POCT Coordinator - PD - All - Clinical Lab-Point Of Care
About The Position
Coordinates activities of the hospital-wide Point-of-Care testing program for bedside laboratory testing and ensures compliance of all hospital personnel with program standards. This includes, but is not limited to, QA review, instrument set-up and validation, calibration verification, linearity testing, new lot reagent verification, maintenance, troubleshooting, training of designated nursing personnel, inventory control, quality control, proficiency testing and participation in on-site inspections. Fosters teamwork in doing whatever is necessary to maintain a smooth running POCT program. Ensures compliance with enterprise POCT program.
Requirements
- Baccalaureate degree in clinical laboratory science, or equivalent field of study.
- Minimum of 4-5 years experience as a CLS in an acute care setting hospital setting.
- Familiar with regulatory compliance and College of American Pathologists laboratory standards.
- Basic knowledge of performance improvement, education, and training principles.
- Basic knowledge of inventory management and equipment evaluation.
- Valid California Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) license
Nice To Haves
- Prior experience in Point of Care Testing preferred but not required.
- ASCP certification recommended.
Responsibilities
- QA review
- instrument set-up and validation
- calibration verification
- linearity testing
- new lot reagent verification
- maintenance
- troubleshooting
- training of designated nursing personnel
- inventory control
- quality control
- proficiency testing
- participation in on-site inspections
- Fosters teamwork in doing whatever is necessary to maintain a smooth running POCT program
- Ensures compliance with enterprise POCT program
Benefits
- El Camino Health will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with a disability if that will allow them to perform the essential functions of a job unless doing so creates an undue hardship for the hospital, or causes a direct threat to these individuals or others in the workplace which cannot be eliminated by reasonable accommodation.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
