Shift: Monday - Friday 7:30am - 4:30pm
Department:Labs, Capital Region Medical Center
Compensation:
• Base Pay Range:$30.66 - $50.01 per hour, based on experience.
• Choose Between Sign-Bonus - OR - Retention Rewards
o Sign-On Bonus:$10,000
o Retention Rewards: Up to $15,000
§ Relocation Support: Additional $5,000 if moving from over 50 miles away
§ Retention Reward (Option 1): $2,000 per year for up to 5 years, totaling $10,000
§ Student Loan Repayment (Option 2): $2,000 per year toward student loans, up to 5 years, totaling $10,000
o Note: Details will be provided during the HR interview. Policy language is available upon request.
DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION
Coordinate with nursing leaders and CED to ensure that all staff who perform patient testing at the point of care comply with federal, state, and local requirements as outlined by the DNV, CAP, CMS, CLIA, and the Department of Health.
Coordinate training and competency programs for all operators of POC instrumentation and testing. Serve as a liaison for the laboratory by interacting with other health care providers.
Establish and monitor a quality assurance program that encompasses quality control, proficiency testing, and documentation of test results.
Prepare for and participate in CAP and DNV inspections. Write test procedures and update procedure manuals, as necessary.
Prepare business analyses of proposed POC testing while keeping quality service and patient care as a top priority. Evaluate requested POC equipment and technologies and recommend their usefulness vs. cost and limitations.
Assure initial test validation, standardization, correlation, operation, QC, maintenance, and troubleshooting is performed on all POC instruments and test kits according to manufacturer and regulatory guidelines.
Order and maintain adequate inventories of supplies and reagents necessary for POC testing. Assure reagents and supplies are acceptable for use according to regulatory standards before distributing them for patient testing.
May complete unit/department specific duties and expectations as outlined in department documents.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Certification: Medical Technologist (MT), Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS or IMLS), categorical or specialist technologist (such as Chemistry, Cytotechnologist, Histotechnologist, Microbiology, Blood Banking, Molecular Biology) by American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP) or American Medical Technologists (AMT), or Certified Point of Care Professional (CPP) by American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC), or Clinical Laboratory Technologist by former Dept of Health Education & Welfare (HEW/HHS).
Bachelor's degree. Individuals who have qualified as a medical technologist by February 28, 1992 may substitute an associate's degree.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Additional license/certification requirements as determined by the hiring
department.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met with or without reasonable accommodation. The performance of these physical demands is an essential function of the job. The employee may be required ambulate, remain in a stationary position and position self to reach and/or move objects above the shoulders and below the knees. The employee may be required to move objects up to 10 lbs.
