Laboratory Development Coordinator

KVH is an integrated healthcare delivery system that includes 24-hour emergency care, inpatient, and outpatient hospital services through KVH Hospital. Clinics and services provided include family medicine, internal medicine, a geriatric nurse practitioner program, home health and hospice, physical therapy, orthopedics, general surgery, pediatrics, women’s health, and urgent care.

Kittitas Valley Healthcare expects all employees to uphold our Vision & Mission. The KVH Vision, Mission & Guiding Principles can be found at http://www.kvhealthcare.org/mission-and-vision.

KVH puts ‘employee care’ high on the priority list, with health benefits like low cost medical, dental, and vision insurance and a robust employee wellness program. KVH offers company contribution toward your choice of medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage, including coverage available for spouses/ domestic partners, and dependent children. KVH believes that continuing education is critical to our mission and vision.  We have implemented many educational programs such as the Medical Assistant Apprenticeship program and certification pay toS  encourage continuing education.  We want our employees to know they are valued. One of the ways we show this is by quickly vesting employees, making them pension eligible after just one year of part-time status. To view more details about the comprehensive benefits package we offer to eligible employees visit our website -

Benefits - KV Healthcare

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The Laboratory Development Coordinator is responsible for designing, implementing and evaluating comprehensive educational programs for clinical laboratory personnel across all laboratory location and sections.  Thes role serves as a content expert and resource for staff orientation, competency, continuing education and professional development. The Laboratory Development Coordinator collaborates with laboratory leadership, quality management and clinical stakeholders to ensure that all personnel are proficient in current laboratory practices, regulatory compliance and emerging technologies. This role is primarily responsible for the initial and on-going training for laboratory staff.  At KVH we believe “patients come first in all we do”, the Laboratory Development Coordinator will help design and implement programs that demonstrate our commitment to excellence for our patients, staff and providers.

What is required...

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical, physical or biological science or medical technology from an accredited institution
• Five years of laboratory experience with a background in high complexity testing
• Three years of previous leadership experience or experience in an educational setting providing laboratory preceptorship, education, training and staff development
• MLS (ASCP) or MT (ASCP)
• Current BLS card for Healthcare Provider (maintenance required)
• Recent experience with an Electronic Medical Record system
• Working knowledge of TJC, DNV, DOH and CLIA regulations as related to the laboratory

What is preferred...

• Master’s Degree in Laboratory Medicine (MS) or Education
• Previous supervisory and/or department level management experience
• Experience with Cerner Electronic Medical Record system
• Previous experience in adult education programs, including curriculum development and competency assessment tools

Wage:  Wage range starts at $46.06/hour and goes up to $69.81/hour. Actual wage will be based on years' of applicable experience. 

FTE:  1.0 = 40 hours/week

Benefits:  This position is benefits eligible 

Union Status:  This is a non-represented position