Pathology Quality Assurance Coordinator

Texas Children's Medical Center

Job Location:

The Woodlands, TX - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 15 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

Texas Childrens Hospital has an opening for a Pathology Quality Assurance Coordinator position in The Woodlands TX. Duties Include:

1. Conducts Proficiency Testing Program

Maintains a proficiency testing plan that includes: annual order of proficiency testing samples a process for how surveys are handled a schedule of the ship dates of the surveys and shipping notifications and assignment of surveys to staff.
Ensures that results are submitted by the deadline.
Reviews proficiency testing results and responds to unsatisfactory results. Ensures corrective action including staff retraining is implemented as needed based on the investigation findings.
Generates quarterly Proficiency Testing reports.

2. Administers the Quality Assurance programs.

Reviews tech logs and completed worksheets daily identifies reporting errors and ensures that quality controls were performed as needed. Corrects results as needed and provides feedback to technicians.
Reviews Laboratory quality control logs monthly; identifies outliers and implements corrective actions; provides feedback as needed; creates and distributes monthly reports as applicable; documents all findings and corrective actions.
Maintains QA calendar to ensure required QA actives are performed per policy. Reviews validation/calibration/QC reports as applicable.
Reviews and analyzes the quality indicator scorecards monthly. Presents data at quality operations or hospital quality meetings as applicable. Ensures implementation of the associated action plans and monitors for effectiveness.
Maintains quality assurance policies and procedures f. Attends meetings; participates on work teams for new process improvement initiatives or projects as needed.

3. Facilitates Process Improvement (PI) Projects.

Set monthly meetings with the lab team as applicable
Assist with setting the agenda for the meeting; compile quality assurance data to be reviewed
Ensure to follow the DMAI2C (define measure analyze improve innovate and control) process improvement methodology
Ensures thorough meeting minutes are documented
Facilitate other team member has the opportunity to contribute to the project
Maintain project worksheet until the end of the project
Gather data and create reports for analysis; obtain current state and future state reports
Maintain performance improvement (PI) database and track performance
Assists staff with preparing and delivering the presentation to leadership team.
Coordinate implementation with process owners and managers
Post results on the Balanced Scoreboard-Connect site

4. Maintains Laboratory Accreditation Processes

Maintains CAP (College of American Pathologist) checklist spreadsheets to ensure compliance to CAP standards. Keeps abreast of regulatory requirements and develop plans to maintain compliance.
Conducts Regulatory Readiness Process; coordinate tracer audits collate data and produce reports recommend corrective actions and assist in the implementation monitors outcomes to ensure regulatory compliance.
Conducts CAP self-inspection process documents deficiencies and ensures implementation of appropriate corrective actions.
Provides support to on-site CAP inspectors. Assists with timely submission of response to cited deficiencies.
Serves as a QA contact person for CAP.
Conducts CLIA/CAP Certification
Is engaged in other regulatory/accreditation processes as applicable (i.e. AABB FDA JC etc.)
Works closely with the Laboratory Director and Leadership to ensure consistency in Laboratory policies and procedures. Coordinates the Laboratory Document Control System: provides user training and support performs monthly back-ups manages the department structures within the application generates and reviews compliance reports as applicable.
Coordinates the Laboratory competency assessment program
Coordinates lab product recall notices and ensures timely completion of responses to recall alerts

5. Safety

Maintain safety policy and procedures

Requirements: Employer will accept a Bachelors degree in clinical laboratory science health administration biology or a related science field and 36 months of laboratory setting experience. Experience should include the following:

o Experience with equipment used in the following settings: blood bank chemistry hematology microbiology and virology.

o Experience with carrying out analysis of laboratory data to track trends.

o Certification in one of the following:

i. Certification as a Medical Technologist (MT) by ASCP NCA AMT or CLS

ii. Certification as a Medical Lab Scientist (MLS) by ASCP

iii. Certification as a Clinical Lab Specialist (CLS) by NCA

iv. Certification in Molecular Biology (MB) Molecular Pathology (MP) Blood Banking (BB) Chemistry (C) Hematology (H) or Microbiology (M) by ASCP; or

v. Valid Medical Technologist license from any state.

To Apply: You MUST apply through the Apply Link on this page referencing job code 8752. Include complete contact information (e-mail day/evening phone and mailing address) on resume/application.

Required Experience:

DescriptionTexas Childrens Hospital has an opening for a Pathology Quality Assurance Coordinator position in The Woodlands TX. Duties Include:1. Conducts Proficiency Testing ProgramMaintains a proficiency testing plan that includes: annual order of proficiency testing samples a process for how surve...