Dir. Lab Quality Accreditation & Education.. Kelsey - Seybold Clinics, Houston, TX
About The Position
The Director of Quality, Accreditation, and Education for Clinical Laboratories provides strategic, operational, and regulatory leadership to ensure that all Kelsey-Seybold laboratory services consistently deliver safe, accurate, compliant, and high value diagnostic care. This role, reporting to the Laboratory Vice-President, oversees systemwide quality management, accreditation readiness, patient safety initiatives, regulatory compliance, and workforce education across waived testing sites, satellite laboratories, and the centralized testing facility. The Director partners closely with laboratory medical directors, lab administration, operations leadership, clinical teams, and system quality and safety leaders to uphold Kelsey-Seybold’s commitment to coordinated, evidence based, patient centered care. This position also leads the design, implementation, and governance of data solutions, Quality Assurance / Process Improvement (QAPI) programs, and key performance indicators that drive continuous improvement across the laboratory service line. You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in medical laboratory science, Clinical Laboratory Science, or related field
- Certification as MLS(ASCP), MT(ASCP), or equivalent
- Lean Six Sigma certification (Green Belt or higher)
- 7+ years of progressive laboratory leadership experience, including quality, regulatory, or accreditation oversight
- Solid knowledge of CLIA, CAP, COLA, CMS, and other regulatory/accreditation standards
- Demonstrated success leading quality improvement initiatives in a clinical laboratory environment
- Experience with data analytics, quality measurement, and performance improvement methodologies
- Driver’s License and access to a reliable transportation
Nice To Haves
- Personally led a clinical laboratory through a major quality, accreditation, or regulatory turnaround
- Directly led inspections for (CAP, CLIA, CMS, COLA, or others)
- Managed a laboratory that was at risk of losing, or had lost, accreditation or designation
- Experience do you have building or rebuilding a laboratory Quality Management or QAPI program
Responsibilities
- Oversees systemwide quality management, accreditation readiness, patient safety initiatives, regulatory compliance, and workforce education across waived testing sites, satellite laboratories, and the centralized testing facility.
- Partners closely with laboratory medical directors, lab administration, operations leadership, clinical teams, and system quality and safety leaders to uphold Kelsey-Seybold’s commitment to coordinated, evidence based, patient centered care.
- Leads the design, implementation, and governance of data solutions, Quality Assurance / Process Improvement (QAPI) programs, and key performance indicators that drive continuous improvement across the laboratory service line.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Incentive and recognition programs
- Equity stock purchase
- 401k contribution
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
