Wits Health Consortium: Internships (for Health related fields)

Position Title: Quality Control / Quality Assurance Interns

Duration: 12 months contract

Reference No: PM114 _2024

Location: Ezintsha - Parktown

Main purpose of the Job: To maintain a high standard of clinical quality through ensuring Quality Control activities are performed effectively, where trends are identified, coordinate relevant staff training

Key Responsibilities:

• Verify correctness and completeness of ALL source documentation
• Ensure errors on source documents and timeously (within 24hours) corrected ,initialled and dated by the
• authorized signatory
• Assist in completion of corrective action for internal monitoring reviews - coordinate staff training ( and
• retraining) where error trends are identified
• Assist with the review and revision of standard operating procedures per study specific needs as needed
• Assist in electronic data clarification queries
• Perform 100% QC of all ICF documentation and maintain tracking log
• Ensure all laboratory specimens and applicable forms are reviewed for correctness and completeness before
• sending to the lab for processing
• Resolve laboratory errors by timeously generating or responding to DCFs
• Facilitate the timeous resolution of external monitoring queries
• Develop and review essential study specific documents (e.g.: SOPs, Protocol, source documentation and lab forms).
• Produce relevant weekly reports according to project needs
• Support the ordering and control of consumable stock
• Support inventory and calibration of clinical equipment
• Timely reporting of study statistics to the study PI and team.
• Assist with efficient clinic flow activities

Requirements:

• 3 year Diploma or Degree in a Health related field

Skills and Competencies:

• Understanding of the research and medical language,
• knowledge and understanding of procedures and following them.
• Computer literate with ability to create or work with databases.
• Fluent in English, fluency in one of the other official SA languages particularly Zulu or Sesotho would be an added
• advantage.
• Good written and verbal communication skills. Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Conscientious and precise delivery of work even when under pressure.
• Effective self-management, resourcefulness, and initiative to solve problems.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills