Supervisor Point of Care Testing

3000 Montefiore Medical Center; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Supervisor will supervise Point of Care testing according to regulatory criteria at Montefiore Medical Center. It directs the operations of the Point of Care Testing program for the Montefiore Health System, maintaining and monitoring tests such as glucose, urine analysis, urine pregnancy, occult blood, rapid strep and more.

The position is located in the Point of Care Testing lab at the Moses campus in the Bronx. Hours are Monday–Friday 8:30 AM–5:00 PM with on-call weekends.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Medical Lab Technologist training required.
• NYS Clinical Laboratory Technologist license required.
• 4 years of bench experience (or 2 years with a Master's) to qualify as a supervisor.
• Familiarity with Point of Care Testing instrumentation.
• Knowledge of laboratory information systems required.
• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) required.

Responsibilities

• Set up documentation for point of care testing per NCCLS guidelines.
• Establish licensing criteria and training programs; develop online testing program.
• Track personnel and sites involved in training; schedule annual reviews.
• Travel to sites for training and review of POC records.
• Develop and implement accessioning and QC program for each POC test.
• Monitor monthly compliance for each site; take corrective actions as needed.
• Develop PT programs where none exist; compare POC devices before deployment.

Skills

Point of Care Testing

Laboratory Information Systems

Troubleshooting

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Medical Lab Technologist training

NYS Clinical Laboratory Technologist license

Job description

City/State: Bronx, New York Grant Funded: No Department: Path - Point Of Care Testing Work Shift: Day Work Days: MON-FRI Scheduled Hours: 8:30 AM-5 PM Scheduled Daily Hours: 7.5 HOURS Pay Range: $120,000.00-$150,000.00

Montefiore Medical Center's Division of Clinical Pathology is responsible for the laboratory testing of blood, urine, and body fluids for disease diagnosis and health maintenance. Utilizing the latest advances in computer technology, the Division maintains millions of dollars of state-of-the-art automated equipment at its laboratory sites and services hospitals, nursing homes, the Montefiore Medical Group, faculty practices, and voluntary physicians' offices at more than 40 sites.

The Supervisor will supervise Point of Care testing according to regulatory criteria. Direct the operations of the Point of Care Testing program for the Montefiore Health System. Maintain and monitor tests including glucose, urine analysis, urine pregnancy, occult blood, rapid strep and other using JCAHO, NYS and CLIA guidelines. Oversee regulatory compliance for outpatient and in patient sites.

Essential Functions:

• Set up documentation for point of care testing for each current and new site per NCCLS guidelines.
• Establish criteria for licensing and performance testing of staff (Certification Program) and develop on-line testing program as partner of e-learning
• Track personnel and site involved in training, schedule annual reviews of training and certification process
• Travel to sites for training and review of point of care records
• Develop and implement necessary accessioning and QC program for each POC test
• Track monthly compliance with program for each site
• Take corrective actions with non-compliant individuals through appropriate channels
• Develop PT programs where they do not commercially exist
• Comparative analysis of POC devices prior to implementing new devices

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree required
• Medical Lab Technologist training required
• NYS Clinical Laboratory Technologist license required
• 4 years of bench experience (or 2 years' experience with a Master's degree) to qualify as a supervisor
• Familiarity with Point of Care Testing instrumentation required
• Knowledge of laboratory information systems required
• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) required
• Knowledge of trouble shooting devices and root cause analysis when issues are identified

The position is located in the Point of Care Testing lab at the Moses campus. The hours are Monday - Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm and will be on call on some weekends.

Montefiore Medical Center is an equal employment opportunity employer. Montefiore Medical Center will recruit, hire, train, transfer, promote, layoff and discharge associates in all job classifications without regard to their race, color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, gender, actual or presumed disability, history of disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, pregnancy, military status, marital status, or partnership status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Since its inception in 1884, Montefiore's mission has been to heal, to teach, to discover and advance the health of the communities we serve. Montefiore's state-of-the-art facilities include the internationally-recognized Children's Hospital at Montefiore and our Notable Centers of Excellence - Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care, Montefiore Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care, Montefiore Einstein Center for Transplantation. Combined with a growing number of locations for primary and specialty care throughout the Bronx and Westchester County, Montefiore is the ideal organization to apply and hone your expertise.

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