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A CLIA Lab Director is responsible for overseeing laboratory operations and ensuring compliance with the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) regulations. They manage lab personnel, establish quality control procedures, and ensure accurate and reliable test results. The director must meet CLIA qualifications, which vary based on the lab’s complexity. Their role is critical in maintaining lab accreditation and patient safety.

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A CLIA Lab Director oversees all aspects of laboratory operations, including ensuring compliance with Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) standards, reviewing and validating test results, and managing quality assurance processes. They supervise laboratory staff, develop and implement policies and procedures, and collaborate with healthcare providers to support diagnostic needs. Directors are also responsible for staff training, equipment maintenance oversight, and responding to regulatory audits. This dynamic role requires both strategic leadership and hands-on involvement to maintain high standards in laboratory practice.

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Medical Director - Diagnostics Lab of Michigan

Quest Diagnostics

Southfield, MI • On-site

Full-time

Posted 5 days ago

ExamOne rating

6.6

Company rating: 6.6 out of 10

Based on 9 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

96th of 120 rated laboratories

Job description


Medical Director - Diagnostic Lab of Michigan
(Onsite in Southfield, Michigan)
The medical director is a senior physician leader responsible for providing medical, scientific, and clinical laboratory leadership across an integrated joint venture between Corewell Health and Quest Diagnostics. This role serves as a key physician liaison working collaboratively with joint venture leadership, health system executives, medical staff, pathologists, laboratory operations, and company leadership to optimize laboratory services.
Responsibilities
The Medical Director oversees the quality of testing and services provided by the company. The Medical Director is accountable for advancing patient safety, diagnostics quality, regulatory compliance, clinical excellence, and high value care while helping to align laboratory services with the strategic, operational, and clinical priorities of the joint venture.
The Medical Director will serve as CLIA Laboratory Director and coordinates the activities of pathologists who have responsibilities related to their respective sub-specialty services.
  • Serves as the CLIA director for the laboratory and ensure compliance with CLIA, CAP, and applicable federal, state, and local regulatory requirements. Includes preparation and response to inspections.
  • Provides oversight within the laboratory to ensure quality of care, patient safety, and the clinical effectiveness of lab services.
  • Lead and support quality assurance, quality control and continuous improvement programs, including review of quality indicators, proficiency testing, quality events and corrective actions.
  • Provides expert consultation to physicians and other clinical providers regarding test selection, utilization, interpretation and correlation of laboratory results.
  • Develops and promotes standardized processes, policies and procedures.
  • Develops and maintains superior diagnostics.
  • Functions as an influencing leader for pathologists providing oversight, management, scheduling, and performance reviews.
  • Reviews and advises on sub-specialty policies and procedures.
  • Supports educational programs for medical students, residents, and fellows in accordance with ACGME requirements and GME policies.
  • Participates in the selection of division manager and technical supervisor.
  • Provides quarterly in-service to division manager and technical supervisor.
  • Partners with laboratory and operational leaders to optimize workflow, technology, equipment, service delivery, efficiency, and cost effectiveness.
  • Serves as the key liaison with the Corewell Health laboratory executive medical directors.
  • Participates in strategic planning and responsible stewardship of laboratory resources.
  • Partners with joint venture and company leadership to identify opportunities to improve clinical value, patient experience and laboratory performance.
  • Maintains knowledge of emerging developments in laboratory medicine, diagnostics, technology and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications
  • MD or DO from an accredited institution.
  • Board certification in Anatomic Pathology and Clinical Pathology (AP/CP), or appropriate board certification based on laboratory scope.
  • Meets applicable CLIA requirements to serve as Laboratory Director.
  • Minimum of 5 years of relevant clinical and/or laboratory leadership experience.
  • Strong knowledge of CLIA, CAP and applicable federal and state laboratory regulations.
  • Demonstrated ability to work effectively with physicians, senior executives, laboratory professionals and operational leaders.
  • Strong leadership, communication, relationship-management and problem-solving skills.

To Apply
Please Log In or Register to Upload a Resume and complete the online Application by visiting careers.questdiagnostics.com, clicking "Job Search" and following the prompts. Because of the large number of applicants to job openings, Quest Diagnostics will only contact qualified candidates for interviews.
Quest Diagnostics is an equal employment opportunity employer. Quest Diagnostics observes minimum age requirements established by federal, state and/or local laws, and will ask an applicant for verification when deemed necessary.
About the Team
Quest Diagnostics honors our service members and encourages veterans to apply.
While we appreciate and value our staffing partners, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. Quest will not be responsible for paying agency fees for any individual as to whom an agency has sent an unsolicited resume.
Equal Opportunity Employer: Race/Color/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Vets or any other legally protected status.

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