Point of Care Coordinator, Ambulatory Patient Care, FT, Days

Laboratory Testing Specialist

Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

Performs functions related to laboratory testing, regulatory agencies, quality, education, financial performance, interdepartmental communications, and other administrative duties for the Prisma Health Laboratories or Point of Care testing or Physician Office Laboratory clients. May serve as a Technical Consultant for moderately complex testing labs. May coordinate student clinical rotations.

Essential Functions

• All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's purpose: Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.
• Monitors laboratory testing for adherence to regulatory requirements for POC/POL or laboratory testing for Prisma Health Laboratories or clients. Works to correct variances and responds to regulatory agencies.
• Prepares written documentation and maintains department records, reports, and files as required and prepares reports by compiling information, which may include CAP, Joint Commission, or COLA documentation as well as financial information.
• Provides information, training, and feedback to personnel and others concerning laboratory, POC, or POL testing procedures. Assures competencies are completed and on file. Assures student test scores are submitted to teaching facility.
• Consults with and communicates to medical staff, other departments and facilities, and other health care providers on matters relating to quality, marketing, or POC/POL issues. May coordinate requests for new testing.
• Develops and determines priorities and monitors status of special projects on an ongoing basis. Evaluates new test methods and works with appropriate team members to implement.
• Complies with Policies and Procedures of Prisma Health. Understands and complies with standards and conditions set forth by various governmental and accrediting agencies in assigned operational area. Performs competency assessments as assigned. Maintains a safe and clean working environment and responds immediately to safety violations. Supports Prisma Health system and campus financial, customer service, and quality initiatives in a positive and productive manner.
• Maintains open communication with laboratory leaders, pathologists, and fellow team members. Communicates pertinent information including critical values to other members of the healthcare team and performs required documentation. Uses positive and professional interpersonal skills to educate/support laboratory customers. Demonstrates positive leadership abilities and represents the Laboratory in a professional manner.
• Employs good organizational talents and prioritizes tasks appropriately. Recognizes customer satisfaction issues and responds/escalates appropriately. Instructs students, new team members, laboratory support staff, and hospital personnel in procedure, technique, and theory. May take part in the interview process of job applicants. Willingly performs and completes team assignments. Participates in work unit action plans and supports department-based goals and initiatives which contribute to the success of Prisma Health.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory/Management Responsibility

• This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director or executive.

Minimum Requirements

• Education - Bachelor's Degree in Chemical/Physical/Biological/Clinical Laboratory Science, or Medical Technology from an accredited institution.
• Experience - Two (2) years clinical laboratory experience as a medical technologist/medical laboratory scientist

Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses

• Certification must be current for one of the following: MLS(ASCP), MT(ASCP), Categorical (ASCP), MT(AMT), or MT (CSMLS).
• State License as a Medical Laboratory Technician or Technologist (Required for team members working in Tennessee)

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to meet requirements for mandatory and non-mandatory continuing education and access training needs and participate in Continuing Education (CE) programs annually.
• Interpersonal skills
• Communication skills
• Knowledge of office equipment
• Computer skills (word processing, spreadsheets, data entry, data conversion)
• Mathematical skills
• Regulatory standards preferred

Work Shift: Day (United States of America)

Location: Blount Memorial Hospital

Facility: Corporate

Department: Ambulatory Patient Care Administration

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