POCT Technical Consultant - Instrumentation & QA Lead

McLaren Health Care; Mount Clemens (MI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care is seeking a Point of Care Technical Consultant to provide technical and scientific oversight for POCT in non-lab settings, developing and documenting processes, education, and ongoing functionality for POCT.

You will collaborate with lab, nursing, and physician staff, monitor QA reports, validate software, and coordinate instrument selection and implementation. Requires MLS/MT certification and 2+ years in non-waived testing; internship completion is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical, biological, clinical or medical laboratory science, or medical technology, with at least two years in non-waived testing.
• For moderate complexity blood gas testing only, qualify with a bachelor’s degree of higher as listed above.
• Completion of clinical internship.
• MLS/MT (OR MLT) certified.

Responsibilities

• Acts as liaison between laboratory and non-laboratory units for training and certification of POCT operators.
• Collaborates with laboratory team, nursing and physician staff to facilitate positive patient outcomes.
• Monitors reports such as pending logs, critical value reports, and correction reports.
• Verifies manually reported results are accurate and appropriate.
• Maintains software for each POCT test type and troubleshoots connectivity.
• Documents QA, troubleshooting, calibration and maintenance for each test type.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in chemical, biological, clinical or medical laboratory science, or medical technology, from an accredited institution

Job description

McLaren Health Care is seeking a Point of Care Technical Consultant to provide technical and scientific oversight for POCT in non-lab settings, developing and documenting processes, education, and ongoing functionality for POCT.

You will collaborate with lab, nursing, and physician staff, monitor QA reports, validate software, and coordinate instrument selection and implementation. Requires MLS/MT certification and 2+ years in non-waived testing; internship completion is required.