MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS |
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The primary job duties this position is responsible for achieving are listed in order of importance. |
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Position Summary: - The Quality Coordinator assists the QA Manager in ensuring that the company’s quality assurance standards are met and performs various QA-related tasks.
- The Quality Coordinator will follow the guidelines set by CLIA, and CA Business and Professional Code of Regulations (BPC: 1212 and 1269) unlicensed laboratory personnel.
- Unlicensed laboratory personnel are defined as a laboratory aide, histocompatibility technician, cardiopulmonary technician, or other person performing the activities authorized by CA BPC 1269.
Duties: - Responsible for assisting in the coordination, integration and implementation of the company wide performance improvement activities to ensure compliance with company policies and Federal/State regulatory and accreditation standards.
- Assists with, and monitors systems and procedures for the identification, collection and analysis of the performance of quality measurement data.
- Responsible for maintaining quality management documents, incident reports and correspondence in an organized and secure manner.
- Educates and trains staff as to the quality improvement plan, and their respective responsibilities in carrying out the quality improvement program.
- Coordinates and integrates the introduction of quality improvement processes throughout the company in accordance with the quality plan.
- Assists with identifying and developing future goals and activities for quality assurance and participates in decisions on priorities and activities.
- Participates in audit preparation and coordination.
- Compiles, monitors and reports data related to QA, lab operations and program evaluations.
- Provides reports on a regular basis and as directed or requested, to keep Management informed of the operation and progress of quality efforts.
- Assists in the survey preparation and process.
- Assists in QA and document control processes, including administration and management of internal audits, record maintenance and archiving.
- Performs daily laboratory safety inspections.
- Performs other duties as assigned by Laboratory Management.
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JOB QUALIFICATIONS |
Minimum Education (Indicate minimum education or degree required.) |
High School Diploma or equivalent |
Preferred Education (Indicate preferred education or degree required.) |
Bachelor’s Degree |
Minimum Work Experience and Qualifications (Indicate minimum years of job experience, skills or abilities required for the job.) |
- At least have earned a high school diploma, have the skills required for the job as listed in this document, have awareness of the factors that influence laboratory test results
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent organizational skills
- Exercises accuracy and precision in completion of prescribed tasks
- Data entry/computer skills
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Preferred Work Experience and Qualifications (Indicate preferred years of job experience, skills or abilities required for the job.) |
Prior Quality Assurance and Laboratory experience |
Required Licensure, Certification, Registration or Designation (List any licensure or certification required and specify name of agency.) |
- Current Los Angeles County Fire Card required (within 30 days of hire)
- Assault Response Competency (ARC) required (within 30 days of hire)
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