Point of Care Technical Specialist

Chesapeake Regional Healthcare•Chesapeake, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Technical Specialist is responsible for coordinating and overseeing the point of care testing performed at multiple sites both internal and external to the hospital. These responsibilities include proficiency testing, handling any procedural or technical problems that may occur, and taking measures to keep the point of care testing in compliance with regulatory agencies.

Requirements

B.S. in Biological Sciences
5+ years in a hospital with at least 200+ beds and suitably related service of equal tasks, tests, and volumes in a CAP certified laboratory
Applicants must be a registered Medical Technologist/Medical Laboratory Scientist via ASCP, NCA, or AMT.
Must have current BLS certification or acquire within 3 months

Nice To Haves

B.S. in Medical Technology or Medical Laboratory Science.
An associate’s degree in medical laboratory technology or MLT with more than 5 years’ experience in point of care may also be acceptable.

Responsibilities

Maintain laboratory procedures and protocols
Ensure accurate information is provided for diagnosis and treatment of diseases
Provide continuous methods for identifying systematic problems inherent in area(s) of responsibility
Ensure compliance with all accreditation agencies and the associated proficiency testing
Train and supervise all new hires from nursing and educators performing testing in area of responsibility
Act as a resource for all lab testing in area(s) of responsibility
Maintain QC and QA standards and follow-up variances
Attain and maintain standards of accreditation in accordance with CAP, CLIA, AABB (Transfusion Services only), and HFAP
Evaluate new reagent tests and/or methodologies regularly
Write and implement new/revised procedures and procedure manuals
Provide general lab orientation to new Lab hires regarding departmental policies and procedures
Perform the initial comparison studies, QC, linearity testing, and correlation for analytes and instrumentation in areas of responsibility
Serve as a CAP Inspector of assigned areas
Maintain and care for all equipment and supplies, including purchasing new supplies to maintain adequate inventory levels and storing extra materials in the proper manner
Maintain the department records (patient or other), reporting and filing as required
Attend required hospital-wide orientations, meetings, and in-services
Demonstrate a commitment to flexible work scheduling when necessary to ensure patient care
Represent the Lab at meetings as applicable to point-of-care testing
Meet with vendors to evaluate and recommend testing products