Point of Care Coordinator (Laboratory), Part-Time

Nemours Children's Health is seeking a Point of Care Coordinator (Laboratory), Part-Time, to join our team in Jacksonville, Florida.

The coordination of activities related to point-of-care testing (POCT), including writing procedures, training testing staff, and troubleshooting POCT instruments.

Working closely with Clinical Laboratory Technical and Management staff, as well as Practice and Nursing staff involved in POCT, the POCT Coordinator performs activities in POCT testing to maintain compliance with appropriate regulations.

To do this, the POCT Coordinator:


* Reviews test results, through audits and other surveillance and provides reports on non-conforming events.


* Reviews test performance, evaluating staff competency in testing methods.


* Evaluates quality control material and make recommendations regarding instrument selection.


* Maintains compliance with regulatory requirements, and assists various Nemours staff with understanding and meeting these.


* Reviews manufacturer guidelines for POCT instruments and using these, develops or reviews POCT procedures.


* Meets with instrument technical and sales representatives to review changes in POCT instruments and resolve problems.


* Designs training programs for POCT testers and trains POCT users


* Performs troubleshooting of POCT instrument or method problems.


* Assists in maintaining inventory of POCT supplies.


* Transfers (for example, from Patient Care Unit flow sheets to Laboratory Information System) information on POCT testing to facilitate laboratory record keeping, statistics compilation and billing.


* Performs associated information systems activities related to the transfer of POCT results from instruments to various information systems, and works with Information Systems department and others as needed for implementation of new or revised technologies, troubleshooting, etc.;


* Performs correlations and linearities on instruments, as required (e.g., on moderately complex procedures).


* Travel to Nemours sites in support of point of care.

Qualifications:


* B.

S.

in Medical Technology (B.S.M.T.

or equivalent, e.g., HHS examination or ability to meet CLIA qualifications for High complexity laboratory testing) is required.


* A minimum of one year of experience required.


* Must have skills for technical bench analysis, e.g., basic medical technology skills.

Such skills include manual dexterity sufficient to allow the manipulation of equipment such as small volume pipettes, instrument tubing, and microscope slides.

Must be able to visually identify characteristics of specimens (such as turbidity or hemolysis).

Must be able to judge volume, as in the adequacy of specimen volume.


* Must have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.


* Must be able to use computers and information systems.

This includes the use of any system required for job performance, whether this is a laboratory...