Point of Care Coordinator

Company Overview

Shriners Children’s is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. Named as the 2025 best mid-sized employer by Forbes, we are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.

With 20+ hospitals, outpatient clinics, ambulatory care centers and outreach locations across the globe, we provide excellent care to children up to age 18 regardless of their family’s ability to pay or insurance status. Please click here to learn more about our locations.

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Job Description

Job Summary

The Point of Care Coordinator at Shriners Hospitals for Children is responsible for optimizing the efficiency and effectiveness of point-of-care testing services, ensuring timely and accurate diagnostic results to support patient care.

Key Responsibilities

• Participates in the introduction and implementation of new POC procedures and in the evaluation of new POC instruments; Participates in the Clinical Lab Quality Assurance Program, instrument selection, preventative maintenance, safety test procedures and reagent purchases; Participates in the writing of procedure manuals or other reference materials.
• Demonstrates the ability to professionally interact and communicate appropriately with staff, patents, families, and visitors.
• Assists in monitoring and documenting laboratory results into the Shrine System.
• Performs and documents preventative maintenance and function checks for PC equipment and assures proper operation of instrumentation.
• Participates in laboratory charge reconciliation.
• Performs a variety of comprehensive registration and scheduling functions.
• Demonstrate open, accurate and timely communication with patients, families and interdisciplinary team members to ensure effective therapeutic interventions.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a chemical, biological, clinical or medical laboratory science or medical technology from an accredited institution
• 4 Years Clinical Laboratory experience
• Associate's degree in a chemical, biological, clinical or medical laboratory science or medical technology from an accredited institution and 5 years of work-related experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Point of Care equipment and regulations experience
• American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) or
• Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS)

Compensation is determined based on years of relevant experience and departmental equity.