Quality Assurance Director

Gift of Life Donor Program, the non-profit agency serving eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and Delaware, is responsible for recovering and distributing organ and tissues used in life-saving and life-enhancing transplants.

As Quality Assurance Director (CQI), you will evaluate clinical work systems and recommend actions aimed at improving efficiency, effectiveness and regulatory compliance; oversee initiatives to comply with FDA’s ’Good Tissue Practices’; motivate staff in the adoption of a corporate culture driven to achieve excellence through continuous quality improvement; assist the Vice President of Clinical Services in achieving and maintaining regulatory standards and accreditation; complete and submit data required by regulatory and accreditation organizations (Department of Health, AOPO, UNOS, HCFA, AATB, FDA, EBAA, etc.); participate in and conduct internal and external audits to maintain regulatory and voluntary accreditation; coordinate the collection and interpretation of data related to process improvement; establish quality indicators and develop trend analysis of clinical division performance; coordinate continuous quality improvement teams and educate staff on quality improvement processes; assist in review, creation, update and maintenance of organ/tissue and quality systems policy and procedure manuals; participate in strategic planning process as it relates to quality system processes; monitor progress and completion of goals related to quality systems; works with clinical division staff and management to identify areas where services and processes can be improved; suggest and implement corrective action plans; work with organ/tissue staff in the field to assess processes, monitor improvement plans and monitor staff in new process and procedure; collaborate with the Vice President, Clinical Services and other clinical division management in the implementation of an overall QA/QI system for GLDP.

 

Successful candidates will possess a Bachelor’s degree and 3-5 years quality improvement experience in a health care, pharmaceutical, research or comparable environment. Clinical education and experience preferred.

We offer an outstanding compensation and benefits package, including medical, prescription drug, dental and life insurances, as well as tuition assistance and an employer matched 403(b) savings plan.

Please submit resume and salary history to: Human Resources, 401 North 3rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19123-4101. Fax: 215-963-0702 Email: kklasic@donors1.org

 

We are an equal opportunity employer and support diversity in our workplace.