Point of Care Testing Specialist

When you join the growing BILH team youre not just taking a job youre making a difference in peoples lives.

Job Description:

Primary Responsibilities:

1. Supervises and administers the facility Point-of-Care testing and department Quality Assurance programs under the direction of the department administrative and medical directors to meet patient care and regulatory agency requirements. (essential)

2. Works with department leaders to implement new programs monitor performance collect and evaluate performance data develop corrective action plans and assist in the training and education of personnel regarding Point-of-Care and Quality activities. Performs technical duties within the department as required. (essential)

3. Supports the department in achieving department goals for service quality regulatory compliance financial performance patient satisfaction healthy work environment and integration of intra and inter-departmental activities. (essential)

4. Ensures hospital staff are familiar with the analytical procedures maintenance and trouble-shooting of POCT equipment by designing training and competency assessment programs. (essential)

5. Collects and evaluates QA/QI Quality Control data from POCT sites and reports data collected to laboratory director. (essential)

technical problems and ensures that remedial actions are taken whenever test systems deviate from the laboratories established performance specifications. Ensures that all required quality control activities are performed and documented. (essential)

7. Be capable of identifying problems that may adversely affect test performance or reporting of test results. Document all corrective actions taken to correct problem(s). (essential)

8. Ensure that all required instrument maintenance and calibration activities are performed and documented using periodic audits. (essential)

9. Assess records for proficiency testing samples and directs training orientation and competency documentation for all staff involved with POCT. (essential)

10. Validate new methods and instrumentation. (essential)

Required Qualifications:

1. Bachelors degree inLife Sciences or Medical Technology required.

2. Certificate 1 ASCP Registered required.

3. 3-5 yearsrelated work experience required.

knowledge of laboratory accreditation requirements for POCT.

5. Advanced skills with Microsoft applications which may include Outlook Word Excel PowerPoint or Access and other web-based applications. May produce complex documents perform analysis and maintain databases.

Preferred Qualifications:

Strong organizational skills and the ability to integrate and synthesize new information quickly; including compilation of data into reports. Experience with POCT.

Competencies:

Decision Making:Ability to make decisions that are guided by precedents policies and objectives. Regularly makes decisions and recommendations on issues affecting a department or functional area.

Problem Solving:Ability to address problems that are highly varied complex and often non-recurring requiring staff input innovative creative and Lean diagnostic techniques to resolve issues.

Independence of Action:Ability to set goals and determines how to accomplish defined results with some guidelines. Manager/Director provides broad guidance and overall direction.

Written Communications:Ability to summarize and communicate in English moderately complex information in varied written formats to internal and external customers.

Oral Communications:Ability to comprehend and converse in English to communicate effectively with medical center staff patients families and external customers.

Knowledge:Ability to demonstrate in-depth knowledge of concepts practices and policies with the ability to use them in complex varied situations.

Team Work:Ability to act as a team leader for small projects or work groups creating a collaborative and respectful team environment and improving workflows. Results may impact the operations of one or more departments.

Customer Service:Ability to demonstrate a positive attitude and respond to requests in a timely and respectful manner.

Social/Environmental Requirements:

1. Work requires close attention to task for work to be accurately completed. Intermittent breaks during the work day do not compromise the work.

2. Work is varied every day and the employee needs to be adaptable to respond to these changes and use independent judgment and manage priorities.

3. No substantial exposure to adverse environmental conditions

4. Health Care Status:NHCW: No patient contact.-Health Care Worker Status may vary by department

Sensory Requirements:

Close work (paperwork visual examination)Monitor UseVisual monotonyVisual clarity <3 feetConversationMonitoring EquipmentTelephoneBackground Noise.

Physical Requirements:

Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally in carrying lifting pushing pulling objects. Sitting most of the time with walking and standing required only occasionally

This job requires constantsittingKeyboard may be occasionalwalkingstanding.

Pay Range:

The pay range listed for this position is the annual base salary range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors that may include seniority education training relevant experience relevant certifications geographyof work location job responsibilities or other applicable factors permissible by law.

As a health care organization we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35000 people working together. Nurses doctors technicians therapists researchers teachers and more making a difference in patients lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

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