ARUP Laboratories · 20 hours ago
Quality Supervisor, Transfusion
Salt Lake City, UT
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
7+ years expARUP Laboratories is a national clinical and anatomic pathology reference laboratory and an enterprise of the University of Utah. The Quality Supervisor for Blood Bank and Transfusion Services supports quality management systems and initiatives, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and leading quality improvement efforts within the department.
Biotechnology
Hiring Manager
Misty Smith, MSOL, MSAP I/O
Responsibilities
Supports the adoption and implementation of quality-related strategic department and organizational objectives in functional area of responsibility
Demonstrates knowledge of applicable regulatory requirements of federal, state, and local governments and other accrediting and licensure bodies pertaining to medical laboratories (e.g., FDA, CAP, CLIA, ISO, AABB, etc)
Provide regulatory oversight for sample and biological waste sales, BECS validations (IT Synergistics for Blood Services and Haemonetics Safe Trace Tx for Transfusion Services), and emergency/scheduled out -of-hospital transfusions
Responds to requests for immediate investigation and review of critical issues, facilitates corrective actions when needed
Consults with the Manager of Privacy & Risk and the Compliance Manager regarding issues where appropriate
Leads department and hospital-driven quality-related initiatives and post-implementation evaluations of quality processes (e.g. patient identification, blood administration, education audits)
Represents the quality department in cross functional committees and improvement teams
Trains lab and quality team members on quality standards and best practices; may also support organization-wide training and communication
Supports regulatory inspections, assessments and audits; leads corrective action and root cause analysis responses
Facilitates root cause analysis investigations and CAPA processes. Applies systems-based thinking in the identification of appropriate corrections
Maintains awareness of new/revised standards and performs gap assessments; presents findings to lab and medical director leadership
Updates personal skills and knowledge to remain current and become efficient and proficient in the position
Supports and contributes to the development of the department’s and/or organization’s quality goals and objectives that are supportive of the organization’s Quality Management System (QMS) and strategic priorities
Establishes ongoing Quality Assurance and Quality Improvement programs within the area of responsibility
Regularly reviews appropriate indicators and initiates any necessary preventive actions
Oversees transfusion medicine-specific regulatory processes including Biological Product Deviations (BPDs), Post Donation Information (PDI) tracking, recalls and lookbacks
Fulfills and supports Quality Responsibilities as outlined by AABB
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree or better in Other: See Notes or related field
Bachelor's degree in related field OR Bachelor's degree in any field, plus 10 years of applicable industry experience
Seven (7) years of blood bank and/or transfusion medicine experience with increasingly responsible positions
Five (5) years of experience in quality management systems (e.g. root cause analysis, CAPA, audits)
Preferred
Master's Degree or better in Other or related field
One or more of the following: Master's degree, ASCP/AMT, or ASQ certification
Prior supervisory experience
Applicable ASCP or AAB
Company
ARUP Laboratories
ARUP Laboratories is a research and development laboratory that provides laboratory operations and system laboratory alignment solutions.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$3MKey Investors
Health Resources and Services Administration
2023-01-10Grant· $3M
Leadership Team
Kent Gordon
CFO
Alex P.
Talent Acquisition Partner
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