Laboratory Quality Assessment Coordinator

Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center • Houston, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

As our Blood Bank Quality Assessment Coordinator, you will work with the Laboratory Management Team to organize, plan, and coordinate Quality Assurance and Process Improvement activities. Every day you will utilize Lean design principles and apply best practices to enhance laboratory operations. You will also ensure that all sections of the laboratory are fully compliant with CAP, CLIA, Joint Commission, and any other applicable accreditation or regulatory agency standards. To be successful in this role, you will effectively drive continuous quality improvement initiatives, meticulously ensure regulatory compliance across all laboratory sections, and apply best practices to optimize laboratory processes.

Requirements

• Bachelors Of Science in a chemical or biological science as defined by CLIA.
• 2 years clinical lab experience as a Medical Technologist, upon hire.
• Blood Bank experience required.

Nice To Haves

• Two (2) additional years of experience in a laboratory quality assurance or process improvement role.
• International Medical Laboratory Scientist, upon hire
• Blood Banking, upon hire
• Chemistry - ASCP, upon hire
• Clinical Laboratory Scientist, upon hire
• Clinical Laboratory Technologist, upon hire
• Technologist in Molecular Biology, upon hire
• Medical Laboratory Scientist - Med Technologist, upon hire
• Medical Technologist AAB, upon hire
• Technologist in Microbiology, upon hire
• Medical Technologist AMT, upon hire
• Med Technologist - ASCP, upon hire
• Specialist in Hematology, upon hire
• Specialist in Microbiobiology, upon hire
• Histotechnologist, upon hire

Responsibilities

• Evaluate laboratory workflow and processes.
• Identify and implement process improvement opportunities using LEAN and/or Six Sigma principles.
• Institute practice to gather staff feedback and ideas for process improvement.
• Develop project plans to institute process improvements and track progress.
• Hardwire process improvement through continuing education and feedback.
• Work with Laboratory Director and Manager to track progress of process improvement initiatives.
• Interpret and implement quality assurance standards, evaluate existing laboratory policies and procedures, and determine effectiveness of quality assurance program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level