Quality Assurance Manager

Job Responsibilities

• Ensure effective and efficient continuous quality improvement in the institution and timely deliveries.
• Provide education to all staff to clarify the role of the Quality Management Department as well as their role in quality management.
• Oversees, maintains and coordinates the implementation of a Quality Management System in line with TVETA.
• Effectively co-ordinates the assessment of current operation processes at the institution to improve the quality.
• Consults with MD and critical committees as appropriate to finalize and advance the quality management goals.
• Undertakes quality initiatives, internal audits, and risk management as due in conjunction with the Quality Improvement team.
• Institute plans and programs geared towards provision of high standards of quality health care services.
• Ensure that the definition of quality is aligned with the national policies of quality management in health.
• Assesses organizational/departmental readiness and identifies strategies to achieve quality improvement goals.
• Facilitates teams by coaching and advising team members to fulfill their role in Quality Improvement team and work improvement teams.
• Together with the QIT team, are responsible for the suggestion boxes
• Effectively communicates improvement that is made to work teams, staff, managers and in-charges throughout the organization.
• Recommend development of quality assurance mechanisms on services
• Ensure compliance with environmental, health and safety regulations.
• Ensure effective monitoring and evaluation of employed quality and monitoring standards.
• Give guidelines for various quality healthcare requirements to relevant departments
• Review and ensure proper maintenance of test records
• Enforce and train on quality assurance and on environmental, health and safety regulations, and international standards.
• Effective participation in preparation of budgets and control.
• Conduct regular college quality assurance and health and safety inspections and benchmarking.
• Actively participate in relevant quality assurance committees.
• Perform any other duties that may be assigned from time to time.

Other Requirements

• Bachelors in degree in Engineering Education or Medical related course with proficiency in Quality Management Systems, Kaizen and Six Sigma certification.
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in Quality Management Systems in a college setup is an added advantage.
• Must demonstrate ability to handle multiple and conflicting priorities, and work under strict deadlines.
• Certification in Quality Management Systems.
• Good understanding of ISO Management Systems.
• Must have demonstrated ability to handle departmental budgets, resources, processes, projects and relationships.
• Should have thorough knowledge of the relevant industry/sector as well as knowledge of regulatory requirements affecting the relevant sector.