"Am I sure I can't afford an auditor?" Yes, I wouldn't be asking otherwise. I went through great pains explaining we're a tiny Dx, we have no money, etc.
"You could train your employee to the ISO standard you follow"
Yes, my idea is to train the employee in the process, but I will have to be the Lead Auditor since she's not and she has all but one year experience in the department, none of which has been in auditing. Honestly, with her level of experience, it would be lame to cram an auditor training in a week. Plus, my company has no money for it.
"If you could get someone just for one day"
Again, that's not a choice. Why would you think I have not considered this? We're struggling in the post-Covid world, there is NO money. We might get money later on, but I don't want to wait 'til October to see IF we get it because by then it would be too late to start the internal audit process.
I guess I'll just have to write a memo explaining our hardship and swing for the fences. This audit exercise will provide good training to the employee, but it would be done over the next 5 months, not 1 week. Thanks!