Pathologist, CLIA Laboratory Medical Director - Per Diem

Vancouver Clinic•Vancouver, WA

14d•Onsite

About The Position

The CLIA Laboratory Medical Director provides clinical, scientific, regulatory, and quality oversight for the organization's high-complexity core clinical laboratory, ensuring compliance with CLIA and other applicable regulatory and accreditation requirements. This role provides medical consultation to clinicians, oversees the quality, accuracy, and appropriateness of laboratory testing, and leads quality management and continuous improvement initiatives that promote patient safety and high-quality laboratory services. In partnership with laboratory operations leadership, the Medical Director evaluates new technologies, supports operational excellence, and serves as the laboratory representative on The Vancouver Clinic's Quality Committee, collaborating to advance clinical excellence, patient safety, care experience, timeliness, affordability, and overall quality of care.

Requirements

M.D. / D.O.
Board Certification in Anatomic & Clinical Pathology
Unrestricted Washington State Medical License (or ability to obtain)
Experience supervising high complexity testing in an inpatient and/or outpatient laboratory setting

Responsibilities

Provide clinical, scientific, regulatory, and quality oversight for the organization's high-complexity core clinical laboratory.
Ensure compliance with CLIA and other applicable regulatory and accreditation requirements.
Provide medical consultation to clinicians.
Oversee the quality, accuracy, and appropriateness of laboratory testing.
Lead quality management and continuous improvement initiatives.
Evaluate new technologies.
Support operational excellence.
Serve as the laboratory representative on The Vancouver Clinic's Quality Committee.