Hiring: Lab Quality Assurance Specialist Company: Houston Methodist Location: Baytown, TX Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 11:12:05 Target Skills & Keywords : Credentialing, Quality Assurance, Risk Management About the job Experience: •Four years of experience in a clinical setting to include two years of experience as a Medical Laboratory Scientist/Medical Technologist or equivalent role •Certified as a Clinical Laboratory Scientist by National Credentialing Agency for Laboratory Personnel (NCA) •Certified as a Medical Technologist or Medical Laboratory Scientist by American Medical Technologists (AMT) •Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through on-going evaluations consisting of one or more of the following: skills, competency assessments and/or performance reviews •Knowledge of the functional discipline to be coordinated Required Skills: •Promotes a positive work environment and contributes to a dynamic, team focused work unit that actively helps one another to achieve optimal department results. Collaborates with all members of the patient care team by actively communicating and reporting pertinent patient care information and data in a comprehensive manner. •Teaches students, clinical staff, new employees and others as assigned by Manager. Monitors competency assessment completion. •Organizes workload and sets priorities. Utilizes all available work time by assisting others and performing additional tasks. •Analyzes and responds to client complaints, unusual incident reports and Risk Management inquires. •Reviews all laboratory quality occurrence data; provides reports and graphical data to department management, clients and customers. Prepares quality reports to include specific monitors as defined by the Manager/Director. •Manages laboratory proficiency testing program and tracks exceptions. Performs ordering, distributing proficiency testing samples to sections, routing results for review, monitoring results and initiating corrective action. •Coordinates activities associated with point-of-care (POC) testing program throughout the hospital to include evaluation of equipment, policy development and implementation/monitoring of quality control. •Prepares, implements, and initiates review of laboratory policy and procedures, performing literature searches as needed to promote compliance with regulatory agency requirements. Monitors Laboratory Services policies and procedures for review and sign-off of all policies. Qualifications: •Bachelor degree in related field •Note that employees may be required to be on-call during emergencies (ie. Disaster, Severe Weather Events, etc) regardless of selection below. •Travel specifications may vary by department** •May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area Yes •May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area Yes •Certified as a Medical Technologist, Clinical Laboratory Scientist, Medical Laboratory Scientist, or categorical certification by Board of Certification (ASCP) Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!