a faculty appointment at the Warren Alpert School of Medicine of Brown University.
Incumbents with a Ph.D. degree must be certified or eligible for certification by the American Association of Clinical Chemistry or the National Registry of Certified Chemists
5-year experience requirement for the Associate Director level
Board certified in Clinical Pathology, with subspecialty certification in Clinical Chemistry, or equivalent experience and credentials.
Qualified to serve as a Clinical Provider in Rhode Island, with certification or other appropriate qualification for subspecialty area.

Nice To Haves

Approximately 20% of the incumbent’s time will be devoted to research related work.

Responsibilities

Provide technical and administrative assistance in the Clinical Chemistry Laboratory.
Provide quality control of all assays performed in the chemistry laboratory.
Provide activity reports.
Ensure up-to-date knowledge of new technologies for the laboratory.
Participate in quality control and quality assurance programs as they relate to clinical chemistry.
Collaboratively oversee certain aspects of the point-of-care testing program and send-out department, as delegated by the system medical director of clinical laboratories.
Participate in the activities of the department including conferences with clinical departments in the hospital and at the Brown University School of Medicine.
Develop and maintain an independent research program in the general area of clinical chemistry.
Participate in the teaching of residents and fellows in the Department.
Participate in the teaching of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine courses and clerkships to medical students at Brown University.
Provide instructional support to the medical technologist training program in the Department of Pathology.
Participates in all quality control and quality assurance programs for clinical pathology.
Participates in activities of pathology and interfaces with various clinical departments at The Miriam and Rhode Island Hospitals and in the Brown Medical program.
Participates in Pathology conferences within the department and organizes, supports and assigns staff/residents to provide professional support/teaching in related interdepartmental conferences.
Establishes and continues independent research and development programs emphasizing, but not limited to, issues pertaining to anatomic pathology.
Functions independently within the department’s policies and procedures.