Associate Medical Director

Associate Medical Director - San Juan Capistrano, CA

The Associate Medical Director is responsible, as assigned/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- Provides educational programs for the medical and laboratory staff and participates in educational programs of the Company.

Assume Clinical Consultant or Technical Supervisor responsibilities in Specialty as delegated by the "Laboratory Director 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 approve 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 Team(s) as directed by the Laboratory Director. Attendance at regular Subspecialty Team meeting 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/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 Institute's 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 category(ies).
• Excellent written and oral communication skills are critical.

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.