Laboratory Point of Care Coordinator
About The Position
CHI St. Vincent, a regional health network serving Arkansas, is part of CommonSpirit Health. We have served Arkansas since 1888 with a history of many firsts. Together with more than 4500 coworkers, 1000 medical staff and 500 volunteers we consistently receive praise for care advancements. CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health in 2019. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community. CHI St. Vincent provides you with the same level of care you provide to others. We care about our team member well-being and offer benefits that complement and support your work/life balance. As our Laboratory Point of Care Coordinator, you will lead the development, implementation, and management of comprehensive point-of-care testing (POCT) programs, ensuring accuracy and regulatory compliance. Every day you will oversee the full lifecycle of POCT devices, from validation and maintenance to quality control. You will serve as the primary resource for all POCT activities, providing training and competency assessment for clinical staff, and ensuring adherence to policies, procedures, and regulatory standards. You will also monitor performance, identify improvements, and collaborate with clinical departments to optimize POCT integration. To be successful in this role, you will possess a strong clinical laboratory background with POCT expertise, understand regulatory requirements, and demonstrate excellent organizational, communication, and teaching skills. Maintains routine daily operation of point of care functions, including but not limited to: production and dissemination of various reports (daily, weekly, monthly) to hospital leadership; verification of report accuracy and completeness is essential. May train key operators to assist in this effort. Identifies and, if unable to resolve, reports & collaborates with the CSH support to resolve POC issues. Maintains all POC support tickets (submission, validation, notification of resolution) for the Laboratory team. Representative on projects impacting the POC during the design, implementation and maintenance phases Responsible for POC equipment and oversight of maintenance. Ensures POC ongoing compliance with regulatory agencies.
Requirements
- Bachelors Of Science biological or chemical sciences, as defined by CLIA
- 2 years clinical laboratory experience, upon hire
- Experience with Google management suite of tools
- International Medical Laboratory Scientist, upon hire or Blood Banking, upon hire or Chemistry - ASCP, upon hire or Clinical Laboratory Scientist, upon hire or Clinical Laboratory Technologist, upon hire or Technologist in Molecular Biology, upon hire or Medical Laboratory Scientist - Med Technologist, upon hire or Medical Technologist AAB, upon hire or Technologist in Microbiology, upon hire or Medical Technologist AMT, upon hire or Med Technologist - ASCP, upon hire or Specialist in Hematology, upon hire or Specialist in Microbiobiology, upon hire or Histotechnologist, upon hire
Nice To Haves
- Minimum 2 years POC Coordinator experience in an Acute Care setting
Responsibilities
- Maintains routine daily operation of point of care functions
- Production and dissemination of various reports (daily, weekly, monthly) to hospital leadership
- Verification of report accuracy and completeness
- Train key operators to assist in report generation
- Identifies and, if unable to resolve, reports & collaborates with the CSH support to resolve POC issues
- Maintains all POC support tickets (submission, validation, notification of resolution) for the Laboratory team
- Representative on projects impacting the POC during the design, implementation and maintenance phases
- Responsible for POC equipment and oversight of maintenance
- Ensures POC ongoing compliance with regulatory agencies
Benefits
- benefits that complement and support your work/life balance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
