Quality Assurance Specialist- Laboratory

The Johns Hopkins Hospital is a world-renowned leader in patient care serving the greater Baltimore community and patients from all across the globe.
Our friendly and knowledgeable staff teams provide support throughout our many specialty departments and centers from primary visits to emergency care.

What Awaits You

• Career growth and development
• Tuition Assistance
• Diverse and collaborative working environment
• Affordable and comprehensive benefits package

Location: Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore MD-Transfusion Medicine Lab

Full Time/Day Shift -7am-3:30pm

Position Summary:

• Reports to the Director Laboratory Manager or Assistant Administrator and serves as a primary resource fordevelopment and maintenance of Quality Assurance Programs testing of procedures special projects

Investigations/analysis and reporting in assigned areas.

• Directs the work of assigned personnel in the assessment of QA data.
• Collects summarizes and evaluates quality control data investigating problems and recommending solutions. Assists in development revision and/or monitoring of laboratory procedures and quality assurance programs including proficiency testing and regulatory compliance.
• Provides technical consultation services for JHMI laboratories near patient testing areas and other facilities.
• Partners with IT/Applications teams for the review analysis testing implementation and upgrade of laboratory software applications and technologies.
• Conducts presentations to varied interest groups.
• Frequent travel throughout JHM geography / to each campus or affiliate hospital is required (when assigned).

Minimum Qualifications:

Education:

• Requires a minimum of a Bachelors degree in Medical Technology or equivalent science.

Work Experience:

• Work requires a minimum of five years of clinical experience to acquire knowledge and familiarity with laboratory policies and procedures. Of those years of clinical experience a minimum of three years must include progressive involvement with Quality Assurance.

Required Licensure Certification On-going Training:

• Certification in Medical Technology or equivalent required. For surgical pathology certification from an approved agency as a pathologist assistant histology technologist (HTL) medical technologist or equivalent required. Advanced degrees in science (Masters or PhD.) may be accepted in lieu of certification.
• HATS QA Specialist- additionally certified as an inspector for FACT/Apheresis Collections CQIA SSGB Patient Safety Cert program preferred.

***Authorization to Work in the United States:Applicants who requiresponsorship now or in the future will not be considered for this position.

Salary Range: Minimum 39.56/hour - Maximum 65.34/hour. Compensation will be commensurate with equity and experience for roles of similar scope and responsibility. In cases where the range is displayed as a $0 amount salary discussions will occur during candidate screening calls before any subsequent compensation discussion is held between the candidate and any hiring authority.

The Hospital reserves the right to modify employee schedules as needed.

We are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment where we embrace and celebrate our differences where all employees feel valued contribute to our mission of serving the community and engage in equitable healthcare delivery and workforce practices.

Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity and expression age national origin mental or physical disability genetic information veteran status or any other status protected by federal state or local law.

Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are drug-free workplace employers.