Match score not available

Unlock Premium Benefits Today!
🚀 Elevate your career with priority access.
Stand out to top recruiters with Jobgether Priority Access:
  • ✅ Top Match: We help you identify job offers where you're a perfect fit.
  • ✅ Exclusive Referral Service: Connect directly with recruiters as a Jobgether Certified Premium User.
  • ✅ Personalized Feedback: Receive feedback and expert guidance on applications, and have your profile manually reviewed.

Start Your Free Trial Now!

Start my free trial

Lab - POCT Specialist

Remote: 
Full Remote
Contract: 
Full time
Work from: 
United States

Offer summary

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree required., Two years' technical experience in a lab., Relevant professional certifications are required., Experience in point of care testing preferred..

Key responsabilities:

  • Coordinate the POC testing program.
  • Develop and implement policies for POC activities.
SSM Health logo
SSM Health XLarge https://www.ssmhealth.com/
10001 Employees
About SSM Health
SSM Health is a Catholic, not-for-profit health system serving the comprehensive health needs of communities across the Midwest through one of the largest integrated delivery systems in the nation.The organization’s 40,000 team members and more than 12,800 providers are committed to providing exceptional health care services and revealing God’s healing presence to everyone they serve. With care delivery sites in Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma and Wisconsin, SSM Health includes 23 hospitals, more than 300 physician offices and other outpatient and virtual care services, 12 post-acute facilities, comprehensive home care and hospice services, a pharmacy benefit company, a health insurance company and an accountable care organization. It is one of the largest employers in every community it serves. An early adopter of the electronic health record (EHR), SSM Health is a national leader for the depth of its EHR integration.Our Mission: Through our exceptional health care services, we reveal the healing presence of God.Learn more about SSM Health here: http://www.ssmhealth.com/system/about-ssmVisit jobs.ssmhealth.com to fulfill your calling with SSM Health.
See all jobs

Job description

It's more than a career, it's a calling

MO-REMOTE

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

This is a full time day shift Point of Care Specialist, Lab position working Monday through Friday. No holidays! No weekends! This position requires regular travel to our clinic locations to evaluate labs to optimize point of care testing and focus on quality improvement and consistency. This role offers a lot of autonomy and is ideal for someone who is motivated and passionate about lab quality.

Job Summary:

Under general direction, coordinates the design, development and implementation of the Point of Care (POC) testing program. Point of care testing is diagnostic testing performed at or near the time of patient care rather than exclusively in a laboratory and may be performed by staff who are not otherwise trained in laboratory technique.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Serves as principal point of collaboration, leadership and expertise to both internal leaders and hospital leaders.
  • Partners with clinical staff of a department or facility to design, develop and implement policies and procedures surrounding Point of Care testing activities.
  • Accountable for accreditation achievement and results.
  • Serves in the capacity of technical resource for POC activities.
  • Stays abreast of developments in this area and modifies program as needed.
  • Develops quality control and quality assurance programs.
  • Audits patient results, incident reports and quality control reports.
  • Reports out on the activities and achievements of the program.
  • Audits testing policies and procedures to ensure compliance with regulations.
  • Maintains appropriate documentation.
  • Uses data to drive process improvement.
  • Develops and drafts policies, procedures and protocols.
  • Maintains competencies and continuing education to keep informed of new developments in field.
  • Assists in the proficiency testing program in the lab.
  • Develops and delivers training.
  • Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

  • Bachelor's degree

EXPERIENCE

  • Two years' technical experience in a laboratory setting

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

  • Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
  • Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
  • Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
  • Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
  • Frequent keyboard use/data entry.
  • Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping.
  • Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
  • Rare climbing.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS
 
