Blood Bank Quality Coordinator

Overview

Required skills & experience: • Bachelor's Degree in a biological science or medical technology. • 3 years of relevant experience in immunohematologic testing, cGMP, and blood bank quality systems with a progressive increase in supervisory responsibilities. • MT(ASCP) certification or equivalent, SBB or CQA certification preferred. • Ability to develop standard operating procedures and quality program activities. • Develop and implement validation protocols, competency assessment and internal assessments. • Able to solve technical and interdepartmental problems related to immunohematology and transfusion medicine. • Capable of identifying problems that may adversely affect test performance or reporting of results, performing root cause analysis, and taking and documenting corrective action. What you need to know: • In conjunction with the with the director & manager, leads the company Blood Banks to develop and maintain a Quality Program consistent with relevant standards and regulations. • Ensures that the Blood Banks maintain a state of "inspection readiness". • In conjunction with the with the director, manager, and technical staff, develops and implements assessment of operational and quality systems, reports findings and devises appropriate action plans. • Utilize statistical process control methods and software to evaluate and ensure compliance of Blood Bank operations and Quality Systems. • Review updates to AABB and FACT Standards, CAP Checklists, FDA Guidance documents, and AABB Association Bulletins to ensure that policies, processes and procedures maintain compliance.

Benefits

Company

This is an integrated healthcare delivery system consistently ranked as a Top 15 Teaching Hospital in the U.S. They are headquartered in Evanston, Ill., and have a 900 physician multispecialty group practice, Medical Group, with 130 locations in the Chicagoland area. They have annual revenues of $2.1 billion and employ 10,500 people. This is a Magnet-recognized organization, the first in Illinois to receive this prestigious honor as an entire system that demonstrates excellence in nursing and high standards in patient care. This is a not-for-profit organization principally formed to provide quality healthcare services for the communities it serves. The delivery of healthcare services is provided in a wide range of inpatient and ambulatory healthcare settings, communitywide, employing modern technology and expertise.