Lab Quality Assurance Coordinator

Intermountain Health•Butte-Silver Bow, MT

5d•$39 - $60•Onsite

About The Position

Under the direction of the CLIA Laboratory Director and Lab Quality Management, the Lab Quality Assurance Coordinator supports a comprehensive quality assurance and quality management program to ensure compliance with applicable regulatory and accrediting agencies and to implement needed corrective action. The role develops and implements standardized quality programs; oversees document control, SOP development and updates, laboratory training and competency, and quality-related lab applications; and supports laboratory leadership with quality, validation, accreditation, and inspection activities. This position is based at St James Hospital in Butte, Montana, and is scheduled for 40 hours per week on days.

Requirements

Associate or bachelor's degree in chemical, biological, clinical laboratory, or medical laboratory science from an accredited institution; degree will be verified.
MLT/MLS(ASCP) certification or equivalent.
Three years of technical laboratory or laboratory quality assurance experience.
Computer literacy.
Communication skills.
Regulatory knowledge.
Knowledge of laboratory techniques and protocols.
Documentation skills.
Report-writing skills.
Ability to work independently.
Critical-thinking skills.
Driving.

Nice To Haves

Certification or training in quality assurance theory and tools.
Five years of technical laboratory experience.

Responsibilities

Promote and support the One Intermountain philosophy.
Develop and implement a standard quality program.
Oversee document control and SOP development, review, and updates.
Monitor and ensure adherence to the laboratory training and competency program.
Ensure improved, system-wide integration of policies, procedures, and competencies.
Stay current on regulatory and compliance issues and communicate updates and changes to laboratory leadership.
Track and report errors, KPIs, system monitors, and metrics through auditing and implementation of quality improvement tools.
Oversee laboratory applications related to error management, quality assurance, and education.
Support laboratory leadership with proficiency testing, validations, correlations, calibrations, instrument implementation, error documentation, root cause analysis, and change control.
Support and manage accrediting body applications and updates, coordinate inspections, and oversee responses to deficiencies identified during on-site inspections.