Coordinator - Point of Care Testing

GENERAL SUMMARY:

Under supervision of the Pathology and Laboratory Medicines Quality Systems Division laboratory leadership, this position involves traveling between 1 to 3 sites daily, using the employee's own vehicle. Mileage compensation is provided for travel between sites, excluding the first and last trip of the day, in accordance with the Tier 1 policy. The primary responsibilities include ensuring compliance with CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments) regulations and implementing a system-wide approach to maintain consistency, efficiency, and quality across all sites. Additionally, the role may lead the preparation and delivery of training efforts to improve quality for Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (PALM) and the activities related to point-of-care (POC) activities outside of the usual laboratory. The position prepares and maintains POC operating procedures to meet accrediting and regulatory requirements in PALM-approved standardized format, collects quality data to plan and lead educational efforts to facilitate awareness and implement improvements, and may assist caregivers and other healthcare workers in the development of staff training to ensure accrediting and regulatory compliance for POC laboratories.

PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Responsible for the training, competency testing and needed follow-up of all point-of-care
(POC) testing personnel. Assesses the need for staff training. Develops and conducts
training programs and competency testing as required.
2. Routinely reviews quality control data and point-of-care test results performed by caregivers
and all other POC testers. Identifies and resolves defects. Reports findings to all
appropriate leadership staff.
3. Recommends, implements, and monitors quality control and proficiency testing programs at
(POC) testing sites and coordinates such activities with similar programs in the central
pathology laboratory.
4. Assists nursing educators and physicians with the development of training programs for all
caregivers performing POC testing. May assist in leading quality improvement training and
education for Pathology and Laboratory Medicine staff.
5. Prepares periodic reports to laboratory leadership on performance, volume, accreditation
readiness and other performance metrics.