State of Work Location: Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin

  •     Blood Bank Technologist (BB) (International Included) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
  •     Or
  •     Chemistry Technologist (C) (International Included) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
  •     Or
  •     Clinical Chemist - California Department of Public Health
  •     Or
  •     Clinical Chemist Scientist - California Department of Public Health
  •     Or
  •     Clinical Hematologist Scientist - California Department of Public Health
  •     Or
  •     Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
  •     Or
  •     Clinical Laboratory Scientist (Generalist) - California Department of Public Health
  •     Or
  •     Clinical Laboratory Specialist - ND Board of Clinical Laboratory Practice
  •     Or
  •     Clinical Laboratory Specialist - State of Hawaii, Department of Health
  •     Or
  •     Clinical Laboratory Technician (CLT) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
  •     Or
  •     Clinical Laboratory Technician - New York State Education Department
  •     Or
  •     Clinical Microbiologist - California Department of Public Health
  •     Or
  •     Clinical Microbiologist Scientist - California Department of Public Health
  •     Or
  •     CLS – Clinical Laboratory Scientist License - Montana Department of Labor & Industry
  •     Or
  •     CLS – Clinical Laboratory Scientist - New York State Education Department
  •     Or
  •     CLS – Clinical Laboratory Specialist License - Montana Department of Labor & Industry
  •     Or
  •     CLS – Clinical Laboratory Technician License - Montana Department of Labor & Industry
  •     Or
  •     Cytogenetics Technologist (CG) (International Included) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
  •     Or
  •     Cytotechnologist (CT) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
  •     Or
  •     Hematology Technologist (H) (International Included) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
  •     Or
  •     Histotechnician (HT) (International Included) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
  •     Or
  •     Histotechnologist (HTL) (International Included) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
  •     Or
  •     International Medical Laboratory Scientist (IMLS) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
  •     Or
  •     Laboratory Personnel - TN Department of Health
  •     Or
  •     Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) (International Included) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
  •     Or
  •     Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT)/Clinical Laboratory Technician (CLT) - ND Board of Clinical Laboratory Practice
  •     Or
  •     Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) (International Included) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
  •     Or
  •     Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) - American Association for Bioanalysts (AAB)
  •     Or
  •     Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) - American Medical Technologists (AMT)
  •     Or
  •     Medical Laboratory Technician - California Department of Public Health
  •     Or
  •     Medical Laboratory Technician - State of Hawaii, Department of Health
  •     Or
  •     Medical Lab Personnel - Department of Health and Human Services Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health (DPBH)
  •     Or
  •     Medical Lab Scientist (MLS) - American Medical Technologists (AMT)
  •     Or
  •     Medical Technologist (MT)/Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) - ND Board of Clinical Laboratory Practice
  •     Or
  •     Medical Technologist (MT) - American Association for Bioanalysts (AAB)
  •     Or
  •     Medical Technologist (MT) - American Medical Technologists (AMT)
  •     Or
  •     Medical Technologist (MT) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
  •     Or
  •     Medical Technologist - State of Hawaii, Department of Health
  •     Or
  •     Microbiology Technologist (M) (International Included)  - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
  •     Or
  •     Molecular Biology Technologist (MB) (International Included)  - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
  •     Or
  •     Specialist in Blood Banking (SBB) (International Included)  - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
  •     Or
  •     Specialist in Chemistry (SC) (International Included) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
  •     Or
  •     Specialist in Cytology (SCT) (International Included)  - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
  •     Or
  •     Specialist in Cytometry (SCYM) (International Included) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
  •     Or
  •     Specialist in Microbiology (SM) (International Included)  - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
  •     Or
  •     Specialist in Molecular Biology (SMB) (International Included) - American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Job Type:

Employee

Department:

8199000125 Education Services

Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40

SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Click here to learn more.

Required profile

Experience

Spoken language(s):
English
Check out the description to know which languages are mandatory.

Hard Skills

Point-Of-Care TestingTechnical DocumentationData AnalysisPolicy DevelopmentLaboratory Techniques

Other Skills

  • Quality Control
  • Quality Assurance
  • Training And Development
  • Problem Solving
  • Collaboration
  • Communication
  • Leadership
Are you interested?

Related jobs

See more jobs