Medical Technologist - Point of Care | Full-Time | Days

UF Health•Gainesville, FL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Medical Technologist - Point of Care promotes high-quality point-of-care laboratory services at UF Health Shands Hospital. The role performs and evaluates quality control for moderately complex and waived testing; calibrates instruments and verifies calibration; troubleshoots malfunctions; and performs preventive maintenance. It evaluates and validates instruments, kits, and methods, prepares validation reports for Medical Director review, performs instrument correlation studies, and supports instrument software updates and configuration. The position uses MAS RALS, Abbott PWeb middleware, and LISr/Epic information systems to manage pending logs, resolve connectivity and specimen or patient identification issues, and correct or amend patient reports. It follows quality assurance protocols, assists with QA reporting, trains and evaluates users, coordinates proficiency testing, manages stock levels, and audits point-of-care testing in patient care areas.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Clinical Laboratory Science or equivalent that meets qualifications for licensure as a Clinical Laboratory Technologist from the Florida Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel.
Must meet Florida state licensure requirements stated in Florida Statute 64B3-5.003 for a Technologist.
One year of experience in a NAACLS-approved program or one year working as a Technologist in a hospital laboratory.
For new hires effective October 1, 2024, a bachelor's degree in Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science, Medical Technology, Biology, or a related field is required; academic equivalency or a combination of academic and work experience equivalency is acceptable.
Must operate vehicles for an assigned business purpose as a non-frequent driver.

Responsibilities

Perform and review quality control for moderately complex and waived testing, initiate corrective actions, and communicate variances to charge personnel in other departments.
Calibrate instruments, perform and review calibration verification, certify instrumentation for use, and perform instrument comparison, linearity, and Analytical Measurement Range studies.
Educate users in proper point-of-care procedures.
Validate new or replacement instrumentation and program instruments to required configurations.
Perform daily, weekly, and monthly function checks and preventive maintenance; troubleshoot instruments and initiate repairs, service calls, or replacements.
Train new users and recertify users by assessing skills and administering examinations; document competency information.
Resolve point-of-care instrument connectivity issues, suspended results in RALS or PWeb middleware, pending lists in LIS, and specimen or patient identity problems; amend or correct patient reports.
Oversee proficiency testing events and assess compliance with CAP, CLIA, AHCA, TJC, and OSHA standards, initiating corrective actions as needed.
Participate in audits of ordering, resulting, technical competency, quality control, instrument validation, and related processes; monitor patient care areas for safe laboratory practices.
Rotate stock to minimize expired supplies, work efficiently, and identify operators with high rates of unacceptable results and initiate retraining.