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Under the supervision of the Point of Care Testing (POCT) Medical Director and leadership, with latitude for independent judgment, participates in the oversight of POCT program's quality and compliance. Serves as a liaison between laboratory and non-laboratory testing personnel at a variety of professional levels by effectively providing education, training, testing guidance, and compliance reporting across the clinical enterprise. Responsible for the review, testing and validation of new POCT instruments and platforms and participates in test system maintenance and compliance.
Job Responsibility:
Provides initial training and ongoing competency assessment for health care staff outside of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, both on and off campus, performing point-of-care testing
Performs documentation audits
Reviews quality control records and documents quality statistics for point of care tests and communicates quality summary to appropriate health care team and supervisor/nurse manager and/or other leadership
Evaluates suitability of reagents and new test platform validation
Performs instrument maintenance, troubleshooting as needed
Collaborates with health care members to resolve problems, implement policies and procedures, and achieve regulatory compliance
Participates in meetings with a variety of stakeholders external to Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Manages POCT IT systems
Administers test performance assessments or proficiency tests to end users
Maintains competency in point of care testing
Participates in continuing education
Other duties as assigned
Requirements:
Bachelor's degree and 4 years' experience as a medical laboratory scientist post licensure required
Or equivalent combination of education and experience
Broad knowledge of laboratory testing platforms and systems preferred
Experience with teaching, training, and competency assessment practices preferred
Excellent customer service skills preferred
Licensed Clinical Lab Technologist per New York State upon hire required
Nice to have:
Broad knowledge of laboratory testing platforms and systems
Experience with teaching, training, and competency assessment practices