San Antonio, Texas, USA
5 days ago
Quality Assurance Specialist
Overview Goldbelt Apex, a part of the Healthcare Technology Transformation Group, is a data-focused company dedicated to process and quality in every aspect. As experts in healthcare IT experts, Apex is committed to building systems for healthcare organizations to seamlessly communicate and exchange data across different systems and devices. Summary: Goldbelt Apex LLC seeks a Quality Assurance Specialist to join our team at Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC) Joint Base San Antonio, Fort Sam Houston, TX. Responsibilities Essential Job Functions: This position will provide technical support primarily to the Environmental Management program. Maintain material collection and storage areas. Maintain proper signs and information placards. Collect at a predetermined schedule and adjusts as demands or mission dictates. Assist in the processing of all urgent vendor recalls and Medical Materiel Quality Control (MMQC) messages directed by U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency (USAMMA). Serve as the alternate point of contact for the 90-day storage area. Coordinate turn-in schedule with customer to receive and accept hazardous waste, i.e. used battery for turn-in, depleted medical gas cylinders. Review and inspect all items prior to acceptance to ensure that inventory complies with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) guidelines. Maintain the storage area and all safety equipment that is utilized in the area. Support government staff to research all recalled items by catalog number, description, item ID, and national stock number to ensure that items have been identified. Assist in the inspection of inventory on hand and use the automated system to perform stratification from serviceable to suspend. Review, inspect, and process all turn-ins for recalled items. Coordinate the return, exchange, or destruction as determined by USAMMA or commercial vendor. Notify item manager to prepare shipping documents to decrement on hand balance from accountable records. Assist in receiving and process medical gases both cylinder and bulk. Assist in receiving and reconcile vendor packing slip with shipment contents. Test all oxygen cylinders and bulk gas to ensure that purity level is 99% or greater on a weekly basis. IAW regulatory guidelines and ensures that shipment meets the acceptance levels. Provide assistance to government staff to ensure that medical gases are stored IAW regulations and are separated and posted by type of gas and whether empty or full. Request and replace signs as needed to identify medical gas by type, full or empty. Qualifications Necessary Skills and Knowledge: Medical Materiel Quality Control (MMQC) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Must exercise a positive, helpful demeanor, display courtesy and tact frequently under stressful conditions. Proficiency with Microsoft Office Minimum Qualifications: High School diploma or GED Minimum 2-years' experience over the previous 5 years combining education or training in evaluating and inspecting production methods, processes, and testing techniques. Must be a US Citizen All contract personnel performing services under this contract shall receive a general physical examination prior to commencement of services and as a condition of contract services. The Contractor shall provide the COR, 10 calendar days before beginning services under this contract, a physical examination certificate (A.017) for all contract personnel who will provide services. The certification shall state the date on which the physical examination was completed and the name of the physician who performed the examination. The physician performing the examination shall sign this certification. For the purposes of this paragraph, a physical examination administered more than 45 days prior to performance of the contract will not be considered adequate. The physical examination shall include the following as a condition of contract services: A history to show that contract personnel have completed a primary series of immunization with tetanus and diphtheria toxoids and that a booster dose is current (within the past 10 years). A test for immunity to the hepatitis (Type B) virus with documentation of the results. A profile shall be established to show immune status to hepatitis. Non-immune Healthcare Workers (lacking anti-HB(c) or anti-HB(s)) shall be required to complete an immunization series with a Hepatitis-B vaccine (e.g., Recombivax, Engerix). Serologic evidence of immunity to measles and rubella or documentation of immunization with measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine using the following guidelines: Employees born before 1957 without documentation of previous vaccination with MMR should receive one (1) dose. Employees born in or after 1957 who have received one (1) dose of MMR previously shall receive one (1) booster dose. Employees born in or after 1957 without documentation of any previous vaccination with MMR should receive two (2) doses of vaccine, separated by no less than one (1)month. Serologic evidence of immunity to varicella or documented historyof illness or immunization. For personnel who do not have proof of having completed a primary series, completion with enhanced potency inactivated poliovirus vaccine (elPV) is recommended. Reliable history of spending early childhood and attending elementary schools in the United States since may suffice as clinical history of polio immunization but requires physician documentation in the record of the history and examination. Contract personnel shall be screened before contract services and annually for tuberculosis by a tuberculin skin test using the Mantoux technique (TINE test is disallowed as a substitute). A skin test result of 10 mm of indurations or more shall be required to have a chest roentgenogram and an evaluation performed. A tuberculin skin test of 10 mm of indurations or more will require documentation providing an assessment of the patient (status of infection- active, inactive; need for preventive treatment or not as determined by age, history of BCG (Bacillus Calmette-Guerin) vaccination; duration of skin test positivity, etc.). If all the immunizations, medical clearance, fit testing, and tests set forth in the preceding paragraphs have not been completed, the Contractor shall issue a certificate providing evidence of immunizations and tests that have been completed or started and shall provide a schedule for the completion of unfinished immunizations and lab tests. After the schedule is completed, the Contractor must provide an updated and complete certificate. Failure to complete the immunizations as scheduled may be grounds for the KO, upon the advice of the MTF Director or his clinical staff, to determine that such contract personnel is not an acceptable individual to perform services under this contract. The KO, with the explicit case-by-case approval of the MTF Director, is empowered to make exceptions to these requirements, for example, in the event of vaccine shortage or bona fide religious exceptions, but nothing herein shall be construed as an imperative or directive upon the KO to make such exceptions. Contract personnel shall receive the current influenza immunization annually as a condition of contract services. Verification of current annual influenza vaccination shall be provided no later than December of each year. Failure to meet the requirements stated herein, or when test results determine that contract personnel have a contagious disease, the KO may, upon the advice of the MTF Director or his clinical staff, determine that such contract personnel is not an acceptable individual to perform services under this contract. Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in a related field. Pay and Benefits At Goldbelt, we value and reward our team's dedication and hard work. We provide a competitive base salary commensurate with your qualifications and experience. As an employee, you'll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with company matching, tax-deferred savings options, supplementary benefits, paid time off, and professional development opportunities.
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