CAP Readiness & Lab Quality Consultant (Hybrid)

Lighthouse Lab Services; Omaha (IL); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work onsite

Competitive pay based on experience

Job summary

Lighthouse Lab Services seeks an experienced Laboratory Quality Management Consultant for a 12-week engagement in Springfield, IL to review the QMS, identify CAP-related gaps, and enhance readiness for CAP inspections and regulatory surveys. The consultant will work with laboratory leadership to strengthen quality processes, documentation, and action plans.

Ideal candidates have extensive CLIA/CMS/OSHA knowledge, experience with audits and corrective actions, and strong communication skills to

Qualifications

• Significant experience with laboratory quality management and regulatory compliance in a clinical laboratory setting.
• Strong knowledge of CAP accreditation requirements and inspection processes.
• Working knowledge of CLIA, CMS, OSHA, and applicable laboratory regulations.
• Experience conducting laboratory audits, gap assessments, and/or mock CAP inspections.
• Experience developing and implementing corrective action plans.
• Strong documentation and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct a comprehensive review of the laboratory's Quality Management System (QMS).
• Evaluate CAP accreditation requirements, CLIA, CMS, OSHA, and state regulations.
• Develop a prioritized corrective action plan and assist laboratory leadership with implementation.
• Strengthen internal audit processes and standardize quality documentation.
• Conduct mock CAP inspections and train laboratory leadership on ongoing compliance.
• Establish tools to support CAP readiness after the engagement.

Skills

Quality management

Regulatory compliance

CAP accreditation

CAP inspections

QMS review

Document control

Nonconformance

Root cause analysis

Training leadership

Quality metrics

Job description

Lighthouse Lab Services seeks an experienced Laboratory Quality Management Consultant for a 12-week engagement in Springfield, IL to review the QMS, identify CAP-related gaps, and enhance readiness for CAP inspections and regulatory surveys. The consultant will work with laboratory leadership to strengthen quality processes, documentation, and action plans.

Ideal candidates have extensive CLIA/CMS/OSHA knowledge, experience with audits and corrective actions, and strong communication skills to