Make a difference in people’s lives every day. When you join UCLA Health, you’ll be working at an institution that provides leading-edge care to the people of L.A. and throughout the world. We provide our team members with the environment and support to do amazing work, because each and every one of them plays a vital role in our commitment to care.
If you’re passionate about applying your specialized clinical laboratory expertise to uncover the causes of diseases, UCLA Health offers an outstanding opportunity to advance your career. In our dynamic and supportive environment, you’ll collaborate with world-class clinicians and work with cutting-edge laboratory technology. Join one of the nation’s top health systems and take your career to the next level.
As a Senior Clinical Laboratory Scientist Specialist for Quality and Compliance, you will serve as a technical consultant and subject matter expert (SME) in quality and compliance. Primary duties include:
· Lead quality monitoring and serve as SME on compliance and regulatory guidelines (e.g. CLIA, CAP, Joint Commission).
· Investigate, validate, and refine test procedures to maintain accuracy and regulatory alignment.
· Review quality data, proficiency testing activities, validation plans.
· Investigates/analyzes nonconforming events to identify systematic problems.
· Trends data and applies tools for risk management/process improvement.
· Provides oversight for departmental document control and record retention practices.
· Oversee quality control (including IQCPs), quality assurance, and proficiency testing activities.
· Develop training programs, identify staff training needs, and manage competency assessment of testing personnel.
· Write, update, and maintain SOPs and training documentation to ensure consistency and compliance.
· Manage lab equipment maintenance.
· Assist with Safety compliance.
· Assist with regulatory license renewal.
Salary Range: $64.39/hour – $82.90/hour
Note: Preference of schedule will be discussed during the interview. Schedule options include:
· 6:00am – 2:30pm
· 6:30am – 3:00pm
· Current, valid California Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) license.
· Bachelor’s degree.
· Minimum of 4 years of licensed CLS experience.
· 3 years in quality/compliance role in a laboratory setting preferred.
· Experience in procedure and report writing, validation, and troubleshooting.
· Experience in nonconforming events follow-up and process improvement.
· Experience with validation plans, proficiency testing activities, and quality metrics.
· Familiar with OSHA safety standards and regulatory license renewal process.
· Ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative team.
· Must pass the Ishihara Color Vision exam, i.e. visual acuity including color differentiation.
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