Overview
Mayday Quality Control Supervisor Jobs in Denton, TX at Mayday Mfg
Role & Responsibilities
Post-Analytic:
Ensuring the confidentiality of patient information throughout all phases of laboratory testing. The privacy of each patient must be maintained by preventing any breaches of confidential information by visual, verbal or other means by unauthorized persons, including but not limited to other patients, visitors to the facility and any unauthorized party outside this facility.
Ensuring that all orders received by physicians are documented.
Phlebotomy by venous or capillary technique, following proper protocol.
Positive identification of the patient prior to collection and complete and proper labeling of the specimen following established protocol.
Receiving specimens collected by other persons (patient, physician, nurse) inclusive of ensuring that the specimens are fully labeled, collected in the proper containers and are of sufficient quantity to perform testing.
Must comply with the provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996.
Analytic:
Ensuring that the procedure manual is complete and updated when necessary inclusive of but not limited to changes in testing procedures, instruments, and methodology. Any changes must be adopted by the Laboratory Director.
Monitoring internal inventory control process inclusive of but not limited to: Maintaining an adequate supply of all reagents and consumables to perform quality testing, dating reagents and supplies upon receipt and at the time of opening, periodic monitoring of inventory for expiration dates, discarding expired reagents and supplies and assuring that expired items are not employed for patient testing or specimen collection, ordering replacement materials for expired or soon to expire items.
Performing Quality Control as required by the manufacturer and established protocols in laboratory policy. Inclusive of but not limited to: Following established protocol for quality control failures to include but not limited to repeating controls or troubleshooting problems, documenting discrepancies, failures, and corrective actions, reporting any unresolved failures to the Lab Supervisor and/or the Laboratory Director, holding patient testing until Quality Control problems are resolved, identifying problems that may adversely affect patient test results.
Performing Proficiency Testing periodically as outlined in laboratory protocol. Retaining all test records and attestation sheets to demonstrate that proficiency testing samples are tested in the same manner as patient samples.
Retaining records of all analytic activities performed for a minimum of two years. These records are inclusive of but not limited to inventory control, maintenance, calibration and verification, quality control, proficiency testing records, and instrument printouts.
Post-Analytic:
Reporting patient test results by manual entry onto a report form. Verifying accuracy of test results prior to releasing reports.
Verifying critical values by repeat analysis, if possible. Reporting critical values to the physician or specified nurse and recording reporting information action on the appropriate log or in the LIS.
Correcting detected reporting errors by following the established protocol. Retaining copies of erroneous and corrected reports for review.
Performing all Quality Assessment activities assigned to this position and documenting these activities for periodic review by the Laboratory Director. Retaining quality assessment records for a minimum of two years.
Recording details of complaints, incidents, or communication breakdowns.
Retaining records and providing for inspector review all patient reports, errors, notifications, and corrective actions for a minimum of two years.
Education & Experience
High School diploma.
A minimum of three (3) years’ experience in a hospital or clinic laboratory setting.
A valid Driver’s License, and proof of insurance for personal vehicle used for business.
BLS certification required.
Two (2) years acute care nursing or nursing office experience preferred.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Possess fine motor skills necessary to perform technical procedures, eye/hand coordination.
Must be able to talk, see, react, stand, kneel, walk and sit for long periods of time
Possess cognitive skills necessary to meet the primary responsibilities outlined
Must demonstrate patience, compassion, and good communication skills
Must respect and maintain confidentiality at all times
Ability to initiate, grow, and maintain positive working relationships with staff and other organizations
Maintain professional appearance and demeanor
Ability to problem-solve The above referenced role and responsibilities are intended to describe the general content and requirements for the performance of this position. It is not considered to be an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements.
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Title: Mayday Quality Control Supervisor
Company: Mayday Mfg
Location: Denton, TX
