PREFERRED EXPERIENCE MLS ASCP CERTIFIED WITH AT LEAST 4 YEARS OF QUALITY EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE OF CAP REGULATIONS

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JOB SUMMARY

The Lab QA Specialist 1 ensures compliance with institutional and federal regulations. Responsible for proficiency testing, comparing test results, reviewing results, assessing team proficiency, investigating complaints, and managing quality records. Maintains a monitoring and reporting system with documentation to ensure regulatory standards are met.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE MLS ASCP CERTIFIED WITH AT LEAST 4 YEARS OF QUALITY EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE OF CAP REGULATIONS

• EDUCATION - Bachelor’s or 4 years of work experience above the minimum qualification
• EXPERIENCE - 2 Years of Experience

• Is accountable for GLP and GMP quality assurance as defined by Title 21 CFR. Prepares and presents QA reports to hospital management.
• Sets consistent quality assurance guidelines throughout the sample handling, data, and data reduction process.
• Sets prescribed quality control procedures and monitors remedial action.
• Examines quality problems such as shifts and trends, and recommends corrective action.
• Monitors errors in reported results. Documents complaints, investigations of complaints, corrective actions, and resolutions.
• Acts as the primary contact for FDA audits and inspections and submits responses to external inspections.
• Summarizes audit findings for management and makes operational and training improvements based on these needs.
• Maintains a system for reporting quality assurance and compliance issues to hospital management regularly. Produces ad hoc reports as requested.
• Writes and maintains current manual of SOPs and making SOPs available for all related team members and external inspectors.
• Conducts quality assurance training for staff focusing on regulations, monitoring, inspections, SOPs, and other areas of quality assurance periodically.
• Stay informed about laboratory developments by reviewing literature, attending programs, and joining professional organizations.
• Performs special quality assurance projects as requested by management or hospital administration.
• Performs all delegated functions as defined by facility CLIA Director.