Coordinator, Point of Care - Capital Region Medical Center

University of Missouri Health Care • Jefferson City, MO

4d • $31 - $50

About The Position

MU Health Care is seeking a collaborative, forward-thinking Point of Care Coordinator to advance quality, innovation, and excellence across patient testing programs. The role supports safe, accurate, and timely care by promoting best practices, evaluating emerging technologies, and fostering quality and accountability across multidisciplinary teams.

The Coordinator works with nursing leaders and CED to support compliance with applicable federal, state, and local requirements. The position also coordinates operator training and competency programs, serves as a laboratory liaison to other health care providers, and oversees quality assurance for point-of-care testing. Additional duties include preparing for inspections, writing and updating procedures, assessing proposed testing and equipment, ensuring proper instrument validation and maintenance, and managing supplies and reagents.

The position is based in the Labs department at Capital Region Medical Center and is scheduled Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Requirements

• Certification as a Medical Technologist (MT), Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS or IMLS), categorical or specialist technologist (such as Chemistry, Cytotechnologist, Histotechnologist, Microbiology, Blood Banking, or Molecular Biology) by ASCP or AMT; Certified Point of Care Professional (CPP) by AACC; or Clinical Laboratory Technologist certified by the former Department of Health, Education & Welfare (HEW/HHS).
• Bachelor's degree. Individuals who qualified as a medical technologist by February 28, 1992 may substitute an associate's degree.

Nice To Haves

• Additional license or certification requirements as determined by the hiring department.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with nursing leaders and CED to ensure point-of-care testing staff comply with applicable federal, state, and local requirements, including DNV, CAP, CMS, CLIA, and Department of Health requirements.
• Coordinate training and competency programs for operators of point-of-care instruments and tests.
• Serve as a laboratory liaison by interacting with other health care providers.
• Establish and monitor a quality assurance program covering quality control, proficiency testing, and documentation of test results.
• Prepare for and participate in CAP and DNV inspections.
• Write test procedures and update procedure manuals as needed.
• Prepare business analyses of proposed point-of-care testing, prioritizing quality service and patient care.
• Evaluate requested point-of-care equipment and technologies and recommend their usefulness in relation to cost and limitations.
• Ensure initial test validation, standardization, correlation, operation, quality control, maintenance, and troubleshooting are performed on point-of-care instruments and test kits according to manufacturer and regulatory guidelines.
• Order and maintain adequate inventories of supplies and reagents for point-of-care testing.
• Ensure reagents and supplies meet regulatory standards before distributing them for patient testing.
• Complete unit- or department-specific duties and expectations as outlined in department documents.

Benefits

• Health, vision, and dental insurance coverage starting day one
• Generous paid leave and paid time off, including nine holidays
• Multiple retirement options, including 100% matching up to 8% and full vesting in three years
• Tuition assistance for employees (75%) and immediate family members (50%)
• Discounts on cell phone plans, rental cars, gyms, hotels, and more
• Choice of a $10,000 sign-on bonus or retention rewards of up to $15,000
• Additional $5,000 relocation support for eligible employees moving from over 50 miles away
• Retention reward option of $2,000 per year for up to five years, totaling $10,000
• Student loan repayment option of $2,000 per year for up to five years, totaling $10,000

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level