POCT Coordinator - PD - All - Clinical Lab-Point Of Care
Job Description
Captures activities of the hospital-wide Point-of-Care testing program for bedside laboratory testing and ensures compliance of all hospital personnel with program standards.
- QA review
- Instrument set-up and validation
- Calibration verification
- Linearity testing
- New lot reagent verification
- Maintenance
- Troubleshooting
- Training of designated nursing personnel
- Inventory control
- Quality control
- Proficiency testing
- Participation in on-site inspections
Qualifications
- Baccalaureate degree in clinical laboratory science, or equivalent field of study
- Prior experience in Point of Care Testing preferred but not required
- Minimum of 4-5 years experience as a CLS in an acute care setting hospital setting
- Familiar with regulatory compliance and College of American Pathologists laboratory standards
- Basic knowledge of performance improvement, education, and training principles
- Basic knowledge of inventory management and equipment evaluation
- Valid California Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) license
- ASCP certification recommended
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions
(Physical Requirements-United States of America)
Salary Range
$63.65 - $95.48 USD Hour
Benefits
El Camino Health will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with a disability if that will allow them to perform the essential functions of a job unless doing so creates an undue hardship for the hospital, or causes a direct threat to these individuals or others in the workplace which cannot be eliminated by reasonable accommodation.
Equal Opportunity Employer
El Camino Health seeks and values a diverse workforce. The organization is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of qualifications and competencies. El Camino Health prohibits discrimination in employment based on race, ancestry, national origin, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, marital status, age, medical condition or any other status protected by law.