Manager-Laboratory Point of Care

Job Summary

Participates in planning organizing documenting and providing technical and quality performance services for aspects of testing performed at point of care sites and laboratories across BMHCC. Provides technical consultation and standardizes laboratory policies and procedures for use by clinical staff. This may include oversight of testing personnel performance and adherence to SOPs; development and implementation of new procedures methods and instrumentation; maintaining and/or improving the quality of work performed within the framework of compliance with all applicable regulatory/accreditation requirements including Joint Commission standards CLIA standards COLA standards and College of American Pathologists (CAP) guidelines.

Job Responsibilities

• Participates in oversight of point of care testing operations ensuring the establishment of appropriate procedures throughout all phases of specimen handling and testing.
• Participates in development and implementation of quality control programs to ensure the highest quality results to patients and physicians.
• Responsible for ensuring that result reporting activities are completed within mandated timeframes. May include audits of test results and test reports for accuracy.
• Provides consultative service and participates in the process of verifying compliance with all regulatory requirements as well as institutional policies and procedures to maintain licensure and accreditation status for point of care testing.
• Performs tasks related to quality and compliance monitoring and preparing documentation to substantiate required compliance and monitoring activities.
• Ensures institutional readiness for all internal and external inspections of point of care testing resources.
• Participates in preparation of testing procedures and provides updates as needed according to Joint Commission Standards CLIA standards CAP guidelines and institutional requirements.
• Participates in training orientation and ongoing continuing education of personnel using point of care testing resources.
• Prepares appropriate competency and training documents and ensures training documentation is current and available for inspections.
• Participates as needed in Laboratory quality improvement activities.
• Evaluates new instruments products procedures workflows and methods in order to provide recommendations concerning the acquisition of equipment or changes in operations.
• Assists in maintaining adequate inventory of supplies. Interacts with supply chain offices and vendors as required.
• Ensures appropriate operation of all point of care equipment. Verifies that quality control monitoring and preventive maintenance of equipment is completed and documented as outlined in laboratory procedure manual.
• Works with facility site support and Baptist One Care staff to ensure electronic connectivity between point of care devices and institutional systems to facilitate transmission of test orders and results.
• Works with administration to facilitate appropriate and complete charge capture and posting for point of care technical services performed.
• Works with vendors and Information System Technologies (IT) to facilitate software updates for the System.
• Facilitates the POC software update availability for the System.
• Provides guidance for method validation for POC instruments.
• Assists in the development and implementation of capital budget and plans to control costs and improve department operations.
• Complete other duties as assigned.
  

Experience Minimum Required

4 or more years of laboratory supervisory experience with demonstrated abilities to direct team activities as well as in basic business applications.

Education Minimum Required

Bachelors Degree

Licensure Minimum Required

MT(ASCP) or equivalent TN

Supervisors License